Compared to the last report, demand and trade activity remains slow, prices were steady, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, Aug. 15.
All regions received rain this past week, with some producers more excited than others. Rain continued to make its way across the southwest and south central regions making it difficult to put up dry hay, while it came a bit too late for some corn fields in the southeast. Prices are based on averages, and given on a per-ton basis, unless otherwise noted.
Southwest:
Dairy alfalfa steady; grinding alfalfa $5-$10 lower and ground and delivered $10 lower; movement slow. Alfalfa: Dairy, 1.40-1.50/point RFV. Good stock or dry cow, $220-$280. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, large rounds, new crop, $240-$255, fair/weedy/grassy large , $180-$190, large 3×4 and 4×4 squares, new crop, $250-$255. Ground and delivered locally to feed lots and dairies, new crop, $270-$280. Oat hay, 3×4 squares, new crop, $160-$170. Teff, large rounds, $180-$185. Corn stalks, ground and delivered, $180-$195. For the week ending Aug. 12, 5,985 tons of grinding alfalfa and no dairy alfalfa was reported bought or sold. The average paid by feedlots on Aug. 1 for alfalfa ground and delivered was $300.89, down $17.80 from the previous month, which includes mixed hay loads, usage was 504 tons/day, down nearly 23% and total usage was 15,620.5 tons.
South central:
Dairy alfalfa, ground and delivered steady; grinding alfalfa $10 lower, alfalfa pellets mostly steady and movement slow. Horse alfalfa, small squares, $12/bale; Dairy 1.40-1.50/point RFV. Good stock cow, $295-$305. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, large rounds new crop, $240–$250 delivered, 3×4 and 4×4 squares, new crop, $240-$250 delivered, rain damaged large 3×4 and 4×4 squares, $150-$160. Alfalfa ground and delivered, $280-$290. Sun-cured alfalfa pellets, 15% protein, $320-$325, 17% protein, $340-$350, dehydrated 17% protein, $410-$420. Bluestem grass hay, large rounds, $130-$140, large squares, new crop, $150-$160, small squares, $9.50-$10.50/bale. Brome, new crop large rounds, $165-$185, large 3×4 and 4×4 squares, $175-$185, small squares, $11.50-$12.50/bale; Oat hay, large 3×4 squares, $195-$205 delivered, oat/straw, large rounds, $100 fob. Mixed grass CRP large rounds, $115-$125. Wheat straw, large rounds, $125-$135, small squares, $5-$6/bale. For the week ending Aug. 12, 7,269.5 tons of grinding alfalfa and no dairy alfalfa was reported bought or sold. The average paid by feedlots on Aug. 1 for alfalfa ground and delivered was $272.03, up $6.18 from the previous month, which includes mixed hay loads, usage was 194 tons/day, up nearly 15% and total usage was 6,002 tons.
Southeast:
Dairy alfalfa and grinding alfalfa steady, grass hay mixed, movement slow. Dairy 1.40-1.50/point RFV. Good, stock cow, $270-$280 delivered. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, large 3×4 squares, $270-$280. Bluestem grass hay, small squares, $180-$200, large 3×4 squares, $175-$185, large rounds, $150-$160. Brome, large squares,
$175-$185. For the week ending Aug. 12, 768.5 tons of grass hay was reported bought or sold.
Northwest:
Dairy alfalfa and grinding alfalfa, steady; movement slow. Horse or goat alfalfa, 3×3 squares, $300 new crop 1st cutting. Dairy, Premium/Supreme 1.40-1.50/point RFV. Stock cow, fair/good, $295-$300. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, large 3×4 squares, $250-$255. Alfalfa ground and delivered, $280-$300.
North central/northeast:
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground and delivered, grass steady; movement slow. Alfalfa: Dairy 1.40-1.50/point RFV; Premium horse hay, small squares, $13/bale, 3×4 squares, $290-$300. Stock cow, 3×4 squares, $230-$240. Fair/good, grinding alfalfa, large rounds, $240-$255, large 3×4 squares, $240-$255. Alfalfa ground and delivered, $275-$300. Bluestem grass hay, small squares new crop, $9-$10/bale, large 3×4 squares, $160-$170, good large rounds, $150-$200. Brome, small squares, $10-$11/bale, large rounds, $135-$145, large 3×4 squares, $185-$195. Wheat straw, large rounds, $110-$125, large squares, $120-$130. Corn stalks, large squares, $100-$125 fob. For the week ending Aug. 12, 950 tons of grinding alfalfa and 300 tons of dairy alfalfa was reported bought or sold.
Source: Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, Manhattan, Kansas.
