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. 8

This week FOB Last week Last year

1,160 850 9,460

Compared to Feb. 1, Alfalfa steady in a light test. Trade remains slow with light demand. Demand is still good for export quality Timothy. Retail/Feedstore steady in a light test. Trade slow with good demand.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Large Square Prem./Sup. 400 $240

Alfalfa Small Square Premium 200 $245

230 $250-260

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Premium 60 $275

Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 110 $260-275

Good 30 $230

Timothy Grass Small Square Premium 130 $250-265

OREGON AREA HAY

(USDA Market News)

Portland, Ore.

Feb. 8

This week FOB Last week Last year

1,813 1,249 1,042

Compared to Feb. 1: Hay prices generally steady with the previous week's report in slow trading.

Tons Price

CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES

Alfalfa Small Square Premium 90 $250

17 $235-240

Good/Prem. 120 $240

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Premium 60 $250

Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 129 $235-250

Good/Prem. 5 $230

EASTERN OREGON

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Good 7 $185

HARNEY COUNTY

Alfalfa Large Square Premium 696 $200

Alfalfa/Grass Mix Large Square Good/Prem. 50 $175

KLAMATH BASIN

Alfalfa Small Square Good/Prem. 33 $195

27 $200

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Premium 65 $230

LAKE COUNTY

Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 91 $250

Good/Prem. 67 $220

Good 79 $200-210

Alfalfa Small Square Good 60 $200

Fair 20 $150

Oat Large Square Premium 94 $150

Triticale Straw Large Square Utility 103 $45-50

IDAHO HAY

(USDA Market News)

Moses Lake, Wash.

Feb. 8

This week Last week Last year

4,200 3,700 125

Compared to Feb. 1, Feeder type Alfalfa steady in a light test. Trade slow with light to moderate demand. Retail/feed store/horse steady. Buyer demand good especially from eastern interests with light to moderate supplies.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Large Square Good 300 $200

Fair/Good 600 $200

400 $205

Alfalfa Small Square Premium 1000 $230

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Premium 900 $230

Wheat Straw Large Square Good 1000 $40

CALIFORNIA HAY

(USDA Market News)

Moses Lake, Wash.

Feb. 8

This week FOB Last week Last year

4,319 4,290 15,525

Compared to Feb. 1: All classes of hay traded mostly steady in all regions. Demand moderate to good for all classes of hay. Trade activity very light this week.

REGION 1

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 275 $240

Premium 50 $250

Good 275 $200-210

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Good/Prem. 50 $220

Grass Good/Prem. 50 $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/Orchard Mix Good 50 $250

REGION 3

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

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 245 $260

175 $300

Good 250 $235

Wheat Good/Prem. 50 $200

Corn Stover/Stalks Good 100 $85

REGION 4

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 250 $305

Premium 200 $260

Good 200 $230

REGION 5

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

Tons Price

Alfalfa Premium 175 $280

Fair 100 $185

REGION 6

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

Tons Price

Alfalfa Premium 124 $215-230

575 $230-250

225 $300

Good/Prem. 650 $211-215

Good 50 $210

Utility 200 $150