Nebraska Hay Summary

Week Ending April 28, 2017

    
    Compared to last week alfalfa and grass hay sold unevenly steady. 
Ground and delivered hay and dehy alfalfa pellets sold steady. Demand was 
moderate with some hay going to out of state feedlots and cattlemen. 
Thursday morning temperatures were cold in some areas of the state. 
Reports from Broken Bow to Atkinson were in the 23-26 degree range. 
Several contacts noted there was a lot of frost on grass and alfalfa 
fields with ice on most tanks. Hopefully, all forages will be able to 
rebound without a lot of damage. Per NASS: Corn planted was 17 percent, 
near 15 last year, and ahead of 11 for the five-year average. Emerged was 
2 percent, near 1 last year and average. Soybean planted was 4 percent, 
near 0 last year and 1 average.  Hay and roughage supplies rated 1 
percent very short, 4 short, 90 adequate, and 5 surplus.  All sales are 
dollars per ton FOB the field or hay barn, unless otherwise noted. 

Eastern/Central Nebraska
Alfalfa: Supreme large square bales 155.00-180.00, Premium large square 
bales 130.00-140.00. Good large square bales from 120.00-125.00, fair 
large square bales 80.00-85.00 delivered. Good round bales mostly 65.00-
70.00. Grass Hay: Good large round bales 60.00-65.00, fair large round 
bales 40.00-50.00. Premium small square bales of grass hay 120.00. Dehy 
pellets 17 percent protein 210.00. 
 
Platte Valley area of Nebraska
Alfalfa: Good round bales mostly 65.00 to 75.00. Ground and delivered 
alfalfa 90.00-100.00. Ground and delivered cornstalks 70.00-75.00. Sun-
cured alfalfa pellets 15 percent protein 160.00.