Kansas Hay Market Report

Ground alfalfa movement:   Southwest/South Central 
Tonnage: 11,081/3,766  Last week: 9,048/3,915 Last year:  9,518/4,419
             
Hay market trade activity is light to moderate. Prices mostly steady with 
undertones of strength. Demand remains very good for all hay types. Third 
cutting of alfalfa is well underway or near completion and the grass hay baling 
is all but over. Fields of corn in eastern Kansas are being chopped due to the 
drought, keeping the silage crews busy.  Spotty rain continued last week for the 
western half of the state, but neglected most of the eastern half.  According to 
the U.S. Drought Monitor, drought worsened this past week, especially where 
precipitation deficits have grown. Year-to-date precipitation percentages are 25 
to 50 percent below normal across parts of east central Kansas. The abnormally 
dry (D0) category is at 18.5 pct, moderate drought (D1) is at 27 pct, severe 
drought (D2) is at 18.5 pct, and extreme drought (D3) is at 7 pct and 
exceptional drought (D4) is at 1 pct. Join agriculture leaders from across the 
state at the third annual Kansas Governor's Summit on Agricultural Growth on 
Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, at the Manhattan Conference Center at the Hilton Garden 
Inn. More information about the Summit, including a link to the registration 
site, can be found at http://agriculture.ks.gov/AgGrowthStrategy/ag-summit-2018. 
If you have questions about the Summit, contact KDA at 785-564-6700 or email 
Brittney.Grother@ks.gov.  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, steady, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered steady; 
movement slow. Alfalfa: horse, premium small squares 280.00-300.00. Dairy, 1.00-
1.05/point RFV, Supreme 185.00-200.00, Premium 170.00-195.00, Good 160.00-
170.00. Stock or Dry Cow alfalfa, none reported.  Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 
170.00-180.00. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies, 195.00-
205.00 with an instance at 215.00-225.00. Grass hay: pasture mix small squares 
8.00-9.00/bale. Cornstalks: Large round 60.00-70.00, ground and delivered 95.00-
105. Wheat hay: large squares, 110.00-120.00. Wheat Straw: large rounds, 65.00-
75.00. The week of 7/22-7/28, 11,081T of grinding alfalfa and 825T of dairy 
alfalfa were delivered. 

South Central Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, ground/delivered, grass hay, alfalfa pellets, grinding alfalfa 
steady; movement slow. Alfalfa: horse, small squares 190.00-200.00. Dairy, 1.00-
1.05/point RFV, Supreme 185.00-200.00, Premium 170.00-195.00, Good 160.00-
170.00. Stock cow alfalfa, 145.00-160.00 delivered. Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 
160.00-170.00 with an instance at 180.00. Ground and delivered locally to 
feedlots 175.00-185.00 with an instance at 195.00. Alfalfa pellets: Sun Cured 15 
pct protein 200.00-210.00, 17 pct protein 210.00-215.00, Dehydrated 17 pct 
255.00-265.00. Grass hay: Bluestem small squares 8.00/bale, mid squares 110.00-
120.00, Brome large squares 75.00-85.00/bale. Oat hay, large squares 85.00-
95.00. Wheat hay, large squares 145.00-155.00 delivered. Rye hay, large rounds, 
95.00-105.00.  Cornstalks: none reported. Straw: large rounds 65.00-75.00. The 
week of 7/22-7/28, 3,766T of grinding alfalfa and 350T of dairy alfalfa were 
delivered. 

Southeast Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered, grass hay steady; movement 
slow.  Alfalfa: horse or goat, 220.00-245.00.  Dairy 1.00-1.05/point RFV. Stock 
cow alfalfa 175.00-185.00. Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 145.00-155.00. Ground and 
delivered, 170.00-180.00. Grass hay: bluestem, premium small squares 120.00-
135.00. Good, mid to large squares 120.00-140.00, large rounds 100.00-110.00 
with an instance at 120.00; Brome: Good, mid squares 130.00-150.00, large 
squares 125.00-135.00, large rounds 110.00-120.00. Oat hay, mid squares 150.00-
160.00. Straw, mid and large squares 70.00-80.00. Mulch, large rounds 50.00-
60.00. The week of 7/22-7/28, 1,023T of grass hay were delivered.

Northwest Kansas  
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa and ground/delivered steady; movement slow. 
Alfalfa: Horse or goat, 220.00-230.00. Dairy, Premium/Supreme 1.00-1.05/point 
RFV. Stock cow, fair/good none reported. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, 120.00-
140.00.  Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies, 145.00-165.00. 

North Central-Northeast Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, steady, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered steady; 
movement slow.  Alfalfa: horse, premium small squares 9.00-10.00/bale. Dairy 
1.00-1.05/point RFV, Supreme 185.00-200.00, Premium 170.00-195.00, Good 160.00-
170.00. Stock Cow, good 120.00-125.00. Fair/Good, grinding alfalfa, 145.00-
155.00. Ground and delivered 175.00-185.00. Grass hay: bluestem, large squares 
105.00-115.00, large rounds 95.00-105.00; Brome: small squares 8.50/bale, mid to 
large squares 140.00-150.00 delivered, large rounds 115.00-125.00, or 150.00 
delivered. Straw: small squares 6.00-7.00/bale, large squares 95.00-105.00, 
large rounds 80.00-90.00.