Kansas Hay Market Report

       ***NEXT REPORT WILL BE ISSUED SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2018***
                    
Ground alfalfa movement:   Southwest/South Central 
Tonnage: 10,423/5,149 Last week: 10,382/4,756  Last year: 10,239/4,083
             
Hay market trade activity is light to moderate. Prices mostly steady. Demand is 
fairly good. Producers in western Kansas are finding themselves in a unique 
position. They are having trouble getting hay put up due to too much moisture. 
Eastern Kansas continues to struggle with drought, although spotty rain fell 
over the week and into the weekend. Rain totals were anywhere from an inch to 
five inches and should help green pastures up. According to the U.S. Drought 
Monitor, abnormally dry to severe drought conditions were reduced in central and 
southern Kansas, while severe to exceptional drought was expanded in the 
northeast. Thirty-Five percent of the pasture and rangeland was in poor to very 
poor condition. The abnormally dry (D0) category is at 13 pct, moderate drought 
(D1) is at 24.5 pct, severe drought (D2) is at 13 pct, extreme drought (D3) is 
at 9 pct and exceptional drought (D4) is at 2.5 pct. 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, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered steady; movement 
slow. Alfalfa: horse, premium small squares 280.00-300.00. Dairy, 1.00-
1.05/point RFV, Supreme 185.00-210.00, Premium 170.00-195.00, Good 160.00-
170.00. Stock or Dry Cow alfalfa, 190.00-200.00.  Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 
170.00-180.00. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies, 200.00-
215.00. Grass hay: pasture mix small squares 8.00-9.00/bale. Cornstalks: Large 
rounds 70.00-80.00, ground and delivered 95.00-105.00. Wheat hay: large squares, 
110.00-120.00. Wheat Straw: large rounds, 65.00-75.00. Rye hay, large squares 
100.00-110.00. The week of 8/12-8/18, 10,423T of grinding alfalfa and 850T of 
dairy alfalfa were delivered. The average paid by feedlots on August 1 for 
alfalfa ground and delivered was 177.21, up 3.79 from last month, usage was 
495T/day, down 17.5 pct, and total usage was 15,340.5T.  

South Central Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered, alfalfa pellets 
steady; movement slow. Alfalfa: horse, small squares 190.00-200.00. Dairy, 1.00-
1.05/point RFV, Supreme 185.00-210.00, Premium 170.00-195.00, Good 160.00-
170.00. Stock cow alfalfa, 155.00-165.00 delivered. Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 
150.00-160.00 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 200.00-220.00, 17 pct protein 210.00-225.00, Dehydrated 17 pct 
245.00-255.00. Grass hay: Bluestem small squares 8.00/bale, mid squares 110.00-
120.00, large squares 140.00-145.00, Brome large squares 75.00-85.00/bale, large 
rounds 130.00-135.00. Oat hay, large squares 85.00-95.00. Sudan, large rounds 
70.00-80.00. Wheat hay, large squares 145.00-155.00 delivered, large rounds 
125.00-135.00. Rye hay, large rounds, 95.00-105.00.  Cornstalks: none reported. 
Straw: large rounds 65.00-75.00. The week of 8/12-8/18, 5,149T of grinding 
alfalfa and 393T of dairy alfalfa were delivered. The average paid by feedlots 
on August 1 for alfalfa ground and delivered was 162.21, down 8.88 from last 
month, usage was 306T/day, up 22.4 pct, and total usage was 9,496.5T. 

Southeast Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, ground/delivered, grass hay, grinding alfalfa steady; movement 
slow.  Alfalfa: horse or goat, 220.00-245.00.  Dairy 1.00-1.05/point RFV. Stock 
cow alfalfa 170.00-180.00. Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 170.00-180.00. Ground and 
delivered, none reported. Grass hay: bluestem, premium small squares 125.00-
145.00. 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 140.00-150.00, large 
squares 125.00-135.00, large rounds 120.00-130.00. 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 7/12-8/18, 1,757T 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, 135.00-
145.00.  Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies, 150.00-165.00. 
Alfalfa/oat mix, large rounds 100.00-120.00.

North Central-Northeast Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, ground/delivered, grinding alfalfa 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, 160.00-
170.00. Ground and delivered 175.00-185.00. Grass hay: bluestem, small squares 
7.50/bale, 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 100.00-110.00, and large rounds 85.00-95.00.