Nebraska Hay Summary

Week Ending April 20, 2018

  Compared to last week alfalfa, grass hay, ground and delivered hay and 
dehy pellets sold steady. All contacts stated that demand was good to 
very good this week before and after the blizzard that blew across the 
state. Several counties in the North Central areas have a lot of damage 
to main electrical transmission lines, most hay stack yards are blown 
shut with large drifts and hay haulers are at a standstill trying to move 
hay. Warmer weather on the horizon will help improve the harsh 
conditions. New crop alfalfa is very slow to grow from east to west as 
cold temps prevail most every night. Many producers think that new crop 
alfalfa will be delayed until June if the weather doesn’t straighten out 
soon. Some fields of new seeding of alfalfa is planted with other 
producers waiting to plant when the snow melts and the ground dries out.  
All sales are dollars per ton FOB the field or hay barn, unless otherwise 
noted. 

Eastern/Central Nebraska
Alfalfa: Good large square bales 145.00-150.00. Good large round 85.00-
95.00. Grass Hay: Good to Premium large round bales 100.00-120.00; Fair 
to Good large round bales 85.00-90.00. Premium small square bales of 
grass hay 150.00. Ground and delivered alfalfa 120.00. Dehy Alfalfa 
pellets 17 percent protein 230.00. Sun-cured Alfalfa pellets 15 percent 
protein 210.00. 

Platte Valley area of Nebraska
Ground and delivered alfalfa 125.00-135.00. Ground and delivered 
alfalfa/cornstalks 120.00-125.00. Ground and delivered alfalfa/soybean 
stubble 115.00. Ground and delivered cornstalks 95.00-100.00. Dehy 
pellets 17 percent protein 210.00-215.00. Sun-cured Alfalfa pellets 15 
percent protein 185.00. 


Western Nebraska
Alfalfa: Supreme large squares 185.00; Good large square bales 155.00-
165.00, Fair large square bales 135.00-150.00. Good large round bales 
170.00.  Straw in large square bales 65.00. Sudan grass in large round 
bales 65.00. Ground and delivered alfalfa 150.00-190.00. Sun-cured 
alfalfa pellets 15 percent protein 240.00.