Week ending 5/17/2019
Hay season is underway. Although there is still flooding and standing
water in several areas some farmers are finding fields they can make hay
in and trying to work around rains. Farmers are very eager to rebuild
supplies given there is very little to no carry over in most barns and
piles. There are some new crop sales being reported but not a lot at
this point. Pricing of new crop hay has been somewhat of a challenge. No
one really expects to get last year’s drought prices but supplies are
still light until a lot more get baled and we find out just what this
growing season will bring most talk of alfalfa is falling back to the
default of 1.00 per point of RFV. The supply of hay is light, demand is
light and prices are steady to weak. The Missouri Department of
Agriculture has a hay directory available for both buyers and sellers.
To be listed, or to view the directory visit
http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ for
listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ (All prices f.o.b. and
per ton unless specified and on most recent reported sales price listed
as round bales based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately
1200-1500 lbs).
Supreme quality Alfalfa (RFV <185) 185.00-225.00
small squares 7.00-9.00 per bale
Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180) 170.00-200.00
Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170) 120.00-160.00
small squares 5.00-7.00 per bale
Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150) 100.00-125.00
Good quality Mixed Grass hay 100.00-125.00
Small squares 5.00-8.00 per bale (some alfalfa/grass mix)
Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay 75.00-100.00
small squares 4.00-6.00 per bale
Fair quality Mixed Grass hay 40.00-75.00 per large round bale
Good quality Bromegrass 120.00-150.00
Fair to Good quality Bromegrass 60.00-100.00
Wheat hay 40.00-60.00 per large round bale
Wheat straw 3.00-6.00 per small square bale
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