Kansas Hay Market Report

**** DUE TO THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY, THERE WILL BE NO REPORT NEXT WEEK ****
**** NEXT REPORT WILL BE JULY 11, 2017 ****

Ground alfalfa movement:  Southwest/South Central 
Tonnage: 11,736/4,521    Last week:  11,362/4,402    Last year: 9,424/4,277
             
Hay market activity slow to moderate; demand moderate for grinding alfalfa, 
light for all other classes of hay, prices steady to weak. Per NASS Kansas 
alfalfa hay condition rated 0 percent very poor, 2 poor, 23 fair, 68 good, and 7 
excellent. Second cutting was 52 percent complete, ahead of 34 last year and 37 
average.  Cooler weather was ushered in over the weekend with just enough rain 
to halt harvest and haying operations for some.  The abnormally dry conditions 
of the southeastern region were eliminated and only remain in Meade and Clark 
Counties in the southwest. The abnormally dry (D0) category stands at 1.10 pct.  
North and South Dakota continue to struggle with extreme drought.  The North 
Dakota Department of Agriculture has set up a Drought Hotline for ranchers 
affected by the drought.  Kansas producers who have hay to sell or with pasture 
or hay land to rent can call the hotline.  Once the producer provides their 
name, contact information and what they can provide, they will then be entered 
into the Drought Hotline database to be matched up with ranchers in need. The 
hotline phone number is 701-425-8454.  If you have hay for sale, and/or need hay 
here in Kansas, use the services of the Internet Hay Exchange: 
www.hayexchange.com/ks.php.
  
Southwest Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, grass hay, steady, ground/delivered, 5.00 
lower, movement moderate for grinding alfalfa and ground/delivered, slow for all 
other classes of hay. Alfalfa: horse, small squares 240.00-250.00. Dairy, .75-
.85/point RFV, Supreme 140.00-160.00, Premium 130.00-150.00, Good 115.00-145.00.  
Stock or Dry Cow alfalfa, 75.00-95.00.  Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 95.00-
105.00. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies, 115.00-125.00.  
The week of 6/18-6/24, 11,736T of grinding alfalfa and 575T of dairy alfalfa 
were delivered.  Grass hay: bluestem, large rounds 65.00-75.00. Brome: large 
rounds 55.00-65.00. Sudan/Cane: large rounds 40.00-45.00. Corn stalks, ground 
and delivered 70.00-80.00. 

South Central Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered, alfalfa pellets, steady, 
grass hay: bluestem 5.00 lower, movement moderate for grinding alfalfa and 
ground/delivered, slow for all other classes of hay. Alfalfa: horse, small 
squares 7.50-8.50/bale, Dairy, .70-.80/point RFV, Supreme 140.00-150.00, Premium 
130.00-140.00, Good 110.00-130.00. Stock cow alfalfa, 80.00-90.00. Fair/Good 
grinding alfalfa, 70.00-80.00.  Ground and delivered locally to feedlots 105.00-
115.00. The week of 6/18-6/24, 4,521T of grinding alfalfa and 600T of dairy 
alfalfa were delivered. Alfalfa pellets: Sun Cured 15 pct protein 140.00-150.00, 
17 pct protein 145.00-160.00, Dehydrated 17 pct 198.00-202.00. Grass hay: 
bluestem, mid and large squares 60.00-70.00, large rounds 55.00-65.00.  Brome, 
mid and large squares, none reported, large rounds 75.00-80.00. Oat hay, large 
rounds 85.00-95.00 delivered. Sudan 50.00-60.00.00. Cane hay, large rounds 
45.00-55.00. Corn stalks, ground and delivered 75.00.00-85.00. Straw large 
squares 50.00-60.00. 

Southeast Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered, grass hay, steady, movement 
slow.  Alfalfa: horse or goat, 210.00-220.00.  Dairy .75-.85/point RFV. Stock 
cow alfalfa 90.00-100.00 with an instance at 135.00-145.00.  Fair/Good grinding 
alfalfa 70.00-80.00. Ground and delivered, 80.00-90.00.  Grass hay: bluestem, 
small squares 100.00-110.00. Good, mid and large squares 70.00-85.00, large 
rounds 50.00-60.00. Brome: small squares none reported. Good, mid and large 
squares 90.00-110.00, large rounds 55.00-65.00. Straw, none reported. CWF grass 
mulch none reported.

Northwest Kansas  
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa and ground/delivered steady, movement slow. 
Alfalfa: horse/goat, 180.00-190.00. Dairy, Premium/Supreme .80-.95/point RFV. 
Stock cow, fair/good 85.00-95.00. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, 65.00-75.00 with 
instances at 80.00-100.00. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies, 
90.00-95.00.

North Central-Northeast Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, grass hay steady, ground/delivered 5.00 lower, 
movement slow.  Alfalfa: horse, none reported.  Dairy .85-1.00/point RFV, 
Supreme 150.00-200.00.  Premium 140.00-160.00, Good 130.00-140.00.  Stock Cow, 
good 110.00-120.00. Fair/Good, grinding alfalfa, 65.00-75.00. Ground and 
delivered, 105.00-115.00.  Grass hay: bluestem, small squares 4.00-6.00/bale, 
large squares 70.00-80.00, large rounds 60.00-70.00.  Brome: Good, small squares 
6.00-7.00/bale, mid and large squares, 90.00-100.00, good large rounds 65.00-
75.00. Sorghum/Sudan, large rounds 60.00-70.00. Straw, small squares, 3.50-
4.50/bale, large squares 75.00-85.00, large rounds 60.00-70.00. CWF grass mulch, 
none reported.