Weekly Texas Hay Report

   Compared to last report:  All hay classes traded steady on light 
movement.  Most hay has been contracted or sold out as the wait for new 
crop continues.  A few new crop sales of wheat hay has been offered on 
the market.  The panhandle continues to turn green and limited 
supplemental feeding is needed.  Coastal Bermuda producers in the north 
and east have been dodging tornado weather which makes cutting and baling 
the first crop delayed.  Prices for hay and pellets quoted per ton except 
where noted. 

   The Texas Department of Agriculture has Hay and Grazing phone set 
up for Buyers and sellers looking for hay or grazing; the number is 1-
512-787-9966. The website for the hotline is: 
http://www.texasagriculture.gov/Home/ProductionAgriculture/HayHotline.asp
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Panhandle/High Plains:
 Alfalfa: Large Squares: Delivered: Premium to Supreme 265.00-
 295.00; Good to Premium 250.00-265.00.               
 Small bales: Delivered: Premium to Supreme 297.00-330.00, 9.00-
 10.00 per bale. 
 Ground Alfalfa: Delivered to feedlots: Avg 220.00. 
                                             Calf 230.00-235.00
 Coastal Bermuda: Large Bales: Delivered: Good to Premium 205.00-
 240.00; Fair to Good 180.00-205.00.
      Small Bales: Delivered: Good to Premium 360.00, 11.00 per bale. 
 Wheat: Large Bales: Delivered: 175.00-185.00.
 Sorghum Stalks: Large Bales: Delivered: 100.00-110.00.
 Hay Grazer: Large Bales: FOB: 125.00.
 CRP: Large Bales: Delivered: 85.00-125.00.
 Cotton Burrs: Delivered: 95.00-105.00.
 
Far West Texas/Trans Pecos: 
 Alfalfa: Small Squares: Delivered local or FOB: Premium to Supreme
      330.00-360.00, 10.00-11.00 per bale.
  Large Squares: FOB: Premium to Supreme 275.00-280.00.
   
North, Central, and East Texas:
 Alfalfa: Large Squares: Delivered: Premium to Supreme 290.00-
 310.00.
    Coastal Bermuda: Small Squares: FOB: Good to Premium 297.00-400.00, 
 9.00-12.00 per bale.
      Large Rounds: FOB: Good to Premium 140.00-200.00, 70.00-100.00 per 
 roll; Fair to Good 120.00-140.00, 60.00-70.00 per bale.
          
South Texas:
    Coastal Bermuda: Small Squares: FOB: Good to Premium 264.00-330.00, 
      8.00-10.00 per bale. 
  Large Rounds: FOB and delivered locally: Good to Premium 120.00-
 200.00, 60.00-100.00 per roll; Fair to Good 100.00- 120.00, 50.00-
 60.00 per roll.  

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