Kansas Hay Market Report

Ground alfalfa movement:   Southwest/South Central 
Tonnage:  12,063/4,930     Last week: 11,239/4,582   Last year: 8,550/5,700
             
Hay market activity moderate; demand moderate to good for alfalfa and moderate 
for grass hay. Prices steady for all classes.  Hay usage for all types seems to 
have picked up due to this colder weather.  Although Kansas picked up a little 
snow and sleet over the last week, the U.S. Drought Monitor reports that dryness 
over the last 3 months continues to be a concern. Moderate drought conditions 
were expanded over all of western and central Kansas. Severe drought was also 
expanded over southwest Kansas while a new area of extreme drought was 
introduced along the Oklahoma border where less than 10 percent of normal 
precipitation has been recorded over the last 90 days. The abnormally dry (D0) 
category is at 100 pct, moderate drought (D1) is at 52 pct, severe drought (D2) 
is at 17 pct and extreme drought (D3) is at 1.5 pct.  If you have hay for sale, 
and/or need hay here in Kansas, use the services of the Internet Hay Exchange: 
www.hayexchange.com/ks.php.
  
Southwest Kansas  
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, grinding alfalfa and ground/delivered steady; movement 
moderate. Alfalfa: horse, small squares 240.00-250.00. Dairy, .85-.95/point RFV, 
Supreme 155.00-175.00, Premium 155.00-165.00, Good 135.00-155.00.  Stock or Dry 
Cow alfalfa, 110.00-120.00.  Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 120.00-135.00. Ground 
and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies, 145.00-155.00. Grass hay: 
Bluestem large squares 80.00-90.00. Brome, none reported.  The week of 1/7-1/13, 
12,063T of grinding alfalfa and 845T of dairy alfalfa were delivered. 
Cornstalks: large round 55.00-65.00, ground and delivered 70.00-75.00. The 
average paid by feedlots on January 1 for alfalfa ground and delivered was 
132.15, up 5.17 from last month, usage was 805.5T/day, up 3.59 pct, and total 
usage was 24,985.5T.

South Central Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, grinding alfalfa and ground/delivered steady, alfalfa 
pellets steady to 5.00 higher; movement moderate. Alfalfa: horse, small squares 
240.00-245.00. Dairy, .85-.90/point RFV. Supreme 155.00-165.00, Premium 150.00-
160.00, Good 130.00-150.00. Stock cow alfalfa, 130.00-135.00 delivered. 
Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 105.00-115.00 with instances at 120.00-130.00.  
Ground and delivered locally to feedlots 135.00-145.00. Alfalfa pellets: Sun 
Cured 15 pct protein 175.00-180.00, 17 pct protein 180.00-190.00, Dehydrated 17 
pct 207.00-217.00. The week of 1/7-1/13, 4,582T of grinding alfalfa and 740T of 
dairy alfalfa were delivered. Grass hay: bluestem, large squares 80.00-90.00, 
large rounds 65.00-75.00; Brome: large rounds none reported, small squares 
105.00-115.00. Oat hay, large squares 95.00-100.00, Sudan large rounds 70.00-
75.00. Teff, small squares 6.25-6.75 per bale, large squares 115.00-125.00 
delivered, large rounds 65.00-75.00.  Cornstalks: large rounds 55.00-60.00, 
cornstalks ground and delivered 60.00-70.00, Straw large squares 50.00-60.00, 
mid squares 60.00-65.00. Milo stalks 50.00-55.00. The average paid by feedlots 
on January 1 for alfalfa ground and delivered was 132.83, down 1.04 from last 
month, usage was 333T/day, up .60 pct, and total usage was 10,333.5T.

Southeast Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered steady; movement 
slow to moderate.  Alfalfa: horse or goat, 210.00-220.00.  Dairy .80-.90/point 
RFV. Stock cow alfalfa 120.00-130.00.  Fair/Good grinding alfalfa 90.00-100.00. 
Ground and delivered, 110.00-120.00. Grass hay: bluestem, premium small squares 
110.00-120.00 with instances at 130.00-140.00. Good, mid and large squares 
80.00-100.00, large rounds 65.00-75.00. Brome: small squares 6.00-8.00/bale. 
Good, mid and large squares 100.00-120.00, large rounds 75.00-85.00. Oat hay, 
large squares 120.00-130.00. The week of 1/7-1/13, 1,682T of grass hay were 
delivered. Straw, mid squares 50.00-60.00. Mulch, large rounds 50.00-55.00

Northwest Kansas  
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa and ground/delivered steady; movement slow to 
moderate. Alfalfa: small squares, 5.00-6.00/bale. Horse or goat, 175.00-200.00. 
Dairy, Premium/Supreme .80-.95/point RFV. Stock cow, fair/good 110.00-120.00. 
Fair/good grinding alfalfa, 90.00-100.00. Ground and delivered locally to 
feedlots and dairies, 105.00-110.00. 

North Central-Northeast Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered steady; movement 
slow to moderate.  Alfalfa: horse, small squares 9.00-10.00/bale. Dairy .95-
1.05/point RFV, Supreme 175.00-195.00, Premium 170.00-185.00, Good 150.00-
170.00.  Stock Cow, good 110.00-120.00. Fair/Good, grinding alfalfa, 100.00-
110.00 with an instance at 120.00. Ground and delivered, 125.00-140.00 Grass 
hay: bluestem, small squares 5.00-6.00/bale, large squares 95.00-105.00, large 
rounds 65.00-75.00.  Brome: Good, small squares 6.00-7.00/bale delivered, mid 
and large squares, 110.00-120.00, good large rounds 75.00-80.00. Sudan large 
rounds 70.00-75.00; Milo Stalks: large rounds 40.00-55.00; Straw: small squares, 
4.00-5.00/bale, large squares 75.00-85.00, large rounds 65.00-75.00. Certified 
weed-free grass mulch small squares 4.00-5.00/bale, large rounds 45.00/bale.