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.

March 1

This week FOB Last week Last year

2,375 4,890 420

Compared to Feb. 22, Domestic Alfalfa steady in a light test. Export Alfalfa not tested this week as most interests are busy shipping previous supplies. Trade remains slow with light demand. Retail/Feedstore steady in a light test. Trade slow with good demand, especially from Canadian buyers.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Large Square Fair 500 $195

1300 $185

200 $205

Alfalfa Small Square Premium 70 $250-260

Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 75 $260-275

Timothy Grass Small Square Premium 30 $250

Wheat Straw Large Square Good 200 $45

OREGON AREA HAY

(USDA Market News)

Portland, Ore.

Feb. 28

This week FOB Last week Last year

1,331 2,592 2,145

Compared to Feb. 21: Hay prices not fully established in a limited test. Trading was seasonally slow.

Tons Price

CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES

Alfalfa Mid Square Good 20 $225

Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 37 $225-250

10 $245

Good/Prem. 22 $240

EASTERN OREGON

Timothy Grass Large Square Fair/Good 200 $150

Orchard/Timothy Large Square Fair/Good 100 $140

HARNEY COUNTY

Alfalfa Large Square Prem./Sup. 64 $220

Good 25 $175

LAKE COUNTY

Alfalfa Large Square Prem./Sup. 92 $240-250

Premium 320 $235

Good 100 $200

Forage Mix-Two Way Large Square Premium 239 $180-185

Good 30 $150

Triticale Large Square Utility 72 $45

KLAMATH BASIN: No new sales confirmed.

IDAHO HAY

(USDA Market News)

Moses Lake, Wash.

Feb. 28

This week Last week Last year

950 1,100 2,830

Compared to Feb. 21, Feeder type Alfalfa steady in a light test. Trade slow, with light to moderate demand. Retail/feed store/horse steady. Buyer demand good with light to moderate supplies.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Small Square Premium 90 $230

Timothy Grass Small Square Premium 60 $230

Good/Prem. 400 $285

Wheat Straw Large Square Good 400 $40

CALIFORNIA HAY

(USDA Market News)

Moses Lake, Wash.

Feb. 28

This week FOB Last week Last year

7,280 6,185 14,190

Compared to Feb. 22: All classes of hay traded mostly steady 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. R

REGION 1

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 100 $280

Good/Prem. 650 $210

Good 1000 $200

75 $250

25 $220

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Premium 150 $265

Orchard Grass Premium 100 $320

Timothy Grass Premium 50 $280

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 Prem./Sup. 50 $230

Premium 50 $220

Forage Mix-Two Way Premium 50 $190

REGION 3

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

Tons Price

Alfalfa Premium 25 $270 del.

Wheat Good/Prem. 100 $175

REGION 4: No new sales confirmed.

REGION 5

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

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 50 $280

Premium 75 $255-260

Good/Prem. 115 $220

Forage Mix-Three Way Premium 125 $240-250

50 $240

REGION 6

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

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 550 $220-225

Premium 140 $215

525 $230-245

Good/Prem. 475 $210-212

625 $215

Good 1175 $200-210

150 $195

Fair/Good 175 $185

Fair 400 $150-170

Bermuda Grass Premium 225 $240-245