Ground/Grinding alfalfa movement: Southwest/South Central
Tonnage: 10,704/5,171 Last week: 10,070/4,711 Last year: 10,955/5,387
Hay market trade slow to moderate; alfalfa prices remain steady. Current trades
are mostly on previously contracted hay with very few new sales reported.
However, there are lots of folks looking to sell both grass hay and grinding
alfalfa. The pattern of winter weather to warm up continues, dropping just
enough snow to make a muddy mess when the temperatures rise. Folks are trying to
get into the fields but for many it has been slow going. Little to no snow was
received in western Kansas, prompting some limited expansion of the D0 to D2
conditions in those areas. The Drought Monitor, however, was unchanged in
south-central Kansas. Across the state, abnormal dryness (D0) decreased
slightly to 20 pct, moderate drought (D1) increased to 5 pct, and severe drought
(D2) increased to 5 pct. 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 160.00-
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
with an instance at 165.00. 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 2/09-2/15,
10,704T of grinding alfalfa and 2,266T of dairy alfalfa was reported
bought/sold. The average paid by feedlots on February 1 for alfalfa ground and
delivered was 153.61, dn 2.62 from the previous month, usage was 617T/day, dn
4.5% and total usage was 19,137T.
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 with an instance at 1.10/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, 90.00-105.00. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots 135.00-
145.00; Alfalfa pellets: Sun cured 15 pct protein 200.00-205.00, 17 pct protein
205.00-210.00, 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 60.00-70.00. Oat hay, large rounds, 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
2/09-2/15, 5,171T of grinding alfalfa and 693T of dairy alfalfa was reported
bought/sold. The average paid by feedlots on February 1 for alfalfa ground and
delivered was 142.31, up 8.19 from the previous month, usage was 277T/day, dn
17% and total usage was 8,581T.
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 160.00-170.00. 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 with an instance at
120.00, 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 2/09-2/15,
2,151T 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, grinding alfalfa ground/delivered, grass hay steady; movement
slow. 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, 100.00-115.00.
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 70.00-80.00. Brome,
small squares 7.50-8.50/bale, mid to large squares 115.00-125.00, large rounds
75.00-90.00; 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 2/09-2/15, 863T of grinding alfalfa and 228T of dairy
alfalfa was reported bought/sold.
No comments:
Post a Comment