Weekly Montana Hay Report

Compared to last week:  Hay prices sold fully steady. The
majority of producers have sold out of hay and little trade 
is occurring. Demand for hay was light on light supplies
and movement. Grass hay sold steady on very light sales volume.
This week National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released 
its monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates on 
Wednesday and this report showed US hay supplies as of May 1st 
(the beginning of the crop year) at 24.4 million tons a 750,000 ton 
or 3% decrease from 2016.  All prices are dollars per ton and FOB 
unless otherwise noted.


                                              
  Alfalfa:    Supreme:  Small squares, 200.00
              Premium:  Large squares, NA                
              Good:     Large squares, 105.00-120.00                  
                        Large rounds,  105.00-120.00
                        Small squares, 150.00
              Fair:     Large squares, 90.00-110.00 
                        Large rounds,  100.00-110.00
                        Small Squares, 120.00
              Utility   Large rounds,  75.00-85.00
                        Large squares, 100.00      
                
Grass/Alfalfa:Premium:  Small squares, 
              Good:     Large rounds,  NA      
                        Small squares, 150.00
              Fair:     Large squares, NA
                        Large rounds,  NA

   Grass:     Premium   Large rounds,  NA
              Good:     Large squares, NA
                        Large rounds,  110.00
              Fair:     Large squares, NA
                        Large rounds,  100.00
              Utility:  Large rounds,  NA    
                          

Timothy 
Grass:        Premium:  Small squares, 210.00-240.00
              Premium:  Large rounds,  120.00-125.00
              Good:     Large rounds,  110.00-120.00
           

Barley                  Large squares, 30.00
straw:                  Large rounds,  NA
                        Small squares, NA
                  

Wheat straw:

South central Montana   Large squares, NA
Northern Montana        Large squares, NA
                        Large rounds,  NA