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
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
OREGON AREA HAY
(USDA Market News)
Portland, Ore.
Oct. 4
This week FOB Last week Last year
11,818 4,817 4,745
Compared to Sept. 28: Prices narrowly mixed but mostly steady to $10 higher compared to last week. Trading was moderate during the week. Export demand and demand from horse accounts in several states affected by drought was good. More producers have sold all that they plan to sell for this season.
Tons Price
CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES
Alfalfa Small Square Premium 100 $245
150 $245
Good/Prem. 6 $240
100 $220-230
Good 9 $210-220
Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Premium 28 $240
Good 87 $210
Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 106 $240-250
Good/Prem. 57 $225-230
Good 2 $215
Mixed Grass Small Square Fair 25 $165
Orchard/Timothy Small Square Premium 23 $240
Triticale Small Square Fair 30 145-145 145
Forage Mix-Five Way Small Square Premium 40 $260
EASTERN OREGON
Alfalfa Large Square Premium 230 $215
Good 92 $205
Fair/Good 183 $195
Alfalfa Small Square Premium 30 $210
Good 80 $195
Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Large Square Utility 30 $150
Timothy Grass Large Square Premium 600 $205
HARNEY COUNTY
Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 1100 $210-230
Alfalfa Mid Square Premium 110 $225
Alfalfa/Grass Mix Large Square Good 400 $140
Mixed Grass Large Square Good 20 $130
KLAMATH BASIN
Alfalfa Mid Square Fair 60 $180
Alfalfa Small Square Supreme 2 $280
Premium 5 $280
Alfalfa Compressed Bales Premium 5 $355
Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 20 $300
Good 8 $260
Orchard Grass Compressed Bales Premium 20 $360
Fescue Grass Small Square Good/Prem. 25 $180
Grass Small Square Good 6 $190
LAKE COUNTY
Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 568 $245-250
1100 $225
1350 $250
Premium 4200 $235-245
Good/Prem. 34 $210
Good 99 $190-200
Fair/Good 34 $180
Alfalfa Small Square Good 60 $200
Oat Large Square Good 100 $150
Forage Mix-Two Way Large Square Good 200 $150
Oat Straw Large Square Utility 284 $50
WASHINGTON-OREGON HAY
(Columbia Basin)
(USDA Market News)
Moses Lake, Wash.
Oct. 4
This week FOB Last week Last year
10,390 10,505 13,985
Compared to Sept. 28, Supreme and Premium Alfalfa and Timothy domestic and export steady to $10 higher. Most advance on Supreme and 3 tie export. Trade slow to moderate with good demand. Retail/Feedstore steady. Trade slow with good demand.
Tons Price
Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 1650 $270-300
Premium 3000 $230-265
800 $260
Good 620 $205-225
60 $240
Alfalfa Small Square Premium 2500 $265-285
60 $245
Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 525 $250-275
Oat Large Square Good 500 $145
Sudan Large Square Good 325 $215-225
Sudan Small Square Good 350 $215-225
CALIFORNIA HAY
(USDA Market News)
Moses Lake, Wash.
Oct. 4
This week FOB Last week Last year
35,385 20,255 17,125
Compared to Sept. 28: All classes of hay traded mostly steady to firm 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.
Region 1
North Intermountain: Includes the counties of Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen and Plumas.
Tons Price
Alfalfa Supreme 250 $225
1775 $215
650 $235
Prem./Sup. 500 $225
50 $220
Premium 250 $285
Good/Prem. 200 $230
Good 400 $190
1000 $200
1000 $257
Orchard Grass Premium 300 $250
1250 $255-285
Wheat Straw Premium 500 $60
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 $240-250
Premium 125 $220-230
Good/Prem. 350 $210-220
Good 200 $200
300 $225
Fair 125 $180
175 $170
Cubes Premium 75 $250
Good/Prem. 75 $240
Good 50 $210
Orchard Grass Premium 50 $250
Oat Hay Premium 25 $150
200 $190
Wheat Hay Premium 75 $140
Teff Premium 150 $200
Rice Straw Premium 500 $62
Wheat Straw Premium 175 $87
Region 3
Includes the counties of San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mono, Merced and Mariposa.
Tons Price
Alfalfa Supreme 389 $240-255
250 $280-290
1775 $285
Premium 240 $230-235
175 $210-215
Good/Prem. 240 $225
Good 125 $225
Wheat Hay Premium 200 $123
Corn Stover/Stalks Premium 1000 $85
Region 4
Includes the counties of Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Inyo.
Tons Price
Alfalfa Supreme 100 $270
100 $295
Good 200 $220
250 $230
Fair 300 $205
Corn Standing Premium $50
Wheat Straw Premium 150 $
Region 5
Includes the counties of Kern, Northeast Los Angeles and western San Bernardino.
Alfalfa Premium 250 $240-260
Good 125 $208
Alfalfa/Grass Mix Good 150 $200
Alfalfa/Oat Mix Premium 100 $180
Millet Good 25 $160
Region 6
Includes the counties of Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial.
Tons Price
Alfalfa Prem./Sup. 275 $240-250
Premium 1160 $205-225
650 $215-230
Good 3300 $170-175
1100 $190-210
Fair 6175 $155-160
Utility 1150 $130
1150 $100
Bermuda Grass Premium 350 $234
275 $230-255
Good 380 $220-225
Sudan Premium 900 $200-210
Good 600 $150
Fair 800 $125
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