Week ending 5/31/2019
Heavy rains, major flooding, hail storms and tornados; to say it has been
a difficult spring would be a major understatement. Weather has farm
progress running way behind and on top of that many areas in the southern
half of the state have been infested with army worms in the last two
weeks. Not at all the spring which was eagerly looked forward to a couple
of months ago. Haying and spring planting are running way behind normal
progress. At some point the weather will break and hay will be bailed but
quality will be sacrificed as maturity of hay crops is past ideal. That
being said given the low supplies most farmers just want to get something
back in the barns. The supply of hay is light, demand is light and prices
are steady to weak without much activity or test of new crop hay at this
point. 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 40.00-70.00 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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