Kansas Hay Market Report

Ground alfalfa movement:  Southwest/South Central 
Tonnage:  9,818/4,531     Last week: 12,063/4,930   Last year: 9,239/5,048
             
Hay market activity moderate; demand moderate to good for all classes; Offerings 
were light to moderate and prices steady for all classes.  Hay usage slowed 
slightly last week as we came out of the deep freeze.   USDA released the 2017 
Production Summary, where most notably Kansas alfalfa hay production totaled 
2.05 million tons, down 32 pct from 2016. Area harvested for dry hay was 570,000 
acres, down 19 pct, and average yield was 3.60 tons per acre, down .70 tons per 
acre from 2016. Even though a good portion of the state saw some precipitation 
the past week, the U.S. Drought Monitor reports that dryness in southern Kansas 
and eastern Colorado continued to expand to the west, incorporating all of 
southwestern Kansas and extreme southeastern Colorado. Extreme drought 
conditions were also pushed more to the west in southern Kansas.  The abnormally 
dry (D0) category is at 100 pct, moderate drought (D1) is at 52 pct, severe 
drought (D2) is at 19 pct and extreme drought (D3) is at 4 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 1/14-
1/20, 9,818T of grinding alfalfa and 869T of dairy alfalfa were delivered. 
Cornstalks: large round 55.00-65.00, ground and delivered 70.00-75.00. 

South Central Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, alfalfa pellets, grinding alfalfa and ground/delivered 
steady; movement moderate. Alfalfa: horse, small squares 240.00-245.00. Dairy, 
.90-.95/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 1/14-
1/20, 4,531T of grinding alfalfa and 825.5T 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. 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. 

Southeast Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered steady; movement 
slow to moderate.  Alfalfa: horse or goat, 210.00-220.00 with an instance at 
260.00.  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 rounds 75.00-85.00. The week of 1/14-1/20, 1,438T 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.