Kansas Hay Market Report

Ground alfalfa movement:  Southwest/South Central 
Tonnage: 10,424/4,891     Last week: 9,490/4,711     Last year: 9,682/3,681
              
The hay trade activity was brisk.  Demand was moderate for all classes of hay; 
prices steady.  Producers have been busy not only moving hay, but have also been 
busy with field work.  A number of folks have been spraying for weevil and have 
applied fertilizer ahead of the much anticipated rain.  Drought conditions 
deepened for much of the state this past week. The abnormally dry (D0) category 
rose to 97.00 pct, moderate drought (D1) rose to 47.87 pct, while the severe 
drought category (D2) remained at 9.01 pct and the extreme drought (D3) category 
remained at .57 pct. According to the NASS Kansas Crop Progress and Condition 
Report, top soil moisture rated 26 pct very short, 42 pct short, 31 pct adequate 
and 1 pct surplus. Subsoil moisture rated 20 pct very short, 41 pct short, 39 
pct adequate and 0 pct surplus. Hay and roughage supplies rated 2 pct very 
short, 5 pct short, 87 pct adequate, and 6 pct surplus. Relief efforts for those 
affected by the wildfires continue and information to help can be found at the 
Kansas Department of Agriculture website, www.agriculture.ks.gov/wildfire.  If 
you have hay for sale, and/or need hay, use the services of the Internet Hay 
Exchange: www.hayexchange.com/ks.php.
  
Southwest Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa .05 higher, grinding alfalfa and ground/delivered 5.00-10.00 
higher, movement slow to moderate. Alfalfa: Horse, small squares 240.00-250.00. 
Dairy, .75-.85/point RFV, Supreme 140.00-160.00, Premium 130.00-150.00, Good 
115.00-145.00.  Stock or Dry Cow alfalfa, 75.00-95.00, with an instance at 
110.00.  Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 85.00-95.00. Ground and delivered locally 
to feedlots and dairies, 110.00-120.00, with an instance at 130.00.  New crop 
ground and delivered 120.00-130.00.  The week of 3/19-3/25, 10,424T of grinding 
alfalfa and 2,751T of dairy alfalfa were delivered.  Grass hay: bluestem, large 
rounds 65.00-75.00. Brome: large rounds 55.00-65.00. Sudan: large rounds 40.00-
45.00. Corn stalks, ground and delivered 70.00-80.00. 

South Central Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, alfalfa ground/delivered, alfalfa pellets, and 
stock cow alfalfa steady, movement moderate. Alfalfa: Horse, small squares 
230.00-240.00, Dairy, .70-.80/point RFV, Supreme 140.00-150.00, Premium 130.00-
140.00, Good 110.00-130.00. Stock cow alfalfa, 90.00-95.00. Fair/Good grinding 
alfalfa, 75.00-85.00.  Ground and delivered locally to feedlots 100.00-110.00, 
an instance of 115.00-120.00. The week of 3/19-3/25, 4,891T of grinding alfalfa 
and 1,111T of dairy alfalfa were delivered. Alfalfa pellets: Sun Cured 15 pct 
protein 135.00-145.00, 17 pct protein 145.00-150.00, Dehydrated 17 pct 200.00-
205.00. Grass hay: bluestem, mid and large squares 65.00-75.00, large rounds 
60.00-70.00.  Brome, mid and large squares, none reported, large rounds 75.00-
80.00. Oat hay, large rounds 55.00-65.00. Cane hay, large rounds 45.00-55.00. 
Corn stalks, ground and delivered 80.00-85.00. Straw large rounds 40.00-50.00, 
Straw, mid squares 50.00-55.00. 

Southeast Kansas
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered, grass hay steady, movement 
moderate.  Alfalfa: Horse or Goat, 210.00-230.00.  Dairy .70-.85/point RFV. 
Stock cow alfalfa 100.00-105.00.  Fair/Good grinding alfalfa 70.00-75.00. Ground 
and delivered, 80.00-90.00.  Grass hay: bluestem, small squares 100.00-110.00. 
Good, mid and large squares 80.00-90.00, large rounds 50.00-60.00. Brome: small 
squares 130.00-135.00. Good, mid and large squares 90.00-110.00, large rounds 
55.00-65.00. Straw, mid squares 50.00-60.00. CWF grass mulch 30.00-40.00.

Northwest Kansas  
Dairy alfalfa and ground/delivered steady, grinding alfalfa 5.00 higher, 
movement slow. Alfalfa: Horse/Goat, 270.00-280.00. Dairy, Premium/Supreme .80-
.95/point RFV. Stock cow, fair/good 100.00-110.00. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, 
60.00-70.00. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies, 90.00-95.00.

North Central-Northeast Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered, grass hay steady, movement 
slow to moderate.  Alfalfa: Horse, small squares 8.00-10.00/bale.  Dairy .80-
1.00/point RFV, Supreme 150.00-200.00.  Premium 140.00-160.00, Good 130.00-
140.00. Stock Cow, good 110.00-120.00. Fair/Good, grinding alfalfa, 80.00-90.00. 
Ground and delivered, 105.00-115.00. Grass hay: bluestem, small squares 4.00-
6.00/bale, large squares 70.00-80.00, large rounds 60.00-70.00.  Brome: Good, 
small squares 6.00-7.00/bale, mid and large squares, horse quality, 110.00-
120.00, good large rounds none reported. Sorghum/Sudan, large rounds 60.00-
70.00. Straw, good, small squares 5.00/bale, large square bales 80.00-90.00.00, 
and large rounds, none reported. CWF grass mulch, none reported.