Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Hay Market Demand and Price Report for the Upper Midwest

Demand and Sales Comments

Fall harvest season has many farmers busy with other tasks. The hay market is steady with some weakness present in the market. Markets are fairly steady with dairy quality hay in demand. Lower quality hay does have some weakness in markets. If you need forage or have forage to sell or straw, connect to the Farmer-to-Farmer webpage at http://farmertofarmer.uwex.edu/. You may 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. Straw prices were steady to weaker at the auctions with reports of soybean residue and corn stalks coming off the field. Quality has a great impact on straw prices. Small square bales averaged $4.00 a bale (range of $3.50 to $6.00). Large square bale straw averaged $43.00 per bale (a range of $23.00 to $70.00). Large round bale straw averaged $33.00 per bale (a range of $20.00 - $45.00).

In Nebraska, alfalfa hay sold steady, demand remains good, backgrounders and feedlots are beginning to buy hay as cattle are coming off pasture into feedlots. In Iowa, prices on all types of hay were mostly steady.

In South Dakota, limited reported trades this week. Alfalfa hay prices are steady this week with demand for dairy quality hay. Some high quality fourth cut hay is being made with limited yields.

In Missouri, hay movement remains limited. Demand is light with heavy supplies in the state along with steady prices.

In Southwest Minnesota, prices were steady with a limited supply of quality hay at the market. In Kansas, hay market trade is slow, but comments of some interest this week. Farmers are very busy with fall harvest in the state.

In Wisconsin, prices are steady with limited prices are steady with limited supply of top quality hay. Straw is in demand and corn stalks are coming to market off the fields.




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