Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Kansas Hay Market Report

DUE TO THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, THE NEXT REPORT WILL BE ISSUED 
DECEMBER 10, 2019.

*****HAPPY THANKSGIVING*****
                         
Ground/Grinding alfalfa movement:   Southwest/South Central 
Tonnage: 8,591/8,635    Last week: 9,760/9,414     Last year: 7,874/3,614
               
Hay market trade is slow to moderate, demand was slow to moderate, and prices 
remain steady. Drought continues to plague the western regions of the state. 
According to the US Drought Monitor, a new sliver of extreme drought (D3) was 
added in southwestern Kansas, where several locations have reported less than 
one-half inch of precipitation since September 1. Reported precipitation 
values are less than 15% of normal. In the driest areas, winter wheat has 
struggled to emerge and become established, with the recent cold wave being a 
complicating factor. The Kansas Forage and Grassland Council is having their 
annual conference on December 10 in Wichita. Visit their website at 
www.ksfgc.org for more information and registration. 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, ground/delivered steady, grinding alfalfa steady to 5.00 
higher; movement slow to moderate. Alfalfa: horse, premium small squares 
235.00-245.00. Dairy 1.00-1.05/point RFV, Supreme 185.00-226.00, Premium 
170.00-195.00, Good 160.00-170.00. Stock or Dry Cow 160.00-170.00. Fair/Good 
grinding alfalfa, 110.00-125.00, Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and 
dairies, 150.00-160.00. Sudan: large rounds 55.00-65.00. Wheat straw: large 
rounds 40.00-50.00, large squares 65.00-75.00 delivered. The week of 11/17-
11/23, 8,591T of grinding alfalfa and 1,631T of dairy alfalfa was reported 
bought/sold. 

South Central Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered, alfalfa pellets, steady; 
movement slow to moderate. Alfalfa: horse, small squares 210.00-220.00. 
Dairy, 1.00-1.05/point RFV, Supreme 195.00-225.00, Premium 175.00-200.00, 
Good 165.00-175.00. Stock cow, 130.00-150.00. Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 
95.00-105.00. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots 135.00-145.00; Alfalfa 
pellets: Sun cured 15 pct protein 200.00-205.00, 17 pct protein 205.00-
220.00, Dehydrated 17 pct 300.00-310.00. Grass Hay: Bluestem, good small 
squares 7.00-8.00/bale, large rounds 60.00-70.00, large squares 75.00-85.00. 
Brome, small squares 7.00-8.00/bale, large rounds 100.00-110.00, lesser 
quality 70.00-80.00. Sudan: large rounds 65.00-75.00. Oat hay, 80.00-85.00. 
Teff: mid to large squares 140.00-160.00. Wheat Straw: small squares 5.50-
6.50/bale, large squares 70.00-75.00, large rounds 55.00-65.00. The week of 
11/17-11/23, 8,635T of grinding alfalfa and 863T of dairy alfalfa was 
reported bought/sold. 

Southeast Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered, grass hay steady; movement 
slow.  Alfalfa: horse or goat, 230.00-250.00. Dairy 1.00-1.05/point RFV. 
Stock cow 160.00-170.00. Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 115.00-125.00. Ground 
and delivered, none reported; Grass hay: Bluestem, small squares 130.00-
140.00, good, mid squares 120.00-140.00, large squares, 100.00-120.00, large 
rounds 60.00-70.00. Brome, good, small squares 125.00-150.00, mid to large 
squares 120.00-135.00, large rounds 90.00-100.00, lesser quality 75.00-85.00; 
Wheat Straw: mid and large squares 60.00-80.00, large rounds 55.00-65.00. The 
week of 11/17-11/23, T of grass hay was reported bought/sold.

Northwest Kansas  
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered steady; movement slow. 
Alfalfa: Horse or goat, 205.00-215.00. Dairy, Premium/Supreme 1.00-1.05/point 
RFV. Stock cow, fair/good 150.00-160.00. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, 100.00-
110.00. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies, 125.00-135.00.

North Central-Northeast Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered steady; movement 
slow to moderate. Alfalfa: horse, premium small squares 9.50-10.50/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, 150.00-160.00. Fair/good, grinding alfalfa, 110.00-
125.00. Ground and delivered 130.00-160.00. Grass hay: Bluestem, small 
squares 7.00-8.00/bale, mid to large squares 85.00-100.00, large rounds 
75.00-85.00. Brome, small squares 7.50-8.50/bale, mid to large squares 
115.00-150.00, large rounds 80.00-95.00; Sudan, large rounds 55.00-66.00. 
Wheat Straw: small squares 5.00-6.00/bale delivered, large squares 100.00-
110.00 delivered, large rounds 60.00-70.00.  The week of 11/17-11/23, 234T of 
grinding alfalfa and 450T of dairy alfalfa was reported bought/sold.  



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