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.

Dec. 21

This week FOB Last week Last year

1,330 560 562

Compared to Dec. 14, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa not enough reported sales this week for accurate trends. Trade slow with light to moderate demand in pre-holiday trading. Wheat straw firm in a light test. Retail/Feedstore steady. Trade slow with good demand.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Large Square Good 800 $240

Alfalfa Small Square Premium 150 $250-275

Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 95 $250-275

Timothy Grass Small Square Premium 85 $250-275

Wheat Straw Large Square Good 200 $50

OREGON AREA HAY

(USDA Market News)

Portland, Ore.

Dec. 21

This week FOB Last week Last year

1,182 3,107 1,368

Compared to Dec. 14: Hay prices steady in a very limited test. Trading was slow.

Tons Price

CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES

Alfalfa Small Square Premium 10 $235

Good/Prem. 14 $230

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Premium 2 $250

Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 30 $230

29 $235

Good/Prem. 27 $225

14 $230

EASTERN OREGON

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Good 2 $165

HARNEY COUNTY

Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 31 $220

Premium 33 $200

Good 20 $175

KLAMATH BASIN

Alfalfa Large Square Good/Prem. 250 $215

250 $265

LAKE COUNTY

Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 151 $250

Good 99 $190-200

Small Square Supreme 65 $265

Good 60 $200

Triticale Large Square Premium 95 $140-150

IDAHO HAY

(USDA Market News)

St. Joseph, Mo.

Dec. 21

This week FOB Last week Last year

3,075 5,000 750

Compared to Dec. 14, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa steady to weak in a light test. Trade slow to moderate with light to moderate demand in pre-holiday trading. Retail/feed store/horse steady. Buyer demand good with light to moderate supplies.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 100 $215

475 $225

Premium 200 $210

1000 $225

100 $210

Good 200 $190

Alfalfa/Grass Mix Large Square Fair 1000 $170

CALIFORNIA HAY

(USDA Market News)

Moses Lake, Wash.

Dec. 21

This week FOB Last week Last year

6,200 6,105 0

Compared to Dec. 14, All classes of hay traded mostly steady to firm in all regions. Demand good for all classes of hay. Trade activity very light this week. All prices reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.

REGION 1

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 50 $240

Good/Prem. 200 $200

Good 50 $275

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Premium 100 $290

Orchard Grass Premium 50 $305

Forage Mix-Three Way Premium 70 $210

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 200 $280

Prem./Sup. 75 $240

Premium 100 $210

200 $230

Good 50 $200

100 $265

Fair 1 25 $240

Orchard Grass Good 75 $240

Oat Hay Premium 125 $150-170

Good 50 $140

Wheat Straw Premium 225 $62.50

Grass Good/Prem. 50 $250

REGION 3

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

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 150 $295

Premium 100 $275

Fair 25 $235

Triticale Good 25 $175

REGION 4

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 275 $300-310

Good 700 $275-290

REGION 5

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

Tons Price

Alfalfa Premium 75 $280

Forage Mix-Three Way Premium 50 $260

Forage Mix-Four Way Premium 25 $280

REGION 6

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

Tons Price

Alfalfa Premium 1050 $220

220 $205-216

175 $230

Good/Prem. 175 $210

Good 575 $190-195

130 $210

Fair 255 $150

Bermuda Grass Premium 150 $230

150 $260