Midway Extension District, Livestock

Day: January 12, 2016

Kansas Hay Market Report, January 11

On Monday, January 11, High Plains Journal reported the following:

In Kansas, hay trade slow, spots moderate. Demand light to moderate for dairy alfalfa and for alfalfa pellets, light for stock cow, moderate for grinding alfalfa as well as grass hay. Hay usage normal, according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, Jan. 5. Prices given on a per-ton basis, unless otherwise noted.

North Central/Northeast

Dairy/grinding alfalfa and prairie hay and brome steady. Movement slow. Horse alfalfa, $250-$300, some $8-$9/small square bales, delivered; supreme dairy, $.90-$1/point RFV, $175-$210, premium, $160-$180; fair/good stock cow, $120-$130. Fair/good grinding alfalfa, edge of the field, $70-$75, utility/fair, large rounds, $55-$60; ground and delivered, $100-$120. Good bluestem grass hay, small squares, $5/bale or $6/bale delivered, $100-$130, medium squares, $70-$90, mostly, $70, large rounds, $55-$70; fair, $50-$55. Brome, good, small squares, $6/bale, $120-$145/ton, medium squares, $100-$120, large rounds, $25-$50/bale, $60-$70/ton, mostly $60, fair, $50-$60. Good straw, small squares, $4/bale or $4.50/bale delivered, large squares, $55-$75/ton, large rounds, $50-$60. Good sudan, large rounds, $60-$65.

For additional information view the High Plains Journal webpage:

http://www.hpj.com/markets/hay-trade-slow-spots-moderate/article_229fa11a-c90a-5460-9ab3-8c542f2be73a.html

Source: Kansas Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, Dodge City, Kansas.