Nebraska Hay Summary

Week Ending August 10, 2018

  Compared to last week alfalfa, grass hay, ground and delivered and dehy 
pellets sold steady. Demand for dehy pellets and grinding type hay was good 
with light demand for other types of hay. Many producers continue to 
struggle putting up alfalfa and grass hay as Mother Nature continues to 
throw curve balls on a daily basis. Very limited warm and sunshiny days the 
last couple of months has made haying somewhat unenjoyable for some 
producers. There are acers of native meadows that still have a lot of 
standing water on them and producers can’t get into them for hay 
productions.  Every week several comments are “hopefully it will be dry 
enough to hay next week”.  If the hay producers can make hay when the sun 
shines there will be a lot of tonnage available for fall delivery. With the 
summer rains there has been a lot of summer hail storms across a large part 
of the state. There have been some complete losses of row crops, hay fields 
and pastures in some areas. Most producers have started on third cutting and 
are hoping they can get it put up without additional moisture after cutting.  
All sales are dollars per ton FOB the field or hay barn, unless otherwise 
noted. 

Eastern/Central Nebraska
Alfalfa: Fair large squares 140.00. Good large rounds 100.00-120.00 
delivered.  Grass Hay: Good large squares 150.00 delivered; Good large 
rounds 90.00-110.00. Premium small square bales 160.00-170.00. Cornstalk 
bales 45.00 delivered. Dehy Alfalfa pellets 17 percent protein 230.00-240.00

Platte Valley area of Nebraska
Alfalfa: Premium round bales 110.00; Good round bales 100.00-105.00. Ground 
and delivered alfalfa 130.00-140.00. Ground and delivered alfalfa-cornstalk 
mix 125.00-130.00. Ground and delivered cornstalks 90.00-115.00. Dehy 
Alfalfa pellets 17 percent protein 210.00-220.00.


Western Nebraska
Alfalfa: Good large squares 150.00-160.00; Fair to good large squares 
130.00-140.00; Utility large squares 95.00.  Good round bales 150.00. Straw 
in large square bales 80.00-85.00.  Ground and delivered alfalfa 155.00-
185.00. Sun-cured alfalfa pellets 15 percent protein 230.00.