Nebraska Hay Summary

Week Ending April 27, 2018

  Compared to last week alfalfa hay sold fully steady, grass hay, ground 
and delivered hay and dehy pellets in the East sold steady to 10.00 
higher with all other regions steady. All contacts have limited inventory 
left to market stated they have received a lot of calls from in-state and 
out of state users of hay. Many producers are quickly filling orders and 
are waiting for trucks to ship product. Quite a few producers are going 
to plant new seeding of alfalfa with some waiting until the middle of May 
in case there is a late freeze. 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, fair large square bales 
130.00. Good large round 85.00-95.00, few at 100.00. 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. Cornstalks 
large round bales 70.00. Dehy Alfalfa pellets 17 percent protein 230.00-
240.00. 

Platte Valley area of Nebraska
Alfalfa: Good large round bales 100.00. Ground and delivered alfalfa 
130.00-135.00, few at 140.00. Ground and delivered alfalfa/cornstalks 
120.00-125.00. Ground and delivered alfalfa/soybean stubble 115.00-
120.00. 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.