Nebraska Hay Summary

Week Ending March 17, 2017

    
    Compared to last week alfalfa, grass hay, ground and delivered hay 
and dehy alfalfa pellets sold steady. Moderate to good demand for alfalfa 
bales and grass hay this week has been prompted by somewhat dry weather 
in the Midwest. Some hay is getting delivered in to the southern plains 
at a very, very cheap price or free to producers that have lost 
everything in the recent fires. Some areas of Nebraska are starting to 
appear dry while other areas are wet. Some producers are going to pull a 
pivot or two of row crops out of production and will be planting alfalfa 
this spring. Some field work has begun with dry fertilizer getting 
applied. There is still quite a lot of large squares of alfalfa in a 
variety of quality in storage. All sales are dollars per ton FOB (freight 
on buyer) in the field or hay barn, unless otherwise noted. 

Eastern/Central Nebraska
Alfalfa: Premium large square bales going to dairies at 145.00-155.00 
with a couple loads of horse hay 170.00. Good large square bales 110.00-
125.00, fair large square bales 95.00 delivered. Good round bales 65.00-
70.00 and 80.00-95.00 delivered. Premium small squares of alfalfa 150.00. 
Grass Hay: Good large round bales 60.00-70.00, fair large round bales 
40.00-50.00. Premium small square bales of grass hay in central part of 
the state at 120.00, Eastern part of the state from 150.00-160.00. 

Platte Valley area of Nebraska
Alfalfa: Good round bales 65.00-70.00. Premium small square bales of 
alfalfa 125.00. Cane in large round bales 60.00. Ground and delivered 
alfalfa 90.00-100.00. Ground and delivered cornstalks 75.00-80.00. Ground 
and delivered soybean stubble 70.00. Dehy alfalfa pellets 17 percent 
protein 180.00. Sun-cured alfalfa pellets 15 percent protein 165.00.