Hay prices are steady with limited activity at the auctions. There is demand for top quality hay with a limited supply. Delayed killing frost in northern areas will allow more growth into fall and a later harvest than in a normal year. Connect to the Farmer-to-Farmer webpage at http://farmertofarmer.uwex.edu/ to place an ad for your forage need or if you have to forage or straw to sell. Contact your local county agriculture educator if you need help placing an ad. There is no charge for the service.
Straw prices are for oat, barley, or wheat straw. Prices are steady this week. Small square bales
averaged $3.70 a bale (range of $1.00 to $6.00). Large square bale straw averaged $55.00 per bale (a wide range of $28.00 to $97.00). Large round bale straw averaged $50.00 per bale (a range of $30.00 - $70.00).
For Nebraska, hay sold unevenly steady, demand is light. Silage chopping is a full go this week. In
Iowa, prices were higher this week with lower quality hay arriving at the market. Many farmers are
looking to make one more cutting this fall.
In South Dakota, prices are steady with limited sales. Good demand for top quality hay, with little
interest on lower quality.
In Missouri, hay movement remains slow with steady to lower prices. There is still some grass hay
making continuing in the state.
In Southwest Minnesota, prices were steady, with light demand and a limited supply. In Kansas,
demand is slow, with steady prices. There is a softer undertone for grinding hay as there is an
abundance of lower quality hay.
In Wisconsin, prices remain strong for quality hay. Quality hay supplies remain tight with a good
supply of lower quality hay.
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