Iowa Hay Summary

Week Ending  May 18th, 2018


For this week: Prices were fully steady compared to last week.  Demand was light as the pastures across Iowa have recovered as both the rain and warmer temperatures arrived at the same time. Iowa appears to have skipped spring this year and moved straight from winter into summer.  While most of hay fields look great from the road, cutting the first crop of hay lags as producers were behind in both corn and soybean planting.   Hay producers are beginning to get in a bind as alfalfa needs to be cut before first bloom and the hay crop is approaching that stage.

Alfalfa                 Supreme  Small Squares          $280.00 - $330.00
                                 Large Squares  $270.00 - $300.00
                                 
   Premium  Small Squares  $250.00 - $260.00

Alfalfa/Grass  Supreme  Small Squares  $265.00 - $265.00

   Premium  small Squares  $215.00 - $215.00
     Large Squares  $245.00 - $245.00
    
   Good  Small Squares  $155.00 - $185.00
     Large Squares  $145.00 - $190.00
     Large Rounds  $155.00 - $170.00
   
   Fair  Large Squares  $130.00 - $135.00
     Large Rounds  $100.00 - $110.00

   Utility  Small Squares   $60.00 - $60.00
     Large Rounds   $35.00 - $35.00

Straw   Oat  Large Squares  $100.00 - $140.00
                   
   
 
Certified Organic Hay: None reported for the week of May 11th, 2018.