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 8

This week FOB Last week Last year

6,095 2,375 230

Compared to March 1: 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. First contracts for Domestic New Crop reported this week. The Japanese yen was in the midst of a 20 percent drop against the U.S. dollar. The yen's slide reduces the country's buying power for foreign products. Retail/Feedstore steady in a light test. Trade slow with good demand, especially from Canadian buyers.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Large Square Good/Prem. 4900 $205

Good 500 $205

60 $205

Alfalfa Small Square Premium 130 $250-260

Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 75 $260-275

Timothy Grass Small Square Premium 30 $250

Forage Mix-Two Way Large Square Good 400 $180

OREGON AREA HAY

(USDA Market News)

Portland, Ore.

March 8

This week FOB Last week Last year

1,759 1,331 824

Compared to March 1: Hay prices steady with last week's report in a limited test. Trading was slow to moderately active.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Small Square Premium 164 $248-250

48 $245

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Premium 32 $250

Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 161 $225-250

Good/Prem. 31 $240

Good 32 $225

EASTERN OREGON

Alfalfa Small Square Premium 600 $210

Good 50 $150

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Good 3 $165

Orchard Grass Small Square Good 6 $165

HARNEY COUNTY

Alfalfa Large Square Good 28 $175

LAKE COUNTY

Alfalfa Large Square Prem./Sup. 416 $240-250

Good 33 $210

Forage Mix-Two Way Large Square Good 60 $150

Triticale Straw Large Square Utility 95 $55

KLAMATH BASIN: No new sales confirmed.

IDAHO HAY

(USDA Market News)

Moses Lake, Wash.

March 8

This week Last week Last year

1,155 950 22,650

Compared to March 1: Domestic Supreme Alfalfa steady in a light test. Trade slow with light to moderate demand. Most hay has been cleaned up for a long time. Retail/feed store/horse steady. Buyer demand good with light to moderate supplies.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 900 $200-225

Alfalfa Small Square Premium 60 $230

Timothy Grass Small Square Premium 45 $230

Wheat Straw Large Square Good 150 $40

CALIFORNIA HAY

(USDA Market News)

Moses Lake, Wash.

March 8

This week FOB Last week Last year

5,560 7,280 0

Compared to March 1: All classes of hay traded mostly steady in all regions. Demand good for all classes of hay. Trade activity light this week. All prices reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.

REGION 1

Tons Price

Alfalfa Good/Prem. 200 $210

Fair 50 $200

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Premium 100 $250

Orchard Grass Premium 150 $320

Wheat Premium 100 $195

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 $240

Good 600 $205

Fair 100 $182.50

Orchard Grass Premium 50 $250

Oat Good 250 $150-180

Wheat Straw Good 225 $107-125

Fair 50 $93

REGION 3

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

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 425 $270-275

Premium 235 $240

85 $230

Good 220 $235

60 $225

50 $220-235

Fair 65 $190

Wheat Straw Fair/Good 25 $125

REGION 4

No new sales confirmed.

REGION 5

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

Tons Price

Alfalfa Good 50 $210

50 $220

REGION 6

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

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 295 $220

500 $220

Premium 75 $215

300 $215

450 $220-240

Good 450 $180-205

Fair 75 $185

Bermuda Grass Premium 200 $230-240