Thursday, October 19, 2017

Nebraska Hay Summary

Week Ending October 20, 2017

    
    Compared to last week alfalfa and grass hay sold unevenly steady. 
Ground and delivered hay and dehy pellets sold steady. On the most part, 
demand was light to moderate in most areas of the state. The best demand 
is for top quality grass hay for weaning fresh bawling calves and for 
ground hay to area backgrounders and feedlots. Other prospective buyers 
are busy with fall harvest or are moving cattle off of summer grass and 
have put buying hay on the back burner. Several reports across the state 
of fourth and fifth cutting alfalfa getting cut with some of it dry 
enough to bale. Others are busy with high moisture corn, combining 
soybeans, chopping earlage and some have started on combining dry corn. 
It’s hard to believe a couple weeks ago you couldn’t get into a field and 
now many fields are full of dust. 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. Good large square bales 150.00. Premium large round bales 
110.00. Premium small square bales 190.00. Alfalfa/Orchard grass: Premium 
large square bales 150.00.  Grass Hay: Good large round bales 80.00-
90.00; fair large rounds 65.00-70.00. Premium small square bales of 
prairie hay 150.00. Rye straw in large round bales 75.00. Ground and 
delivered alfalfa 110.00. Dehy Alfalfa pellets 17 percent protein 195.00-
210.00.  

Platte Valley area of Nebraska
Alfalfa: Supreme large round bales 140.00. Good round bales 80.00-87.50, 
fair to good large round bales 75.00. Ground and delivered alfalfa 
120.00-125.00. Alfalfa/Stover mix 110.00, Ground and delivered cornstalks 
90.00-95.00. Dehy pellets 17 percent protein 185.00. 

Panhandle of Nebraska
Alfalfa:  Premium large square bales 160.00; Good large square bales 
135.00-142.50; Fair large square bales 120.00. Large round bales 80.00-
90.00 delivered. Alfalfa/Orchard grass: Good large square bales 130.00. 
Orchard grass: Premium large square bales 140.00-150.00. Grass hay: Large 
round bales 125.00 delivered. Oat hay in large square bales 100.00.  
Straw: Large round bales or large square bales 60.00-70.00. 

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