Hay Reports
Compiled by USDA Market News Service * St. Joseph, Mo.- Portland
Updated: Friday, March 15, 2013 12:31 AM
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