Nebraska Hay Summary

Week Ending December 22, 2017

  Compared to last week alfalfa and grass hay sold unevenly steady. 
Ground and delivered hay and dehy alfalfa pellets sold steady. Demand was 
moderate to good for most offerings of baled and ground and delivered 
hay. Some users of ground products are stocking up this week due to the 
Christmas holiday. Some producers continue to make cornstalk bales 
between very light dustings of snow and light rain. Some ranchers 
continue to purchase alfalfa and grass hay for winter feeding needs. 
Quite a lot of dehy pellets continue to move across the state and into 
large feed mills for regrinding into other livestock feeds.   All sales 
are dollars per ton FOB the field or hay barn, unless otherwise noted. 
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas! 

Eastern/Central parts Nebraska
Alfalfa: Supreme large square bales 160.00-180.00, Premium large square 
bales 155.00-175.00, Good large square bales 120.00-135.00. Good to 
Premium large round bales 100.00-110.00. Good large round 75.00-85.00.  
Grass Hay: Good to Premium large square bales 90.00.  Good to Premium 
large round bales 80.00-90.00; fair large rounds 60.00-70.00. Premium 
small square bales of prairie hay 150.00. Cornstalk bales 50.00-55.00. 
Ground and delivered alfalfa 115.00.  Dehy Alfalfa pellets 17 percent 
protein 195.00-230.00. Sun-cured alfalfa pellets 15 percent protein 
190.00, 17 percent protein 195.00. 

Platte Valley area of Nebraska
Alfalfa: Fair to Good large square bales 155.00. Good large round bales 
85.00-90.00; fair large round bales 60.00. Grass Hay: Large round bales 
90.00-100.00; fair large round bales 55.00-60.00. Cane Hay large round 
bales 65.00-70.00. Cornstalk bales 50.00-55.00. Ground and delivered 
alfalfa 120.00-130.00. Alfalfa/Stover mix 115.00, Ground and delivered 
cornstalks 85.00-100.00. Dehy pellets 17 percent protein 190.00-200.00. 

Western and Panhandle area of Nebraska
Alfalfa: Premium large square bales 160.00-180.00; Good large square 
bales 120.00-140.00. Alfalfa/Orchard grass: Good to Premium large square 
bales 140.00-150.00. Orchard Grass: Premium large square bales 145.00.  
Ground and delivered alfalfa 130.00-135.00.