Nebraska Hay Summary

Week Ending October 27, 2017

    Compared to last week alfalfa and grass hay sold unevenly steady. 
Ground and delivered hay and dehy pellets sold steady.  Demand was light to 
moderate in most areas of the state. The best demand continues 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.  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, few sales 200.00; 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.