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.
Feb. 24
This week FOB Last week Last year
1,185 8,311 1,610
Compared to last week, Alfalfa and Timothy for export steady in a light test. Trade slow due to a mild and open winter and lower milk future prices. Demand remains good. Retail/Feedstore steady in a light test due to the main pass was closed earlier in the week. Trade very slow with continued light supplies being held in firm hands.
Tons Price
Alfalfa Large Square Good/Prem. 600 $245
Alfalfa Small Square Premium 75 $265
Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 35 $250
Timothy Grass Large Square Good 300 $200
Timothy Grass Small Square Premium 50 $255
Wheat Straw Large Square Good 125 $65
OREGON AREA HAY
(USDA Market News)
Moses Lake, Wash.
Feb. 24
This week FOB Last week Last year
1,003 2,241 1,655
Compared to Feb. 17: All classes were generally steady. Trading was generally slow during the week. Some producers continuing to clear out old crop supplies to begin making room for the upcoming crop.
Tons Price
CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES
Alfalfa Small Square Supreme 20 $260
Good/Prem. 10 $200
Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Good 10 $200
Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 88 $235-250
Good/Prem. 55 $230-240
Fair/Good 10 $200
Mixed Grass Small Square Premium 2 $275
EASTERN OREGON
Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 64 $250
Prem./Sup. 272 $245
Premium 200 $230
Fair/Good 33 $190
Alfalfa/Grass Mix Small Square Good 25 $210
Triticale Large Square Good 30 $160
HARNEY COUNTY
Alfalfa Large Square Prem./Sup. 27 $225
Premium 27 $220
KLAMATH BASIN
Alfalfa Small Square Premium 10 $300
Good 110 $235
Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Premium 10 $300
LAKE COUNTY: No new sales confirmed.
IDAHO HAY
(USDA Market News)
Moses Lake, Wash.
Feb. 24
This week FOB Last week Last year
1,860 1,030 630
Compared to last week, not enough of any one class last week for accurate trends. Trade remains slow as most interests have long sold out or supplies are in firm hands. Mild open winter combined with lower milk futures prices makes demand light to moderate. Retail/feed store/horse not tested this week. Buyer demand good with light to moderate supplies.
Tons Price
Alfalfa Large Square Fair 1700 $160-205
Alfalfa Large Round Fair 100 $180
Wheat Straw Large Square Fair 60 $45
CALIFORNIA HAY
(USDA Market News)
Moses Lake, Wash.
Feb. 24
This week FOB Last week Last year
15,635 12,050 10,605
Compared to last week: All classes of hay traded unevenly steady however a mostly weaker undertone was noted. Trade was moderate on light to moderate demand. Northern regions are noting a buyers resistance and not a lot of movement due to uncertainty of where the market is headed. Southern region producers are reporting bleached and really high moisture type hay.
REGION 1
North Intermountain: Includes the counties of Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen and Plumas.
Tons Price
Alfalfa Premium 50 $290
Good/Prem. 500 $270
Fair/Good 100 $230
Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Premium 50 $280
Orchard Grass Premium 75 $290
Meadow Grass Good 150 $240
Fair 175 2 $225
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 Premium 75 $260
225 $260-270
200 $290
Orchard Grass Good 125 $250
Oat Good 110 $185
Wheat Straw Premium 325 $110
325 $100
Good 375 $86
REGION 3
Includes the counties of San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mono, Merced and Mariposa.
Tons Price
Alfalfa Supreme 200 $323
Prem./Sup. 250 $315
Premium 150 $310
100 $307.50
Good/Prem. 100 $300
Good 450 $265-275
75 $265
50 $285
50 $260
Fair 100 $220
Corn Fair 50 $110
Sudan Good 50 $225
Rice Straw Fair 25 $100
Wheat Straw Good 150 $115
REGION 4
Includes the counties of Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Inyo.
Tons Price
Alfalfa Supreme 275 $325
Premium 2000 $300
50 $310
Good 300 $270
250 $270
Corn Ground Good 50 148-148
REGION 5
Includes the counties of Kern, Northeast Los Angeles and Western San Bernardino.
Tons Price
Alfalfa Supreme 25 $320
Premium 550 $290-300
Good/Prem. 25 $280
Forage Mix-Three Way Premium 50 $290
REGION 6
Includes the counties of Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial.
Tons Price
Alfalfa Premium 400 $265
750 $250
1000 $270-280
150 $320
Good/Prem. 575 $255-260
175 $265
Good 75 $252-253
500 $255-265
Fair/Good 450 $235
Fair 2850 $240-250
Orchard Grass Premium 25 $340
Bermuda Grass Premium 75 $275-280
50 $310
Good/Prem. 150 $255
Good 50 $240
Sudan Fair 50 $175
Forage Mix-Three Way Premium 75 $300
