Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Kansas Hay Market Report

Ground/Grinding alfalfa movement:   Southwest/South Central 
Tonnage: 7,718/5,868   Last week:  8,528/6,446     Last year: 9,640/4,372
             
Hay market trade activity is slow to moderate. Demand is light to moderate, and 
prices remain steady. Most of the hay moving are clean up loads or previously 
sold contracts.  No new hay sales have been reported, apart from a few spot 
loads here and there.  According to NASS, topsoil moisture supplies rated 0 
percent very short, 1 short, 75 adequate, and 24 surplus. Subsoil moisture 
supplies rated 0 percent very short, 1 short, 78 adequate, and 21 surplus. If 
you have hay, feed stuffs, fencing materials, equipment, etc. that you are 
willing to donate to the Nebraska flood victims, please contact the Nebraska 
Department of Agriculture at 1-800-831-0550. 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 to moderate. Alfalfa: horse, premium small squares 270.00-290.00. 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. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies, 195.00-
205.00 with an instance at 210.00-220.00; Bluestem, premium small squares 
140.00-150.00; Sudan: large rounds 70.00-80.00; 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 3/31-4/06, 7,718T of grinding alfalfa and 950T of dairy alfalfa were 
delivered. 

South Central Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered, alfalfa pellets and grass hay 
steady; movement slow to moderate. Alfalfa: horse, small squares 200.00-210.00. 
Dairy, 1.00-1.10/point RFV, Supreme 195.00-215.00, Premium 175.00-200.00, Good 
165.00-175.00. Stock cow, 185.00-195.00 delivered. Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 
150.00-160.00. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots 175.00-185.00 with an 
instance at 195.00-200.00; Alfalfa pellets: Sun cured 15 pct protein 215.00-
220.00, 17 pct protein 220.00-230.00, Dehydrated 17 pct 265.00-275.00; Grass 
hay: Bluestem, small squares 8.00/bale, large squares 130.00-140.00; Sudan: 
large rounds 75.00-85.00 with an instance at 100.00-110.00; Wheat Straw: large 
rounds 65.00-75.00. The week of 3/31-4/06, 5,868T of grinding alfalfa and 975T 
of dairy alfalfa were delivered. 

Southeast Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered, grass hay steady; movement 
slow to moderate.  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 145.00-155.00, 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 
3/31-4/06, 1,180T of grass hay was delivered.

Northwest Kansas  
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered steady, 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, ground/delivered, grass hay steady; movement 
slow.  Alfalfa: horse, premium small squares 9.00-10.00/bale. Dairy 1.00-
1.05/point RFV, Supreme 185.00-210.00, 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 165.00-175.00. 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 3/31-4/06, 616T of grinding alfalfa and 300T of dairy 
alfalfa were delivered.  

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