Nebraska Hay Summary

Week Ending October 06, 2017

    
    Compared to last week alfalfa, grass hay, ground and delivered 
hay and dehy pellets sold steady. Demand was moderate on 
groud and delivered hay and pellets with light demand for baled hay. 
Sellers and buyers are having hard time moving hay this week due to the 
rain within there trade areas. Some producers are still hoping to get 
there fourth or fifth cutting of alfalfa baled. Several reports of hay 
down for a week and still not even close to being baled. There is a lot 
of cane and millet hay to be cut and baled. Some feedlots are struggling 
this fall to get silage chopped. Several farmers are at a standstill on 
picking high-moisture corn and soybeans due to the wet fields. All 
sales are dollars per ton FOB the field or hay barn, unless otherwise 
noted.

Eastern/Central Nebraska
Alfalfa: Supreme large square bales 160.00; Premium large square bales 
140.00-150.00. Premium small square bales 190.00. 
Grass Hay: Good 
large round bales 80.00-95.00; Good large rounds of brome grass 85.00. 
Premium small square bales 150.00. Ground and delivered alfalfa 110.00. 
Dehy Alfalfa pellets 17 percent protein 197.00-210.00.  

Platte Valley area of Nebraska
Alfalfa: Good round bales 80.00-90.00.  Ground and delivered alfalfa 
120.00-125.00. Ground and delivered cane 110.00, Ground and delivered 
cornstalks 90.00-95.00. Dehy pellets 17 percent protein 185.00. 

Panhandle of Nebraska
Alfalfa: Good to Premium large square bales 142.50. Straw: Large round 
and large square bales 60.00-70.00. Oat hay in large square bales 100.00.