Farmers continue to battle the weather with multiple rains and pop up
showers in order to get hay baled. Pasture conditions this week were
rated at 74 percent good to excellent which is way above last year when
drought was becoming a major issue at this point with only 24 percent
rated at good to excellent. Hay supplies are improving and rated at 61
percent moderate to surplus, demand is moderate. There has been a better
test of the market now as we get farther into hay season and prices are
fully steady. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory
available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or to view the
directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ for listings of hay
http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ (All prices f.o.b. and per ton unless
specified and on most recent reported sales.
Supreme quality Alfalfa (RFV <185) 185.00-225.00
small squares 7.00-9.00 per bale
Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180) 170.00-200.00
Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170) 120.00-160.00
small squares 5.00-7.00 per bale
Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150) 100.00-125.00
Good quality Mixed Grass hay 100.00-125.00
Small squares 6.00-8.00 per bale (some alfalfa/grass mix)
Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay 75.00-100.00
small squares 4.00-6.00 per bale
Fair quality Mixed Grass hay 40.00-70.00 per large round bale
Good quality Bromegrass 120.00-150.00
Fair to Good quality Bromegrass 60.00-100.00
Wheat hay 40.00-60.00 per large round bale
Wheat straw 3.00-6.00 per small square bale
Missouri Fescue Seed Summary (06/20/2019)
Fescue harvest is nearing there has been a few loads of seed
brought in to buying stations. The general consensus however is
seed is still too wet and needs a little more time to dry. Some
fields have actually went down making it harder to cut but this
could also be a bit of a good thing as the wet cool weather has
prevented the seed from drying and shattering by storms so it is
mostly about how you look at it. A couple of months ago there
was a lot of question about if folks would just hay and try to
rebuild supplies or wait to cut seed. The difficulty in getting
good hay weather has made it much more likely for several to
decide to cut seed especially given current price levels compared
to what they have been the last several years.
(Dry: Moisture 12-14% - Wet: Moisture greater than 14%)
(Prices per lb.)
Prices in areas reporting are at .63 wet and .65 dry.
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