State-By-State Hay Markets
Colorado—In Mar. 26 report, compared to the last report, Trade activity Light on Moderate to Good demand. Prices mostly steady on horse hay trades. The next available report will be Apr. 9.
Missouri—In the Mar. 19 report, seasonal transitions have been in full force the last couple of weeks, from record highs to mid-teens and heading back to more possible records by this weekend. Grass is greening and livestock haven’t been as eager to clean up hay on the days that had sunshine, and snow wasn’t on the ground. A lot of hay still coming to the market as producers try to move some inventory before feeding season ends. The drought monitor has shown some improvement but still most of the state is highlighted, despite the fact one can get stuck very quickly in most areas currently. A few producers have put some fertilizer on, but it has been very limited thus far applications should pick up a lot in the next couple of weeks by the way the weather looks as long as co-ops and suppliers can get ingredients. Hay supplies are moderate to heavy for the time of year, and demand is moderate to light. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory at https://apps.mda.mo.gov/haydirectory or visit the University of Missouri Extension feed stuff finder at https://feedstufffinder.org.
Nebraska—In the Mar. 26 report, compared to the last report, go bales of grass and alfalfa hay in the central and eastern area sold fully steady to $10 a ton higher, instances $20 higher on a new crop contract on alfalfa in the eastern area of the state. Ground and delivered alfalfa sold steady with ground and delivered cornstalks $10 higher. Dehy and sun-cured alfalfa pellets sold steady. Demand was moderate to good.
Oklahoma—In the Mar. 27 report, compared to the last report, ovement is steady. Hay is becoming a needed forage in some parts of the state due to Oklahoma being so dry, and there is some rain in sight, but it has been limited by drought and wind. The next report release will be on Apr. 10.
Texas—In the Mar. 20 report, compared to the last report, hay prices remain steady with good demand. The next available hay report will be Apr. 3.
South Dakota— In the Feb. 27 report, compared to last report, light demand for all classes of hay currently. The lack of winter weather has greatly reduced the need for hay as livestock are not consuming as much as they normally would have to during harsher winter weather. Large amounts of carryover, albeit lower quality hay, are reported across the region. Dairy operators are resistant to prices as they have included other feed ingredients into their rations to meet protein needs.
Wyoming— In Mar. 19 report, compared to the last report all reported hay sales sold steady. Demand was good as dry condition prevail. Majority of the hay contacts called upon for this report are pretty much out of hay. Only a few have hay left to sell. Some producers in the west have three string small square bales of teff grass and timothy hay left to sell with most having the alfalfa hay sold.
Montana— In Mar. 20 report, ay sold mostly steady in a narrow comparison. Hay supplies in central and western Montana are very tight and continue to tighten. Many producers in central Montana report being out of hay completely. Some ranchers are buying hay as insurance due to drought concerns while others are buying hay to make it to grass. Hay to ship north along the highline continues to be delivered mostly from 215.00-245.00/ton. While much of the state received very good moisture over the last week, some locations especially in the far east and parts of Central Montana were very light on moisture. Mountain snowfall totals were very beneficial as snowpack numbers saw positive gains. This helped slightly improve drought conditions in western Montana according to the drought monitor. Producers continue discussions on 2026 hay contracts, however none have established prices as of this writing. According to the drought monitor 66.70 of the state is in Moderate drought or worse, down 0.03% from 2 weeks ago. 19.70% of the state is in an Severe drought or worse, down 0.36% from 2 weeks ago. 3.96% of the state is in Extreme drought or worse, down 0.21% from 2 weeks ago. 0% of the state is in Expectational drought, unchanged from 2 weeks ago. Notably, 92.42% of the state is abnormally dry, down 2.37% from 2 weeks ago.
