Washington-Oregon (Columbia Basin)
Weekly Hay Report
Oct. 25
Tons: 4750 Last Week: 7250 Last Year: 5725
Compared to last Friday, all grades of export and domestic Alfalfa steady.
Timothy for export remains slow. Trade slow to moderate this week as a fire at an
exporters press in Ellensburg slowed trade this week. Demand remains good from
exporters and dairies. Feed store/retail steady. All prices are dollars per ton and
FOB the farm or ranch unless otherwise stated.
Tons Price Wt. Avg Comments
Alfalfa
Mid Square
Premium/Supreme 775 200.00-230.00 216.45 Del Tarped
Premium 155 207.00-208.00 207.52 Export
Good 2025 190.00-200.00 192.59 Export
275 200.00-200.00 200.00 Tarped
Fair/Good 875 200.00-200.00 200.00 Tarped
Alfalfa
Small Square
Premium 100 230.00-230.00 230.00 Retail/Stable
Orchard Grass
Mid Square
Premium 75 172.00-172.00 172.00 Export
70 180.00-180.00 180.00 Retail/Stable
Orchard Grass
Small Square
Premium 100 230.00-230.00 230.00 Retail/Stable
Oat
Small Square
Good 300 110.00-110.00 110.00 Export Oregon Weekly Hay Report
Oct. 25
Compared to October 18: Prices trended generally steady compared to last
report's prices. Retail/Stable type hay remains the most demanded hay.
Some hay acreage has been changed over to grow hemp this year. All sales in
this report are 2019 crop year hay.
Tons: 1316 Last Week: 5637 Last Year: 687
Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Wasco Counties:
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments
Alfalfa
Mid Square
Premium 24 185.00-185.00 185.00
Small Square
Premium 25 250.00-250.00 250.00 Retail/Stable
Orchard Grass
Small Square
Premium 20 240.00-240.00 240.00 Ret/Stable, Contracted
55 260.00-275.00 261.36 Retail/Stable
Good/Premium 2 230.00-230.00 230.00 Retail/Stable
Mixed Grass Five-Way
Small Square
Premium 10 300.00-300.00 300.00 Retail/Stable
Oat/Triticale/Grass Mix
Small Square
Good/Premium 25 185.00-185.00 185.00 Retail/Stable
Eastern Oregon:
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments
Alfalfa
Small Square
Good/Premium 35 185.00-185.00 185.00
Klamath Basin:
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments
Alfalfa
Large Square
Supreme 250 280.00-280.00 280.00 Organic
Mid Square
Premium 400 200.00-200.00 200.00
Small Square
Premium 150 200.00-200.00 200.00
Good 50 130.00-140.00 135.00
Lake County:
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments
Alfalfa
Large Square
Supreme 70 210.00-210.00 210.00
Small Square
Supreme 4 245.00-245.00 245.00 Organic
Premium 30 225.00-225.00 225.00
13 255.00-255.00 255.00 Del Retail/Stable
Good 30 200.00-200.00 200.00
30 200.00-200.00 200.00 Grassy
Meadow Grass
Small Square
Premium 11 255.00-255.00 255.00 Del Retail/Stable
Triticale
Large Square
Good/Premium 56 120.00-120.00 120.00
Alfalfa/Triticale Mix
Small Square
Good/Premium 26 150.00-150.00 150.00 Idaho Weekly Hay Report
Oct. 25
Tons: 19,400 Last Week: 32,200 Last Year: 7550
Compared to last Friday, Alfalfa steady as dairies showed more interest this
week. Trade active with good demand especially for wheat straw and retail hay.
Retail/Feed store steady. Prices are dollars per ton and FOB the farm or ranch
unless otherwise stated.
Tons Price Wt. Avg Comments
Alfalfa
Mid Square
Premium/Supreme 2200 185.00-200.00 195.23 Tarped
Premium 200 200.00-200.00 200.00 Organic
Fair/Good 6500 150.00-160.00 157.31 Tarped
Alfalfa
In Windrow
Premium 3000 170.00-170.00 170.00 Retail/Stable
Wheat Straw
Mid Square
Fair 3250 45.00-45.00 45.00
Wheat Straw
In Windrow
Fair 4250 10.00-10.00 10.00 per Bale
California Hay Report
Oct. 25
Compared to last week: Trade activity moderate on moderate demand. According
to the NASS Crop Progress report October 21, 2019, barley, oats, triticale, and
wheat fields were being prepared for winter plantings in Fresno County. Sorghum
harvest continued and fields were being treated for sugarcane aphids. Rice
fields were maturing and being harvested. In Tulare County, late planted black-
eyed peas were being harvested. Corn fields for silage have been chopped and
awaiting the fall winter wheat plantings. Fields were being fertilized and
prepped for the next planting. Some fields were being laser labeled for better
irrigation. Alfalfa continued to be cut, dried, and baled. Cotton harvest was
complete in Sutter County. In the Sacramento Valley, corn harvest continued.
Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted. Regions are
defined at bottom of report.
Tons: 9560 Last Week: 9950 Last Year: 24,547
Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments
Alfalfa
Supreme 300 195.00-195.00 195.00
2000 195.00-195.00 195.00 Contracted
Premium 750 180.00-180.00 180.00
500 220.00-220.00 220.00 Retail/Stable
Grass
Premium 1000 220.00-220.00 220.00 Retail/Stable
Region 2: Sacramento Valley:
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments
Alfalfa
Premium 50 220.00-220.00 220.00 Retail/Stable
Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments
Alfalfa
Supreme 175 250.00-260.00 255.71
Premium/Supreme 275 232.00-265.00 248.45
Premium 75 230.00-230.00 230.00
Good 450 200.00-200.00 200.00
Fair/Good 50 200.00-200.00 200.00 Del
Oat
Good 25 110.00-110.00 110.00
Corn
Good 300 60.00-60.00 60.00
450 80.00-80.00 80.00 Del
Wheat
Good 25 125.00-125.00 125.00
Forage Mix-Two Way
Good 125 135.00-135.00 135.00
Rice Straw
Good 500 30.00-30.00 30.00
Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley: No New Sales Confirmed.
Region 5: Southern California:
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments
Alfalfa
Premium 135 245.00-245.00 245.00
150 270.00-270.00 270.00 Retail/Stable
Forage Mix-Three Way
Good 50 240.00-240.00 240.00 Retail/Stable
Region 6: Southeast California:
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments
Alfalfa
Premium 375 190.00-200.00 198.00 Retail/Stable
Good 1000 170.00-170.00 170.00
Fair/Good 100 160.00-175.00 167.50
600 175.00-175.00 175.00 Export
Bermuda Grass
Premium 100 220.00-220.00 220.00 Retail/Stable
The following are the counties included in each region:
Region 1: Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, and Plumas.
Region 2: Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Placer,
Yolo, El Dorado, Solano, Sacramento, Amador, and Alpine.
Region 3: San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mono, Merced, Mariposa.
Region 4: Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Inyo.
Region 5: Kern, Northeast Los Angeles, and Western San Bernardino.
Region 6: Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial. 
