Nebraska Hay Summary

Week Ending September 28, 2018


  Compared to last week alfalfa and grass hay sold unevenly steady. 
Ground and delivered products and dehy pellets sold steady. Demand was 
light to moderate. Many contacts are on their 4th cutting of alfalfa with 
some thinking of cutting a 5th in some areas of the state. Some counties 
in the Panhandle and in Central Nebraska received some frost on Wednesday 
morning. A lot of farmers and feed-yards are busy with combining 
soybeans, high moisture corn and silage. Some native grass hay producers 
continue to dodge water holes and harvest tall, mature grass for feeding 
purposes this winter. Hay quality isn’t the best right now, but it’s 
better than nothing!!  All sales are dollars per ton FOB the field or hay 
barn, unless otherwise noted. 

Eastern/Central Nebraska
Alfalfa: Good large squares 176.00-180.00. Premium large rounds 115.00;
Good large rounds 84.00-95.00. Grass Hay: Good large rounds 85.00-105.00. 
Premium small square bales 160.00-170.00. Cane in large round bales 
70.00. Hailed out rye grass in large round bales 60.00. Straw large 
rounds 63.00. Dehy Alfalfa pellets 17 percent protein 230.00-240.00.

Platte Valley area of Nebraska
Alfalfa: Good round bales 100.00 to 105.00, few 110.00. Ground and 
delivered alfalfa 130.00-135.00. Ground and delivered alfalfa-cornstalk 
mix 125.00-130.00. Ground and delivered cornstalks 85.00-95.00. Cane in 
large rounds 80.00. Dehy Alfalfa pellets 17 percent protein 215.00-
220.00. Sun-cured alfalfa pellets 15 percent protein 200.00. 

Western Nebraska
Alfalfa: Premium large squares 170.00; Good large squares 130.00-150.00; 
Good large rounds 130.00-135.00. Alfalfa/Orchard Grass: Good large 
squares 150.00. Grass Hay: Good large rounds 130.00. Straw in large 
square bales 80.00-85.00. Ground and delivered alfalfa 150.00-155.00 some 
loads at 185.00. Sun-cured alfalfa pellets 15 percent protein 245.00. 

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