Nebraska Hay Summary

Week Ending February 22, 2019


  Compared to last week alfalfa hay sold steady to 5.00 higher. Sun-cured 
alfalfa pellets steady to 10.00 higher. Grass hay and ground and 
delivered hay steady. Buyer inquiry and demand picked up this week from 
local and out of state buyers. This year has been a typical Nebraska 
winter with February dealing us the most snow we have had in several 
years. This cold, snowy weather is giving ranchers many sleepless nights 
while calving first calf heifers and aiding in burning through hay piles 
faster than one would like. A lot of hay has been fed in the last 30 plus 
days.  All sales are dollars per ton FOB the field or hay barn, unless 
otherwise noted. 

Eastern/Central Nebraska
Alfalfa: Premium large square bales 180.00, Good large squares 165.00-
180.00; Fair large squares 100.00-125.00. Premium large rounds 135.00—
145.00; Good large rounds 100.00-115.00.  Grass Hay: Premium large rounds 
100.00-105.00; Good large rounds 80.00-90.00. Premium small squares 
160.00-170.00. Brome grass: Good small squares 7.50 per bale. Cane in 
large rounds 80.00-100.00; Cornstalks in large rounds 52.50-60.00. 
Sun-cured alfalfa pellets 17 percent protein 270.00, 15 percent protein 
250.00. 

Platte Valley area of Nebraska
Alfalfa: Good large round bales 100.00-110.00. Cane in large rounds 
75.00-80.00. 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. Sun-cured alfalfa pellets 
15 percent or better at 220.00. 

Western Nebraska
Alfalfa: Premium large squares 175.00-180.00; Good large squares 160.00. 
Good large rounds 132.50. Alfalfa/Grass Mix: Premium large squares 
255.00. Grass: Premium large squares 230.00-255.00. Straw in large 
squares 80.00. Ground and delivered alfalfa 150.00-155.00. 
Sun-cured alfalfa pellets 15 percent protein 235.00.  

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