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Ground/Grinding alfalfa movement: Southwest/South Central
Tonnage: 9,556/5,249 Last week: 10,704/5,171 Last year: 10,832/4,370
Hay market trade slow to moderate; alfalfa prices remain steady. There still
seems to be lots of folks looking to sell both grass hay and grinding
alfalfa. Southwest Kansas received between 2-4" of snow last week and the
Drought Monitor indicated that abnormal dryness (D0) decreased slightly to 19
pct, moderate drought (D1) decreased to 4 pct, and severe drought (D2)
remained at 5 pct.
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preparation, machinery rental, and livestock hauling. Completion of the
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to the 2020 Risk and Profit Conference.
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, grinding alfalfa steady; movement slow to
moderate. Alfalfa: horse, premium small squares 240.00-250.00. Dairy 1.00-
1.05/point RFV, Supreme 185.00-226.00, Premium 170.00-195.00, Good 150.00-
170.00. Stock or Dry Cow 160.00-165.00. Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 100.00-
115.00, Ground and delivered locally to feed lots and dairies, 150.00-160.00.
Sudan: large rounds 55.00-65.00. Triticale: large rounds 95.00-100.00. Wheat
straw: large rounds 40.00-50.00, large squares 65.00-75.00 delivered. The
week of 2/16-2/22, 9,556T of grinding alfalfa and 2,266T 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 255.00-275.00.
Dairy, 1.00-1.05/point RFV, Supreme 185.00-225.00, Premium 170.00-195.00,
Good 150.00-178.00. Stock cow, 130.00-150.00. Fair/Good grinding alfalfa,
90.00-105.00, new crop contracted at 120.00-130.00 delivered. Ground and
delivered locally to feedlots 135.00-145.00; Alfalfa pellets: Sun cured 15
pct protein 200.00-205.00, 17 pct protein 205.00-210.00, 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 55.00-65.00. Wheat Straw: small squares 5.50-6.50/bale, large
squares 70.00-75.00, large rounds 55.00-65.00. The week of 2/16-2/22, 5,249T
of grinding alfalfa and 768T of dairy alfalfa was reported bought/sold.
Southeast Kansas
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered, grass hay steady; movement
slow to moderate. Alfalfa: horse or goat, 230.00-250.00. Dairy 1.00-
1.05/point RFV. Stock cow 155.00-165.00. Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 115.00-
125.00. Ground and delivered, none reported; Grass hay: Bluestem, small
squares 125.00-140.00, good, mid squares 110.00-125.00, large squares, 95.00-
110.00, large rounds 60.00-65.00. Brome, good, small squares 125.00-150.00,
mid to large squares 120.00-130.00, large rounds 70.00-80.00. Wheat Straw:
mid and large squares 60.00-75.00, large rounds 55.00-65.00. The week of
2/16-2/22, 1,990T 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 steady, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered, grass hay steady to
5.00 lower; movement slow. Alfalfa: horse, premium small squares 9.50-
10.50/bale. Dairy 1.00-1.05/point RFV, Supreme 185.00-225.00, Premium 170.00-
195.00, Good 150.00-170.00. Stock Cow, 150.00-160.00. Fair/good, grinding
alfalfa, 100.00-110.00. Ground and delivered 130.00-140.00. Grass hay:
Bluestem, small squares 6.00-7.00/bale, mid squares 90.00-100.00, large
squares 85.00-100.00, large rounds 70.00-80.00. Brome, small squares 7.00-
8.00/bale, mid squares 140.00-150.00, large squares 110.00-125.00, large
rounds 75.00-85.00; Sudan, large rounds 55.00-65.00. 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 2/16-2/22, 926T of grinding alfalfa and
253T of dairy alfalfa was reported bought/sold.