Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Kansas Hay Market Report

Ground/Grinding alfalfa movement:   Southwest/South Central 
Tonnage: 8,973/6,253     Last week:  7,128/5,182     Last year: 9,217/4,515
             
Hay market trade activity is light to moderate. Demand remains moderate to 
very good, especially for grinding alfalfa and good quality grass hay. 
Despite the demand, prices have remained mostly steady overall but nudged 
higher on grass hay. Inquiries have picked up for those who have hay to sell. 
Both alfalfa and grass hay producers are receiving calls from surrounding 
states looking for hay. It's no wonder, with the visit from the polar vortex 
we just had. Kansas did not break any records, but it sure felt like we 
should have. The plunging sub-zero temperatures and bitterly cold, double 
digit, wind chills made feeding livestock un-pleasurable to say the least and 
causing livestock producers to burn through  feed supplies. If you have any 
extra hay to sell and/or need hay here in Kansas, use the services of the 
Internet Hay Exchange: www.hayexchange.com/ks.php.  

Southwest Kansas  
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered steady; movement 
slow. Alfalfa: horse, premium small squares 280.00-300.00. Alfalfa: Dairy 
1.00-1.05/point RFV, Supreme 185.00-210.00, Premium 170.00-195.00, Good 
160.00-170.00. Stock or Dry Cow 190.00-200.00.  Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 
170.00-180.00 with an instance at 195.00. Ground and delivered locally to 
feedlots and dairies, 195.00-205.00 with an instance at 215.00-220.00; 
Bluestem, premium small squares 140.00-150.00; Sudan: large rounds 65.00-
75.00; Cornstalks: Large rounds 65.00-75.00, ground and delivered 85.00-
90.00; Wheat straw: large rounds 65.00-70.00. The week of 1/27-2/02, 8,973T 
of grinding alfalfa and 560T of dairy alfalfa were delivered. 

South Central Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay steady; grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered, alfalfa 
pellets steady to 5.00 higher, movement slow. Alfalfa: horse, small squares 
200.00-210.00. Dairy, 1.00-1.05/point RFV, Supreme 185.00-210.00, Premium 
170.00-195.00, Good 160.00-170.00. Stock cow, 170.00-180.00 delivered. 
Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 150.00-165.00. Ground and delivered locally to 
feedlots 180.00-190.00 with an instance at 200.00; Alfalfa pellets: Sun cured 
15 pct protein 215.00-225.00, 17 pct protein 215.00-230.00, Dehydrated 17 pct 
255.00-265.00; Grass hay: Bluestem, small squares 8.00/bale, mid squares none 
reported, large squares 130.00-140.00, large round non reported. Brome, large 
squares 125.00-135.00, large round 85.00-95.00; Sudan: large rounds 75.00-
85.00 with an instance at 100.00-105.00; Wheat Straw: large rounds 65.00-
75.00. The week of 1/27-2/02, 6,253T of grinding alfalfa and 1,409T of dairy 
alfalfa were delivered. 

Southeast Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered, grass hay steady; movement 
slow.  Alfalfa: horse or goat, 220.00-245.00.  Dairy 1.00-1.05/point RFV. 
Stock cow 180.00-190.00. Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 165.00-175.00. Ground 
and delivered, none reported; Grass hay: Bluestem, premium small squares 
140.00-150.00. Good, mid squares 125.00-135.00, large squares, good quality 
110.00-115.00, better quality, 130.00-140.00, large rounds 110.00-125.00 with 
an instance at 130.00. Brome, good, small squares 150.00-160.00, mid squares 
140.00-150.00, large squares none reported, large rounds 125.00-135.00; 
Sudan: large rounds 80.00-90.00; Oat hay, mid squares 150.00-160.00; Wheat 
Straw: mid and large squares 75.00-100.00. Mulch: large rounds 50.00-60.00. 
The week of 1/27-2/02, 1,525.5T of grass hay was delivered.

Northwest Kansas  
Dairy alfalfa steady, grinding alfalfa and ground/delivered steady to 5.00 
higher, movement slow. Alfalfa: Horse or goat, 220.00-230.00. Dairy, 
Premium/Supreme 1.00-1.05/point RFV. Stock cow, fair/good 160.00-165.00. 
Fair/good grinding alfalfa, 140.00-150.00.  Ground and delivered locally to 
feedlots and dairies, 150.00-160.00; Alfalfa/oat mix, large rounds 100.00-
120.00.

North Central-Northeast Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa and ground/delivered steady, grass hay steady 
to 10.00 higher; movement slow.  Alfalfa: horse, premium small squares 9.00-
10.00/bale. Dairy 1.00-1.05/point RFV, Supreme 185.00-200.00, Premium 170.00-
195.00, Good 160.00-170.00. Stock Cow, 195.00-200.00. Fair/Good, grinding 
alfalfa, 140.00-150.00 with an instance at 160.00. Ground and delivered 
170.00-180.00. Grass hay: Bluestem, small squares 8.00-8.50/bale, large 
squares 120.00-130.00, large rounds 100.00-110.00 with an instance at 125.00 
to 135.00. Brome, small squares 9.00-10.00/bale, large squares 150.00-165.00, 
large rounds 115.00-125.00 with an instance at 140.00-150.00; Sudan: large 
rounds 80.00-90.00; Wheat Straw: small squares 6.00-7.00/bale, large squares 
100.00-110.00, and large rounds 85.00-95.00.  The week of 1/27-2/02, 501T of 
grinding alfalfa and 300T of dairy alfalfa were delivered.  


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