Weekly Montana Hay Report

Compared to last week: Alfalfa hay prices sold mostly steady on limited 
sales. Many producers are trying to get third cuttings finished and have 
been waiting on mother nature to cooperate while others are finished and 
have received rain and/or snow and are waiting to move hay inventories.  
Ranchers have played the waiting game on stocking up for the winter. The 
few sales that occurred were mostly in areas already getting an abundance 
of snow and having enough just in case it continues. Hay movement was 
slow to moderate again this week and prices mostly steady overall. Demand 
for straw remains good as supplies are light to moderate with many 
producers still trying to harvest grain as moisture has slowed progress. 
All prices are dollars per ton and FOB unless otherwise noted.


                                              
Alfalfa:   Supreme:  Small squares, NA
                     Large squares, NA
           Premium:  Large squares, NA    
                     Large rounds,  NA
                     Small squares, NA
           Good:     Large squares, 125.00   
                     Large rounds,  NA
                     Small squares, NA
         Fair/Good:  Large squares, 95.00-105.00
                     Large rounds,  85.00-105.00
                     Small Squares, NA
           Utility   Large rounds,  NA
                     Large squares, NA

Grass/                
Alfalfa:   Premium:  Small squares, NA
           Good:     Large rounds,  NA   
                     Small squares, NA
                     Large squares, 125.00
           Fair:     Large squares, 115.00
                     Large rounds,  105.00-110.00
                     Small squares, NA
           Utility:  Large squares, 95.00-105.00


Grass:     Premium   Large rounds,  NA
                     Small squares, NA
           Good:     Small squares, NA
                     Large rounds,  120.00
           Fair:     Large squares, 125.00
                     Large rounds,  105.00-110.00
           Utility:  Large rounds,  NA
                     Large squares, NA
                     Small squares, NA
     

Timothy 
Grass:     Premium:  Small squares, 210.00-240.00
           Premium:  Large rounds,  NA
           Good:     Large rounds,  NA
                     Small squares, NA
           

Barley                Large squares, 40.00-45.00
straw:                Large rounds,  40.00-45.00
                      Small squares, NA
                  

Wheat straw:

South central        Large squares, 40.00-45.00
                     Large rounds,  NA
Northern             Large squares, 40.00-45.00
                     Large rounds,  NA

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