Demand and Sales Comments
Prices are steady with limited supply at quality tested hay auctions. Top quality hay is at a premium. Current May 1 USDA report has hay stocks down 26% compared to one year ago. If you have questions on this report contact richard.halopka@wisc.edu . If you need forage or have forage to sell or straw, connect to the Farmer-to-Farmer website. You may contact your local county agriculture educator if you need help placing an ad. There is no charge for the service.
Straw prices are for oat, barley, or wheat straw. Straw prices are steady. Small square bales averaged $4.60 a bale (range of $3.00 to $6.00). Large square bale straw averaged $53.00 per bale (a range of $30.00 to $65.00). Large round bale straw averaged $62.00 per bale (range of $45.00 – $70.00). There was a limited supply of straw available.
In Nebraska, hay sold steady. Demand was good from backgrounding and feedlots. Many conversations on new crop hay. In Iowa, no report.
In South Dakota, all classes of hay sold rather steady. There is very good demand for high testing dairy quality hay.
In Missouri, prices are steady. There is a lot of window shopping for new crop as first crop harvest has begun.
In Southwest Minnesota, no report. In Kansas, hay market prices remain steady with a slow movement and demand.
In Wisconsin, prices for dairy quality hay are steady to strong. There is a wide range of prices in the market.
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