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

WASHINGTON-OREGON HAY

(Columbia Basin)

(USDA Market News)

Moses Lake, Wash.

Sept. 28

This week FOB Last week Last year

10,505 15,588 11,062

Compared to Sept. 21: Supreme and Premium Alfalfa and Timothy domestic and export steady. Trade slow to moderate with good demand especially for 3 tie bales from exporters. Demand from dairies remains light. Retail/Feedstore steady. Trade slow with good demand.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Large Square Premium 3700 $248.11

Good 200 $230

1575 $220-230

Small Square Premium 1625 $265-275 90 $250-260

Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 105 $250-275

Timothy Grass Large Square Good 1025 $220-240

Small Square Premium 1220 $250-270

Good 390 $220-245

Oat Large Square Good 575 $145

OREGON AREA HAY

(USDA Market News)

Portland, Ore.

Sept. 28

This week FOB Last week Last year

4,817 5,422 4,670

Compared to Sept. 21: Prices narrowly mixed but mostly steady compared to last Week. Trading slow to moderate during the week. Volume of trading again down compared to the previous week. More producers have sold all that they plan to sell for this season.

Tons Price

CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES

Alfalfa Large Square Good 500 $195

Alfalfa Small Square Premium 46 $230-250

Good/Prem. 6 $220

52 $220-230

Good 2 $220

25 $200

Orchard Grass Large Square Good/Prem. 12 $220

Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 101 $230-250

5 $250

Good/Prem. 89 $220-235

Good 50 $215

Timothy Grass Small Square Premium 12 $275

Good/Prem. 2 $225

Meadow Grass Small Square Fair/Good 50 $195

Mixed Grass Small Square Premium 27 $275

Good/Prem. 6 $222

Barley Small Square Fair/Good 25 $150

EASTERN OREGON

Alfalfa Large Square Premium 400 $280

Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 50 $225

Timothy Grass Small Square Premium 600 $280

HARNEY COUNTY

Alfalfa Large Square Good 600 $190

Alfalfa/Bluegrass Mix Large Square Premium 275 $200

KLAMATH BASIN

Alfalfa Small Square Supreme 800 $230

Good 24 $200

Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 4 $240

Fescue Grass Small Square Good/Prem. 27 $180

Meadow Grass Small Square Good 18 $180

LAKE COUNTY

Alfalfa Large Square Premium 100 $195

Good/Prem. 68 $210

Good 37 $200

Alfalfa Small Square Premium 30 $250

Oat Large Square Good 300 $140

Forage Mix-Two Way Large Square Good/Prem. 29 $150

Oat Straw Large Square Utility 145 $50

Alfalfa/Triticale Mix Large Square Premium 300 $175 1

IDAHO HAY

(USDA Market News)

St. Joseph, Mo.

Sept. 28

This week FOB Last week Last year

6,655 35,840 13,780

Compared to Sept. 21: Compared to last week, Premium Alfalfa for domestic use steady. Trade slow to moderate. Demand remains good for all hay. Retail/feed store/horse steady as most supplies going to eastern interests. Buyer demand good with light to moderate supplies.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 1400 $190-225

Premium 25 $230

3000 $225

Good/Prem. 6000 $210

Good 3700 $190-200

800 $220

Alfalfa/Grass Mix Large Square Good 500 $180

Oat Large Square Good 300 $165

CALIFORNIA HAY

(USDA Market News)

Moses Lake, Wash.

Sept. 28

This week FOB Last week Last year

20,255 13,305 19,465

Compared to Sept. 21: All classes of hay traded mostly steady in all regions. Demand good for all classes of hay with very light trade activity. Trading throughout the state is slow as many producers are continuing to elect to put hay in storage. Producers in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley's noted the slow growth due to low temperatures. Retail/stable hay trade remains firm on limited overall supplies.

REGION 1

North Intermountain: Includes the counties of Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen and Plumas.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 1250 $215-220

25 $280

Prem./Sup. 550 $235

Premium 900 $220

225 $200

Small Square (per bale) 325 $13.50

Good 500 $180

25 $240

50 $205

Fair 75 $150

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Premium 275 $270

Alfalfa/Grass Mix Premium 225 $240

Orchard Grass Premium 150 $275

Timothy Grass Premium 700 $300

Small Square 200 $15

Good 600 $280-290

Wheat Hay Small Square Premium 170 $8.25

Forage Mix-Three Way Premium 300 $140

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 Supreme 325 $225-240

Premium 1200 $210-240

200 $230

Good 165 $200-225

200 $220-240

Fair 250 $195

700 $170-180

500 $215

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Premium 60 $250

Alfalfa/Grass Mix Premium 130 $240

Fair 285 $190-200

Orchard Grass Premium 50 $250

Oat Hay Premium 155 $155

25 $150

Sudan Premium 85 $245

Rice Straw Small Square Premium 25 $2.50

Wheat Straw Small Square Premium 175 $3.50

REGION 3

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

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 50 $260

400 $290

Prem./Sup. 550 $240-250

Good 380 $225

Utility 25 $165

Orchard Grass Premium 100 $300

Wheat Hay Premium 200 $125

Corn Stover/Stalks Premium 600 $68

REGION 4

Includes the counties of Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Inyo.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Prem./Sup. 225 $285

Good 800 $215

Corn Standing $50

Sudan Utility 150 $160

REGION 5

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

Tons Price

Alfalfa Premium 25 $260

Small Square 1350 $12-14

Good 200 $210

Small Square 150 $10.25

Utility/Fair $1750 $207

Oat Hay Premium 50 $200

Millet Premium 50 $200

Forage Mix-Three Way Small Square Premium 75 $12

Grass Small Square Premium 150 $12

REGION 6

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

Tons Price

Alfalfa Premium 200 $235

300 $210

400 $200-220

Good 750 $190

100 $190

150 $160