Missouri Weekly Hay Summary

Week ending 10/06/2017

   Rains finally became more wide spread this week giving much of the state 
2 or 3 inches over the last several days.  There was however still some areas 
mostly in the south that just have yet to break the dry spell as moisture has 
seemed to fall all around them. Several of those areas are looking at a 
possibility of a long feeding season as there just has not been enough fall 
growth to stockpile much pasture. Some reports of producers culling cattle and 
selling calves a bit sooner than they would like to in an effort to keep some 
grass a little longer. The days for any growth are becoming fewer as average 
first frost dates are quickly approaching. Hay supplies are moderate, demand 
is light and prices are steady. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a 
hay directory available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or for a 
directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ for listings of hay 
http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ (All prices f.o.b. and per ton unless 
specified and on most recent reported sales price listed as round bales 
based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately 1200-1500 lbs).

Supreme quality Alfalfa (RFV <185) 170.00-220.00
Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180) 150.00-180.00
Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170) 120.00-160.00 
small squares 4.50-5.00 per bale
Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150) 100.00-120.00 
 
Good quality Mixed Grass hay 75.00-100.00
Small squares 3.00-4.50 per bale (some alfalfa/grass mix)
Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay 50.00-80.00
small squares 2.50-3.50 per bale
Fair quality Mixed Grass hay 20.00-35.00 per large round bale 

Fair to Good quality Bromegrass 50.00-80.00

Wheat straw 3.00-5.00 per small square bale

Colorado Hay Report

   Compared to last week, prices were mostly steady.  Activity and demand 
moderate in all classes.  Growers are reporting that moisture has hindered 
harvest of hay and thus has decreased movement throughout the state.  The NASS 
Colorado Crop Progress and Condition report for the week ending October 1, 2017 
states that pasture and Range conditions were rated 1 percent very poor, 13 
percent poor, 25 percent fair, 46 percent good, and 15 percent excellent.  
Alfalfa crop condition was rated 8 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 61 percent 
good, and 7 percent excellent.  Alfalfa third cutting is 90 percent complete and 
fourth cutting is 29 percent complete.  All prices reported are FOB at the stack 
or barn unless otherwise noted.  Prices reflect load lots of hay.  If you have 
hay for sale or need hay, use the services of the Colorado Department of 
Agriculture website: www.coloradoagriculture.com.

Northeast Colorado Areas
  Alfalfa
   Large Squares: Premium 160.00, 170.00 DEL. 
   Small Squares: Premium 260.00 (7.75 per bale), small lot.
  Alfalfa/Grass Mix
   Large Squares: Premium 225.00, small lot.
  Grass
   Large Squares: Fair 170.00, small lot.
   Small Squares: Premium 280.00 (8.50 per bale), small lot.
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

Southeast Colorado Areas
  Alfalfa
   Large Squares: Supreme 180.00; Good 130.00-140.00; Fair 115.00.
   Round Bales: Fair 120.00.
   Small Squares: Supreme 220.00.
  Grass
   Round Bales: Premium 170.00.
   Small Squares: Premium 245.00 (6.50 per bale), retail.
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

San Luis Valley Area
  Alfalfa
   Large Squares: Supreme 190.00; Premium 180.00; Fair 115.00; Utility 80.00.
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

Southwest Colorado Areas
   No reported quotes from all other classes of hay.

Mountains and Northwest Colorado Areas
  Grass
   Large Squares: Good 150.00.
   Small Squares: Premium 210.00.
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

Northeast: Weld, Washington, Morgan, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Lincoln, Elbert, 
Adams, Sedgwick, Yuma, Larimer, Jefferson, Douglas, Kit Carson, Phillips, 
Logan, Boulder, Arapahoe, and El Paso.
Southeast: Fremont, Custer, Huerfano, Las Animas, Bent, Otero, Prowers, 
Crowley, and Pueblo.
San Luis Valley: Saguache, Alamosa, Costilla, Conejos, Rio Grande, and 
Mineral.
Southwest: Mesa, Delta, Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel, Montezuma, Dolores, 
San Juan, Hinsdale, Archuleta, and La Plata.
Mountains and Northwest: Moffat, Routt, Jackson, Rio Blanco, Garfield, 
Gunnison, Teller, Grand, Chaffee, Park, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Summit, 
Lake, and Eagle.

Nebraska Hay Summary

Week Ending October 06, 2017

    
    Compared to last week alfalfa, grass hay, ground and delivered 
hay and dehy pellets sold steady. Demand was moderate on 
groud and delivered hay and pellets with light demand for baled hay. 
Sellers and buyers are having hard time moving hay this week due to the 
rain within there trade areas. Some producers are still hoping to get 
there fourth or fifth cutting of alfalfa baled. Several reports of hay 
down for a week and still not even close to being baled. There is a lot 
of cane and millet hay to be cut and baled. Some feedlots are struggling 
this fall to get silage chopped. Several farmers are at a standstill on 
picking high-moisture corn and soybeans due to the wet fields. All 
sales are dollars per ton FOB the field or hay barn, unless otherwise 
noted.

Eastern/Central Nebraska
Alfalfa: Supreme large square bales 160.00; Premium large square bales 
140.00-150.00. Premium small square bales 190.00. 
Grass Hay: Good 
large round bales 80.00-95.00; Good large rounds of brome grass 85.00. 
Premium small square bales 150.00. Ground and delivered alfalfa 110.00. 
Dehy Alfalfa pellets 17 percent protein 197.00-210.00.  

Platte Valley area of Nebraska
Alfalfa: Good round bales 80.00-90.00.  Ground and delivered alfalfa 
120.00-125.00. Ground and delivered cane 110.00, Ground and delivered 
cornstalks 90.00-95.00. Dehy pellets 17 percent protein 185.00. 

Panhandle of Nebraska
Alfalfa: Good to Premium large square bales 142.50. Straw: Large round 
and large square bales 60.00-70.00. Oat hay in large square bales 100.00.

The case for silage inoculants

• David P. Casper

• Dairy Technical Services Leader/Dairy Nutritionist

When I was a young animal scientist growing up on the dairy farm, we would routinely use a silage inoculant when ensiling alfalfa haylage – but not very often for corn silage.

Even during my graduate student years, the prevailing thought process was: It was work to mess up ensiling corn silage. So the prevailing theory was: Alfalfa/grasses needed help via a silage inoculant, but corn silage did not except in extreme cases or as an insurance policy.

This perspective is still encountered today. However, early in my professional career, my perspectives and recommendations changed on using a silage inoculant for all crops for a number of practical reasons and published research.

Modern inoculants

Comparing today’s silage inoculants to products 30 to 40 years ago for efficacy is an almost unfair comparison. Those early products were basically assisting in lactic acid generation during the ensiling process to simply reduce pH by using limited bacterial numbers and strains.

Combine with lack of accurate application methods (throw or sprinkle a coffee can across the silage wagon), and it is no wonder product efficacy for the money spent was a concern.

In contrast, today’s silage inoculants have been well researched through intensive product development and testing programs in industry and academic institutions.

In the ensuing years, many improvements have been made in the area of silage inoculants, such as new and novel bacteria, using multiple bacterial strains, bacterial numbers to apply per gram of silage, fiber- and starch-degrading enzymes, yeast and mold inhibitors, antioxidants, bio- or bacteria stimulants, improved manufacturing processes, heat-sealed packaging, along with accurate application equipment adjusting application rates based on moisture content.

Inoculant recommendations

My first recommendation is for the dairy producer to use a silage inoculant when harvesting and ensiling any forage crop.

The advantages (depending on product) include but are not limited to rapid lactic acid production, rapid pH drop, dry matter retention, conservation of simple sugars and their energy, less heating by inhibiting carbohydrate oxidation, reduced protein degradation, lower soluble protein and ammonia concentrations, longer bunk stability, increased dry matter intake, improved milk production and milk composition.

My second recommendation is applying the silage inoculant as soon as possible after chopping the forage (i.e., chopper application). Certainly, applying a silage inoculant at the silo or bunker can work, but there is more risk for product failure.

As chopping releases the plant cell contents (sugars, moisture, etc.), a competition ensues between good bacteria and bad/pathogenic bacteria on the plant. By adding more good bacteria, it ensures the good bacteria can out-compete the bad bacteria, which ensures maintaining harvested forage quality. So the sooner the product is applied, the better.

One area where silage inoculants can provide an impact is nitrate detoxification for drought-stressed forages. Generally, ensiling will reduce nitrate concentrations approximately 50 percent, but the use of a good silage inoculant may achieve nitrate detoxification of 75 percent or more. If nitrate accumulation is a concern (i.e., Dakota drought area), never feed any unfermented or fermented forages without getting a nitrate test first – because livestock have been lost due to nitrate toxicity.

Inoculants and mycotoxins

An area where silage inoculants won’t have much impact is on mycotoxins. Mycotoxins are the byproducts of mold and fungus growth. If the mold is growing in the bunker, pile or silo, using a silage inoculant may inhibit mycotoxin formation, but this is a rare situation. Generally, forage mycotoxin contamination occurs in the field under the appropriate conditions (i.e., wet and cold or drought and hot).

Mycotoxins are very stable compounds that will not be metabolized or detoxified by any silage inoculant. To date, no silage inoculant exists in the market to mitigate mycotoxins, but the reader is assured many scientists are looking for a solution. For the foreseeable future, forage mycotoxin mitigation will require other mechanisms and technologies.

Research performance

In consulting with China’s Gansu Agricultural University and the Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences under the leadership of Jianping Wu and his team, we have conducted a very simple applied silage study demonstrating silage inoculant performance.

For example, in the U.S., dairy producers strive to continue silage harvesting until the bunker/silo is filled or the pile is completed, but weather and breakdowns can interrupt silage harvest, as well as stopping for the night.

In contrast, depending on the Chinese dairy operation, it can take one to two weeks to fill a large bunker, so our theory was: Using a silage inoculant might mitigate the effects of slow filling or stopping for the night. The study demonstrated the benefits of using a silage inoculant when completing the ensiling process in one or three days (Table 1).

However, the longer it takes to fill a silo (i.e., three fillings over three days) resulted in a decrease in neutral detergent fiber digestibility that could not be overcome by the use of a silage inoculant.

Summary

In conclusion, today’s silage inoculants are value-added solutions that generate an excellent return on investment for the dairy operation. Silage inoculants have been shown to reduce shrink loss by 3 percent or more and improve feeding value by 1 to 2 percent or more. Investing in silage inoculants will positively reduce your future cash demands by making your silage go further. These products are well researched to provide consistent performance.

A silage inoculant should be used at harvesting. The use of silage inoculants on the dairy operation is highly recommended to provide the features and benefits for harvesting and storing forages that will maintain or enhance forage quality and digestibility to meet animals’ nutrient requirements.

The selection of a silage inoculant having specific features and benefits will depend on the individual producer’s requirements for their livestock operation. There are several options on the market that will meet these requirements while providing excellent performance. Of course, these benefits will only be provided if the product is applied at the right time, at the right rate, with the appropriate applicators and the equipment operating correctly.

Given that silage inoculants can be applied in dry or liquid forms, be sure the applicator system is working appropriately for flow rates, pressures, water source, etc. For example, using chlorinated water when mixing a liquid silage inoculant is basically applying water because the chlorine kills the bacteria in the product.

To get the best silage and the greatest return on investment, be sure to use a silage inoculant and pay attention to the details. 

Corsica, SD Hay and Straw Auction

For Monday Oct 02, 2017

Receipts:  14 Loads    Last Week:  11 Loads    Last Year:  11 Loads

All prices dollars per ton FOB Corsica, SD.

One load Small Squares equals approximately 5 tons; Large Squares and
Large Rounds range from 10-25 tons per load.

   Alfalfa:  Good:  Large Rounds, 6 loads 80.00-87.50.  Fair:  Large Rounds,
2 loads 72.50-77.50.

   Grass:  Good:  Large Rounds, 2 loads 82.50-92.50.  Fair:  Large Rounds,
3 load s70.00-75.00.

   Straw:  Large Rounds, 1 load 52.50.  

Kansas Hay Market Report

Ground alfalfa movement:  Southwest/South Central 
Tonnage:  8,915/4,090     Last week:  9,067/4,355 Last year: 9,620/4,700
             
Hay market activity slow; demand light for most classes of hay; prices steady.  
While the hay market is going through a slow period, producers are busy planting 
wheat and triticale and harvesting corn and soybeans.  Most all areas of the 
state received rain this past week.  Western and central Kansas received an inch 
or more, while much of the east received less than an inch.  According to the US 
Drought Monitor, the abnormally dry (D0) category decreased to 40.11 pct, 
moderate drought (D1) decreased to 10.08 pct and severe drought (D2) decreased 
to 1.35 pct.  Alfalfa fourth cutting was 89 percent complete, near 88 pct last 
year, and ahead of the 74 pct average. If you have hay for sale, and/or need hay 
here in Kansas, use the services of the Internet Hay Exchange: 
www.hayexchange.com/ks.php.
  
Southwest Kansas  
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered steady; movement 
slow. Alfalfa: horse, small squares 240.00-250.00. Dairy, .80-.90/point RFV, 
Supreme 150.00-165.00, Premium 145.00-155.00, Good 125.00-145.00.  Stock or Dry 
Cow alfalfa, 100.00-110.00.  Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 100.00-110.00. Ground 
and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies, 125.00-135.00, with instances at 
145.00.  The week of 9/24-9/30, 8,915T of grinding alfalfa and 1,226T of dairy 
alfalfa were delivered. 

South Central Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, alfalfa pellets, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered 
steady; movement slow. Alfalfa: horse, small squares 7.50-8.50/bale, Dairy, .75-
.85/point RFV. Supreme 140.00-150.00, Premium 130.00-145.00, Good 110.00-130.00. 
Stock cow alfalfa, 80.00-90.00. Fair/Good grinding alfalfa, 90.00-100.00.  
Ground and delivered locally to feedlots 115.00-125.00, with an instance at 
130.00. The week of 9/24-9/30, 4,090T of grinding alfalfa and 1,025T of dairy 
alfalfa were delivered. Alfalfa pellets: Sun Cured 15 pct protein 150.00-160.00, 
17 pct protein 155.00-165.00, Dehydrated 17 pct 200.00-205.00. Grass hay: none 
reported. Sudan large rounds 70.00-80.00. Straw large squares 50.00-60.00. 

Southeast Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, grass hay, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered steady; movement 
slow.  Alfalfa: horse or goat, 210.00-220.00.  Dairy .75-.85/point RFV. Stock 
cow alfalfa 90.00-100.00 with an instance at 125.00-135.00.  Fair/Good grinding 
alfalfa 75.00-85.00 with an instance at 90.00. Ground and delivered, 90.00-
100.00. Grass hay: bluestem, premium small squares 105.00-120.00. Good, mid and 
large squares 80.00-95.00, large rounds 55.00-65.00. Brome: small squares 6.00-
8.00/bale. Good, mid and large squares 100.00-120.00, large rounds 75.00-85.00. 
Oat hay, large squares 120.00-130.00. Straw, none reported.

Northwest Kansas  
Dairy alfalfa, grinding alfalfa, ground/delivered steady; movement slow. 
Alfalfa: small squares, horse quality none reported. Goat, 170.00-180.00. Dairy, 
Premium/Supreme .80-.95/point RFV. Stock cow, fair/good 85.00-95.00. Fair/good 
grinding alfalfa, 65.00-75.00 with an instance at 85.00. Ground and delivered 
locally to feedlots and dairies, 90.00-100.00. Wheat hay large rounds 50.00 in 
the field. 

North Central-Northeast Kansas 
Dairy alfalfa, ground/delivered, grinding alfalfa, grass hay steady; movement 
slow.  Alfalfa: horse, none reported.  Dairy .90-1.00/point RFV, Supreme 165.00-
185.00.  Premium 160.00-175.00, Good 140.00-160.00.  Stock Cow, good 110.00-
120.00. Fair/Good, grinding alfalfa, 80.00-90.00. Ground and delivered, 110.00-
120.00.  Grass hay: bluestem, small squares 5.00-6.00/bale, large squares 90.00-
100.00, large rounds 60.00-70.00.  Brome: Good, small squares 6.00-7.00/bale 
delivered, mid and large squares, 100.00-110.00, good large rounds 70.00-75.00. 
Straw, small squares, 4.00-5.00/bale, large squares 75.00-85.00, large rounds 
60.00-70.00. 

Hay prices generally steady

In Nebraska and the East River area of South Dakota, alfalfa, grass hay, ground and delivered hay sold steady with dehydrated pellets trading mostly steady to 5 higher, according to the USDA Market News Service, Sept. 22. Prices given on per-ton basis, unless otherwise noted.

Eastern/central—Premium alfalfa, large squares, $140; good, large rounds, $80-$100. Premium grass hay, large rounds, $105, small squares, $150; good, large rounds, $80-$95. Cane, in large rounds, $55-$60. Bean stubble, in rounds, $65 delivered. Ground and delivered alfalfa, $110. Dehydrated alfalfa pellets, 17% protein, $190-$210. Organic dehydrated alfalfa pellets, 17% protein, $300.

Platte Valley—Supreme alfalfa, large rounds, $110; good, rounds $85-$90. Ground and delivered alfalfa, $120-$125. Ground and delivered cane, $110, ground and delivered cane, $110. Ground and delivered cornstalks, $90-$95. Dehydrated pellets, 17% protein, $190.

East River area of South Dakota—Premium/supreme alfalfa, large squares, $150; good, large squares, $140-$150; fair, large squares, $120; utility large rounds, $100. Sun-cured alfalfa pellets, 15% $160, 17%, $165. Alfalfa meal, 17% $170. Premium, alfalfa grass mix, no reported sales. Grass, no reported sales. Straw, large squares, $110. Cornstalks, no reported sales.

In Iowa, alfalfa and grass hay sold with steady to firm.

Rock Valley—Premium alfalfa, large squares, $112.50-$130, large rounds, $112.50-$130, small squares, $120-$130; good, large squares, $95-$105, large rounds, $97.50-$105; fair, large rounds, $82.50-$92.50. Premium grass, large squares, $117.50-$132.50, large rounds, $112.50-$122.50; good, large squares, $82.50-$92.50, large rounds, $82.50-$105.00; fair, large rounds, $67.50-77.50. Good alfalfa grass mix, large squares, $105, large rounds, $95; fair, large squares, $80. Straw, large squares, $85, large rounds, $85-$100. Cornstalks, large rounds, $40-$62.50.

In Minnesota, prices were generally steady.

Fair alfalfa, small square, $90; utility, $70. Good grass, large rounds, $85; fair, large rounds, $65-$75; utility, large rounds, $40-$60. Good alfalfa grass mix, large rounds, $90; fair, large rounds, $70-$80, small squares, $95; utility, large rounds, $50-$60. Straw, small squares, $2.70-$3.30/bale.

In Montana, hay prices sold fully steady. Supply and demand this week was light to moderate.

Supreme alfalfa, small squares, $200, large squares, $150; premium, large squares, $140-$145, large rounds, $150; good, large squares, $130-$160, large rounds, $140-$165, small squares, $150; fair, large squares, $110-$155, large rounds, $120-$160, small squares, $130; utility, large rounds, NA, large squares, $100. Premium grass alfalfa, small squares, NA; good, large rounds, NA, small squares, NA; fair, large squares, $130-$135, large rounds, $125; utility, large rounds, $90. Premium grass, large rounds, NA; good, large squares, $140, large rounds, $130-$135; fair, large squares, NA, large rounds, $120-$135, long haul, $100; utility, large rounds, NA. Premium timothy grass, small squares, $200-$240, large rounds, NA; good, large rounds, NA. Barley straw, large squares, $50-$60, long haul, $40, large rounds, NA, small squares, NA. Wheat straw, SCMT, large squares, $40-$55, long haul, $35. NMT, large squares, NA, large rounds, NA.

In Wyoming, western Nebraska and western South Dakota, prices were mostly steady with demand good in all regions.

Eastern Wyoming—Supreme/premium, large squares, $150; good alfalfa, large squares, $130; fair, large squares, $120-$125, rounds, $120-$125. No reported quotes for other classes of hay.

Central/western Wyoming—Supreme alfalfa, small squares, $190; good, small squares, $135. Premium timothy, small squares, $200. No reported quotes for other classes of hay.

Western Nebraska—Alfalfa, ground and delivered, $135. No reported quotes for other classes of hay.

Western South Dakota—Premium alfalfa, large squares, $165-$175. No reported quotes for other classes of hay.

In Colorado, hay prices were mostly steady with firm undertones. Activity and demand good in all classes.

Northeast—Premium alfalfa, large squares, $170 delivered; good, large squares, $120; fair, large squares, $130, delivered. Premium alfalfa grass mix, large squares, $210, small lot. Premium grass, small squares, $300, small lot. No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

Southeast—Good alfalfa, large squares, $130-$140; supreme, small squares, $200; fair, large squares, $115; premium, small squares, $180. Premium grass, rounds bales, $170, small squares, $245, retail. No reported quotes for other classes of hay.

San Luis Valley—Supreme alfalfa, large squares, $180; fair, large squares, $105. No reported quotes for other classes of hay.

Southwest—Premium grass, small squares, $210. No reported quotes from all other classes of hay.

Mountains/northwest—Good grass, large squares, $150, small squares, $180. Premium timothy, rounds, $170, $110, old crop. No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

In Missouri, hay supplies are moderate, demand is light and prices are steady.

Supreme alfalfa, RFV 185 $170-$220; premium, RFV 170-180, $150-$180; good, RFV 150-170 $120-$160, small squares $4.50-$5/bale; fair, RFV 130-150, $100-$120. Good mixed grass hay, $75-$100, small squares, $3-$4.50/bale, some alfalfa/grass mix; fair/good mixed grass hay, $50-$80, small squares, $2.50-$3.50, large rounds, $20-$30. Fair/good bromegrass, $50-$80. Wheat straw, small squares, $3-$5/bale.

In Oklahoma, alfalfa trade slow and movement very light. Demand has been very light since the first of September and most growers are turning their attention to other areas.

Central—Supreme alfalfa, large square bales, last sales confirmed, $140-$150; premium, large squares, $125-$140; good, large squares, mostly $100-$110; fair/good, round bales, few large squares, $90-$100. Good bermuda grass hay, 4 x 5 bales, $30-$50/bale, 5 x 6 bales, $40-$60. Mixed grass, 4 x 5, rounds, $30-$40/bale, good bermuda, small squares, mostly $6/bale.

Eastern—Alfalfa, small squares horse hay, 60-70 pounds, mostly $10-$12/bale. Mixed grass hay, 5 x 6 bales, $30-$50. Good bermuda 5 x 6 bales, $50-$65/bale. Mixed grass, 4 x 5 bales, $30-$40/bale. Good mixed grass or bermuda, small squares, $4-$6/bale.

Western—Supreme alfalfa, large squares confirmed, $140-$150; premium, large squares, few sales $125-$130; good, $90-$100. Good new crop wheat hay, 5 x 5 1/2 to 5 x 6 bales, mostly $50/bale, $80/ton. Good bermuda horse quality, $65-$70/bale in 5 x 6 bales, good bermuda cow hay, 5 x 6 bales, $45-$60/bale; 4 x 5 bales, $35-$45/bale. Certified weed free wheat straw, 4 x 5 bales, $50/bale.

In Texas, all hay classes were steady on moderate to good movement.

Panhandle/High Plains—Premium/supreme alfalfa, large squares, delivered, $180-$230, large rounds, delivered, $90-$100/bale; good/premium, large squares, delivered, $160-$180, small bales delivered, $231-$288.75; fair or rained on, large squares, delivered, $120-$135. Ground alfalfa, delivered to feedlots, $150-$160, calf, $160, brown, $125. Good/premium coastal bermuda, large rounds, delivered $180. Wheat hay, large bales, delivered, $130. Prairie hay, large bales, delivered, $110. Oat hay, large bales, delivered, $80-$140. Bluestem, large bales, delivered, $95. Red top cane, small bales, FOB, $5.50/bale.

Far west Texas/Trans Pecos—Premium/supreme alfalfa, small squares, delivered local or FOB, $250-$297, large squares, delivered, $220, large squares, FOB, $160-$170; good/premium, large squares, FOB, $140-$160; fair/good, large squares, FOB, $135-$140.

North/central/east—Premium/supreme alfalfa, large squares, delivered, $220-$235; good/premium, large squares, delivered, $205-$220. Good/premium coastal bermuda, small squares, FOB, $231-$297, large rounds, FOB $100-$140; fair/good, small squares, FOB, $165-$198, large rounds, FOB $80-$100.

South—Good/premium coastal bermuda, small squares, FOB, $231-$265, large rounds, FOB and delivered locally, $100-$140; fair/good, small squares, FOB, $165-$198, large rounds, FOB and delivered locally, $70-$100.

In New Mexico, alfalfa hay prices steady. Trade was slow, demand light.

Eastern—Premium/supreme, baled alfalfa, large squares, $165-$180; good, large squares, $145-$165; fair, large squares, $125-$145. Ground hay, $145-$155 (feedlot hay).

Southeast—Premium/supreme baled alfalfa, large squares, $165-$180, small bales, $240/ton loaded on truck; good, large squares, $145-$165; fair, $120-$145 to dairies.

South/southwest—Premium/supreme bales alfalfa, large squares, $155-$165, small bales alfalfa, $7-$8/bale FOB; good, large squares, $135-$145, small bales, $6-$7/bale; fair, large squares, $110-$125, small bales, $5/bale; utility, large squares, $90. Corn silage, $46/ton net back to farmer 68% moisture.

North central—Premium/ supreme baled alfalfa, small squares, $7-$8/bale; good, small squares, $5-$6/bale.