Nebraska Hay Summary

Week Ending December 21, 2018


  Compared to last week alfalfa sold unevenly steady. Grass hay and 
cornstalks sold steady. Dehy pellets in the East sold 30.00 higher. In 
the Platte Valley dehy pellets sold steady to 10.00 higher and sun-cured 
pellets sold 10.00 higher. Demand has slowed a tick for baled hay as many
areas of the state has had snow melt off grazing fields and producers 
have cut back on supplementation.  There are still several reports that 
if and when the ground dries or freezes there will be balers going 
through to gather up cornstalks. Demand for alfalfa pellets has picked up 
in the last week with most suppliers running short on product. All sales 
are dollars per ton FOB the field or hay barn, unless otherwise noted. 

Eastern/Central Nebraska
Alfalfa: Good large squares 160.00-180.00; Good large rounds 90.00-105.00 
and 125.00-140.00 delivered.  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. Cornstalk bales 60.00-65.00. 
Soybean stubble bales 50.00. Dehy Alfalfa pellets 17 percent protein 
260.00-270.00.

Platte Valley area of Nebraska
Alfalfa: Good round bales 95.00-110.00. 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 
95.00-110.00. Dehy Alfalfa pellets 17 percent protein 215.00-230.00. 
Sun-cured alfalfa pellets 15 percent protein 210.00. 

Western Nebraska
Alfalfa: Premium large squares 175.00-180.00; Good large squares 150.00-
160.00; Fair large squares 135.00-140.00. Good large rounds 130.00-
145.00. Alfalfa/Orchard Grass: Good to Premium large squares 180.00-
200.00. Straw in large square bales 90.00. Ground and delivered alfalfa 
150.00-155.00.   

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