Nebraska Hay Summary

Week Ending November 09, 2018


  Compared to last week alfalfa and grass hay sold steady. Ground and 
delivered products steady to 10.00 higher and dehy pellets sold steady to 
5.00 higher.  Buyer inquiry and demand picked up in most areas of the 
state. Snow in some areas of the state with roughly 5-12 inches from 
Holdrege to Trenton fell on Thursday with other areas of the state 
receiving zero to 2 inches of accumulation. Quite a few reports that 
cornstalk bales are a lot cleaner with less inert matter than previous 
years. This may change after the recent snow that will mat stalks to the 
ground. Farmers still busy with harvest across the state. Noting a lot of 
corn and soybeans are bagged at the edge of the field this year. Some hay 
producers still trying to finish up with cane and millet hay. All sales 
are dollars per ton FOB the field or hay barn, unless otherwise noted. 

Eastern/Central Nebraska
Alfalfa: Good large squares 180.00; Fair large squares 155.00. Good large 
rounds 90.00-105.00, 125.00-140.00 delivered; Fair large rounds 80.00.  
Grass Hay: Premium large rounds 100.00-105.00.  Good large rounds 85.00-
90.00; Fair large rounds 65.00-75.00.  Premium small square bales 160.00-
170.00.  Straw in round and large square bales 65.00.  Cornstalk bales 
52.50-60.00; soybean stubble 47.50. Dehy Alfalfa pellets 17 percent 
protein 230.00-240.00.

Platte Valley area of Nebraska
Alfalfa: Good round bales 105.00-115.00, some at 125.00. Cornstalk bales 
60.00-65.00. Ground and delivered alfalfa 140.00-145.00.  Ground and 
delivered alfalfa-stubble mix 130.00-135.00.  Ground and delivered 
cornstalks 95.00-100.00.  Dehy Alfalfa pellets 17 percent protein 220.00. 

Western Nebraska
Alfalfa: Premium large squares 170.00-180.00; Good large squares 150.00-
160.00; Good large rounds 130.00-145.00. Alfalfa/Orchard Grass: Good to 
Premium large squares 180.00-200.00. Oat hay in large squares 125.00. 
Ground and delivered alfalfa 150.00-155.00.   

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