Missouri Weekly Hay Summary

Week ending 05/18/2018

May means hay if a producers priority is bailing grass hay especially fescue 
at peak quality. Producers who manage for quality year in and out know that 
they sacrifice some yields in exchange for higher quality forages, however 
due to the late start to the growing season early reports have those yields 
even less than normal. Rains have been very scattered over the last week and 
far from the wide spread moisture that would be welcomed by nearly everyone 
especially those in the northwest part of the state. Producers would really 
like to rebuild hay stocks but that looks to be shaping up to be a very 
difficult task this year. Hay supplies are light to moderate, demand is 
light to moderate and prices are steady. The Missouri Department of 
Agriculture has a hay directory available for both buyers and sellers. 
To be listed, or for a directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ 
for listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ (All prices f.o.b. 
and per ton unless specified and on most recent reported sales price listed 
as round bales based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately 
1200-1500 lbs).

Supreme quality Alfalfa (RFV <185) 180.00-250.00
small squares 6.50-8.00 per bale
Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180) 160.00-200.00
Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170) 120.00-160.00 
small squares 5.00-7.00 per bale
Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150) 100.00-120.00 
 
Good quality Mixed Grass hay 100.00-150.00
Small squares 4.00-6.00 per bale (some alfalfa/grass mix)
Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay 50.00-100.00
small squares 3.00-5.00 per bale
Fair quality Mixed Grass hay 25.00-50.00 per large round bale 

Good quality Bromegrass 100.00-150.00
Fair to Good quality Bromegrass 50.00-80.00

Wheat straw 3.00-6.00 per small square bale