Nebraska Hay Summary

Week Ending July 13, 2017

    
    Compared to last week round bales of alfalfa are steady, square bales 
steady. Grass hay is steady. Ground and delivered hay steady. Dehy alfalfa 
pellets steady.  Buyer inquiry picked up a lot this week as some areas of the 
state drier than normal for this time of year and some pastures are short and 
brown. Many mentioned received light rains; however, much of the region remains 
dry. Several reports of millet or cane hay that was planted on dryland fields is 
very short or never sprouted due to lack of moisture. Most producers are on 
second cutting of alfalfa with a few on third cutting in the Eastern side of the 
state. Native grass producers have stated that early tonnage a little less than 
last year but the hay quality is very good. Temperatures in the high 90’s to low 
100’s the next several days will continue to take moisture out of area fields of 
grass and crops. According to NASS’s Crop Progress and Condition Report for 
Nebraska, 14 percent of corn is silking, 51 percent of soybeans are blooming, 
and 61 percent of alfalfa is in good or excellent condition. All sales are 
dollars per ton FOB the field or hay barn, unless otherwise noted.

Eastern/Central Nebraska
Alfalfa: New Crop: Premium large square bales 155.00. Good large 
Squares 130.00-150.00.  Good round bales 70.00-85.00. Alfalfa/Orchard grass: 
Premium large square bales 120.00, Good large round bales 90.00, Fair large 
round bales 70.00.  Old Crop: Fair large square bales 90.00. Grass Hay: New 
Crop: Premium large square bales 90.00, Premium small square bales 150.00 or 
5.00 per bale.  Straw: Large square bales 70.00. Oat Hay: Large square bales 
90.00. Dehy Alfalfa pellets 17 percent protein 185.00-205.00.
 
Platte Valley area of Nebraska
Alfalfa: New crop: Good round bales 70.00-80.00. Ground and delivered 
alfalfa 100.00-110.00. Ground and delivered cornstalks 70.00-75.00. Dehy 
pellets 17 percent protein 185.00.