Nebraska Hay Summary

Week Ending March 06, 2020

  Compared to last week, alfalfa hay sold steady to 5.00 lower. Grass hay 
steady, ground and delivered hay and alfalfa pellets sold steady. With 
warm, sunny weather demand has soften for the time being on large round 
bales of alfalfa.  However, demand remains good for large squares that 
can be easily shipped out of state. Demand was light to moderate for 
grass hay, ground and delivered products with good demand for alfalfa 
pellets. Most sectors of the Ag industry across the state have felt the 
crunch from the CME downspin in Feb and through the first week of March. 
With less dollars going back to the producers from livestock and grain 
sales, cattlemen appear they are not going to buy extra feed resources to 
just sit around and look at. They will procure a load or two of hay when 
they absolutely need it. Livestock owners are hoping the weather will 
stay fairly warm and they will have enough feed on hand to get to summer 
grass. Some contacts said with the current warm and windy days they are 
out baling cornstalks. Several reports in various areas, there are 
several tons of baled cornstalks sitting in the field waiting for someone 
to buy them. With spring tillage around the corner, farmers will be 
chopping at the bit to get those bales off the field. Note: “All sales 
are dollars per ton FOB the field or hay barn, unless otherwise noted.” 

Eastern/Central Nebraska
Alfalfa: Fair to good large squares 150.00-165.00. Good to Premium large 
rounds few at 110.00, Fair to mostly good large rounds 80.00-95.00. 
Prairie Hay: Good large rounds 90.00-100.00; Fair large rounds 85.00. 
Premium small squares 170.00-180.00. Millet in large rounds 75.00. 
Cornstalks large rounds 45.00-50.00. Dehy alfalfa pellets 17 percent 
320.00-330.00. Sun-cured pellets 15 percent 300.00.
 
Platte Valley area of Nebraska
Alfalfa: Good large rounds 90.00. Ground and delivered alfalfa 135.00-
140.00. Ground and delivered alfalfa/cornstalk mix 120.00-132.50. 
Ground and delivered cornstalks 90.00-105.00. Dehy alfalfa pellets 17 
percent protein 270.00-285.00; Sun-cured alfalfa 15 percent protein 
250.00-270.00.

Western Nebraska
Alfalfa: Supreme large squares 200.00; Good large squares 160.00-175.00. 
Good large rounds 140.00-150.00. Teff grass: Fair to good large rounds 
150.00. Ground and delivered alfalfa 153.00-158.00. 

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