Hay prices are dollars per ton or dollars per bale when sold to retail outlets. Basis is current delivery FOB barn or stack, or delivered customer as indicated.

Grade guidelines used in this report have the following relationship to Relative Feed Value (RFV), Acid Detergent Fiber (ADF), TDN (Total Digestible Nutrients), or Crude Protein (CP) test numbers:

Grade RFV ADF TDN CP

Supreme 185+ <27 55.9+ 22+

Premium 170-185 27-29 54.5-55.9 20-22

Good 150-170 29-32 52.5-54.5 18-20

Fair 130-150 32-35 50.5-52.5 16-18

Utility <130 36+ <50.5 <16

OREGON AREA HAY

(USDA Market News)

Portland, Ore.

Jan. 18

This week FOB Last week Last year

1,857 4,723 1,660

Compared to Jan 11: Hay prices steady to firm.

Tons Price

CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES

Alfalfa Small Square Premium 150 $250

Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 77 $225-250

4 $245

Orchard/Bluegrass Small Square Fair/Good 30 $220

EASTERN OREGON

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Large Square Good 30 $265

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Good/Prem. 100 $200

Mixed Grass Large Square Good 60 $245

Barley Large Square Fair/Good 100 $150

HARNEY COUNTY

Alfalfa Large Square Prem./Sup. 60 $220

Good/Prem. 30 $175

Alfalfa Mid Square Premium 100 $200

KLAMATH BASIN

Alfalfa Mid Square Good 250 $185

Alfalfa Small Square Premium 160 $220

LAKE COUNTY

Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 175 $250

Good 46 $200

Alfalfa Small Square Good 30 $200

30 $200

60 $200

Triticale Straw Large Square Utility 146 $40-45

Forage Mix-Two Way Large Square Good 119 $150

WASHINGTON-OREGON HAY

(Columbia Basin)

(USDA Market News)

Moses Lake, Wash.

Jan. 18

This week FOB Last week Last year

3,075 2,935 2,750

Compared to Jan. 11, not enough Alfalfa reported this week for accurate trends.

Trade slow with light to moderate demand as most interests attended the Washington State Hay Growers Conference this week. Retail/Feedstore steady in a light test.

Trade slow with good demand.

Tons Price

Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 75 $275

Wheat Straw Large Square Good 3000 $40-45

CALIFORNIA HAY

(USDA Market News)

Moses Lake, Wash.

Jan. 18

This week FOB Last week Last year

5,959 7,830 16,015

Compared to Jan. 11: All classes of hay traded mostly steady in all regions. Demand moderate to good for all classes of hay. Trade activity very light this week.

REGION 1

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 80 $220

Prem./Sup. 70 $210

Premium 200 $200

Good/Prem. 50 $200

Oat Good 100 $150

Forage Mix-Two Way Good 107 $180

Corn Stover/Stalks Good 100 $81.63

REGION 2

Includes the counties of Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Solano, Sacramento, Amador and Alpine.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Cubes Supreme 150 $250

Alfalfa Supreme 100 $240

Premium 100 $225

Good/Prem. 50 $200

Fair/Good 80 $184

Oat Good 163 $150-160

Rice Straw Good 50 $87.50

Wheat Straw Good 250 $112.50

Fair/Good 50 $62.50

Grass Premium 25 $250

REGION 3

Includes the counties of San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mono, Merced and Mariposa.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 550 $240-260

Prem./Sup. 200 $250

4 $225

Fair/Good 100 $185

Wheat Good 150 $170

REGION 4

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 200 $260

Wheat Straw Good 125 $129

REGION 5

Includes the counties of Kern, Northeast Los Angeles and western San Bernardino.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 75 $280

Prem./Sup. 50 $270

Wheat Good 25 $240

REGION 6

Includes the counties of Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Premium 280 $220-225

225 $245-250

Good/Prem. 1000 $210-215

Good 250 $208

Bermuda Grass Good 1000 $210