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March 2013 Hay Price Update
These are hay prices paid at auction in the recent past weeks. Much of the price information is obtained from USDA Hay Market News. Personal contacts of local Iowa hay auctions secured price information for these market outlets. Auctions were chosen to reflect prices across Iowa. Other nearby auctions may exist. No endorsement of the listed auctions is intended.
The USDA Market News group uses the following hay classification designations in their market price reports. Of all hay sold, 1% or less would be designated in the ‘Supreme’ class. There is a general relationship between visual characteristics and forage analyses. If possible, the following Hay test analyses ranges (on dry matter basis) should be used to establish the appropriate quality designation. When feeding livestock, sample all forage lots and use forage analysis information for balancing livestock rations.
Relative Acid Neutral (Alfalfa*) (Mixed & Grass)
Feed Detergent Detergent Crude Crude
Value Fiber Fiber Protein Protein
(RFV) (ADF) (NDF) (CP) (CP)
index % % % %
Supreme > 185 < 27 < 34 > 22 **
Premium 170-185 27-29 34-36 20-22 >13
Good 150-170 29-32 36-40 18-20 9 -13
Fair 130-150 32-35 40-44 16-18 5 - 9
Utility < 130 > 35 > 44 < 16 <5
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* Alfalfa & alfalfa with up to 10% grass (USDA)
** The 'Supreme' category is not appropriate for grass hays
Visual hay quality descriptions used in the USDA Hay Market News. (Note: these visual traits do not necessarily equate to the forage analysis ranges listed in the previous chart.)
Supreme
Very early maturity, pre-bloom, soft, fine stemmed, extra-leafy. Factors indicative of very high nutritive content. Hay is excellent color and free of damage.
Premium
(dairy quality) pre bloom or very early bloom legumes, grass vegetative, generally green with no rain damage
Good
(dairy and feedlot quality) early to mid-bloom legumes, grass vegetative or very early head, generally no rain
Fair
(feedlot or beef quality) mid- to late-bloom legumes, grass headed, coarse/stemmy, may show some rain damage
Utility
(formerly 'Low') - very late maturity, or very coarse/stemmy, or considerable discoloration or rain damage
Fort Atkinson (NE IA) Wednesdays, 1:00PM
(Alfalfa --Quality of lots not stated)
1st Cut: SmSq $200-280/T; LgSq $1955-325/T; LgRd $195-265/T
2nd Cut: SmSq $195-330/T ; LgSq $205-320/T; LgRd $150-305/T
3rd Cut: SmSq $180-410/T; LgSq $225-370/T; LgRd $220-330/T
4th Cut: SmSq $295-300/T; LgSq $305-380/T ; LgRd $225/T
Grass: Good SmSq $150-260/T; LgSq $290/T; LgRd $120-280/T
Oat Hay: LgRd $180/T
Straw: SmSq $165-185/T ; LgSq $145-160/T; LgRd $90-120/T
Cornstalks: LgSq $120/T; LgRd $80-140/T
Dyersville (NE IA ) Thursdays 10:30 AM
Alfalfa:
Supreme: (LgSq $280-285/T Feb)
Premium : LgSq $280-305/T; LgRd $250-300/T
Good: LgSq $245-320/T; LgRd $220-275/T
Fair: LgSq $220-250/T; LgRd $205-250/T
Utility: LgSq $80-210/T ; LgRd $160-220/T
Mixed Legume/Gr
Good: LgSq $270-3105/T; LgRd $220-285/T
Grass:
Good: LgRd $220-295/T
CRP: LgSq $245-265/T; (LgRd $110-200/T Feb)
Oat Hay: (SmSq 180/T Feb)
Straw: LgSq $32.50-59/bale ; LgRd $ 62.50-82.50/B
Cornstalks: LgSq $28-32.50; LgRd $44-57.50/b
Riceville (NE IA) 1st & 3rd Fri Sales
Alfalfa: (SmSq $6.50/bale Feb); LgSq $320/T ; LgRd $110/T
Mixed: LgSq $280/T
Grass: LgRd $100/bale
Straw: LgSq $125/T
Cornstalks: (LgSq $26/bale ; LgRd $40/bale Feb)
Forest City (NC IA) (Wed eve. sales)
Alf &Mixed Leg/Gr : SmSq $5.50-8.50/bale
Grass: SmSq $3.50-7.25/bale; LgRd $110-190/bale
Straw $3.00-4.00/bale
CRP: (SmSq $3.50-3.75/bale; LgRd $85-105/bale Feb)
Cornstalks: ( LgSq $ $27.50-40/b Feb)LgRd $55/b
Spencer Livestock Sales (NW IA) (2nd & 4th Tuesdays)
Alfalfa: SmSq $9.00/bale; LgRd $255-325/T
Mixed Legume/Gr: (SmSq $7.50-9.25/bale Feb) LgSq $180/T; (LgRd $185-230/T Feb)
Grass: SmSq $5.75-8.75/bale; (LgRd $180-202.50/T Feb)
Straw: SmSq $3.25-4.50/bale
Cornstalks: SmSq $2.25-3.50/b ; LgRd, $50-57.50/bale, $82.50-87.50/T
Soybean ‘straw’: (LgRd $ 30/bale Feb)
CRP: (LgRd $140-180/bale Feb)
Rock Valley (NW IA) (Monday & Thursdays 1:00PM)
Alfalfa
Supreme: SmSq $290/T ; LgSq $280/-300T; LgRd $280-300/T
Premium: SmSq $240-260/T; LgSq $235-270/T ; LgRd $230-275/T
Good: SmSq $200-210/T; LgRd $225/T
Fair: LgRd $150/T
Mixed Hay
Premium: (SmSq $230/T Feb); LgSq $240-255/T; LgRd $225-265/T
Good: LgRd $170-220/T
Fair: LgRd $150-160/T
Grass Hay
Supreme: SmSq $290/T
Premium: SmSq $230-270/T ; LgSq $230-255/T; LgRd $225-250/T
Good: SmSq $200-210/T; LgSq $175-225/T; LgRd $165-225/T
Fair: LgRd $125-165/T
Utility : (LgSq $77.50/T Feb) ; LgRd $70-110/T
Straw: SmSq $4.00/b; LgSq $90-140/T; LgRd $75-135/T
Cornstalks :LgSq $65-115/T; LgRd $60-95/T
Soybean ‘Straw’: LgSq $87.50/T; LgRd $67.50-70/T
Maurice, IA Sales Tuesdays 11:00AM
Alfalfa:
Supreme: (LgSq $ $290/T Feb) ; LgRd $ 275/T
Prem: SmSq $250/T; LgSq $260/T; LgRd $235-280/T
Good: (LgRd $ 235/T Feb)
Grass:
Prem: (LgSq $270 Feb); LgRd $230-250/T
Good: LgSq $200/T; LgRd $165-210/T
Fair: LgRd $125-165/T
Straw: (SmSq $3.75/bale Feb); LgSq $107.50/T
Cornstalks: LgRd $50.50-60/T
Denison (WC IA) (Sat 11:00A)
Alfalfa: SmSq $6.00-10.00/b; LgSq $155-200/b; LgRd $80-270/bale
Mixed Leg/Gr: SmSq $5.25-9.00/bale; LgSq $100-165/b; (LgRd $190/b Feb)
Grass: SmSq $4.75-7.50/bale; LgSq $140-150/b; LgRd $175-230/b
Straw: SmSq $6.00-6.75/bale
Cornstalks; SmSq $3.00/b; LgSq $28/b; LgRd $32.50-45/b
Perry (Central Iowa) (Sat Noon)
Alfalfa & Mixed Leg/GR: SmSq $5.00-10.00/b; LgSq $110-155/b; LgRd $160-225\b
Grass: SmSq $4.00-7.50/b; LgSq $115-145/b; LgRd$ $120-190/bale;
Straw: SmSq $3.50-5.00/bale
Cornstalks: LgRd $65/bale
CRP: (LgRd $90-100/bale Feb)
Private Broker Sales -- Ave. of prices from South Central Iowa (Indianola & Adair); and North Central Iowa, (Hampton)
Alfalfa:
Supreme: LgSq $285-300/T
Good: LgSq $225-250/T); LgRd $250/T
Mixed Leg/Gr : Good LgSq $285/T; LgRd $250/T
Grass: Good LgSq $210/T;( LgRd $240/T delivered Feb)
Straw: SmSq $155/T; LgSq $135/T
Cornstalks: (LgSq $100/ton Feb)
Shell Rock (NE IA) (2nd & 4th Saturday ) Hay type and quality not stated
Alfalfa: SmSq $6.00-8.00/b; LgSq $120-140/b; LgRd $130-250/b
Mixed : SmSq $6.00-9.00/bale; LgSq $120-140/b; LgRd $130-250/b
Grass: SmSq $5.00-7.00/bale; LgSq $100/b; LgRd $120/b
Straw: SmSq $3.00-4.00/bale; LgSq $55.60/bale
Cornstalks: (SmSq $2.10/b Feb); LgRd $43/bale
Edgewood (NE IA) (Tues. 11AM)
Alfalfa: LgSq $275-310/T) ; LgRd $250-300/T
Mixed Leg/Gr: (SmSq $ 5.00-6.00/bale; LgSq $220-330/T Feb)
Grass: SmSq$ 4.50-6.10/b; LgSq $200-250/T
Straw: SmSq $4.50/b; LgSq $55-60/bale
Cornstalks: LgSq $55/b; LgRd $45-55/b
CRP: ; LgRd $85-120/T
Bluegrass ( EC IA) 2nd Sat, 11 AM ( Dec – March)
March 9, 2013 Action
Alfalfa & Mixed Leg/GR: SmSq $5.25-6.25/b LgSq $140/b; ; LgRd $150-165/B
Grass: (SmSq $4.750/b; LgRd $100/b Feb)
Keosauqua (SE IA) Sat 11:30A
Alfalfa & Mixed Lg/Gr: SmSq $6.75-8.75/b; LgRd $195/B
Grass : SmSq $5.00-7.25/bale; LgRd $70-165/bale
Straw: SmSq $2.50-3.50/bale; ( LgSq $25-37/bale Feb)
Cornstalks: LgSq $40/bale
CRP: LgRd $40-65/bale
Kalona Auction (SE IA) Thursdays 11:00 AM
Alfalfa: SmSq $5.25-7.75/bale; LgSq $80-137.50/B; ( LgRd $75-210/B Feb)
Mixed Leg/Gr : SmSq $5.25-6.75/B; LgSq $90-132.50/b; LgRd $45-235/bale
Grass: SmSq $5.25-7.00/bale; LgSq $90-130/bale; LgRd $35-110/bale
Straw: SmSq $2.75-4.75/B; LgSq $35-60/b ; LgRd$ 46/b
Cornstalks: (LgSq $26/bale Feb); LgRd $42.50-75/bale
Soybean ‘straw’: ( LgSq $24-41/bale; LgRd $ 32.50-42.50/bale Feb)
Yoder Auction (Frytown)
Alfalfa: (SmSq $5.50/-6.90/B Feb) ; LgSq $90-145/b; LgRd $155-215/B
Mixed Leg/Gr : SmSq $5.40-6.40/b (LgRd $127.50-207.50/bale Feb)
Grass: SmSq $4.80-6.60/b ; LgSq $135/b; LgRd $90-145/bale
Straw: (SmSq $3.20-4.20/bale Feb); LgSq $52.50-60/b;
Cornstalks: LgRd $35-50/b
Soybean ‘straw: (LgRd $35-42.50/bale Feb)\
Creston (SW IA) 10:30AM Friday
Alfalfa & Mixed : SmSq $6.00-7.50 /b; LgSq $125-175/b; LgRd $175-190/b
Grass: SmSq $7.25-7.50/b; LgRd 120-160/bale
Oat Hay: (LgRd $150-185/bale Feb)
Big Bluestem Hay: LgRd $ 135/b
‘stubble hay’: ( LgRd $85/bale Feb)
Straw: SmSq $4.50/bale; LgRd $110/b
Cornstalks: LgRd $48-53 /bale
CRP: LgRd $100/bale
Red Oak (SW IA) Saturday sales
Alfalfa: SmSq $7.00-10.00/bale; LgRd $235-250/bale
Mixed Legume/Gr: SmSq $6.00-8.25/b; LgRd $150-245/b
Grass: SmSq $7.75-8.25/bale; LgRd $130-170/B
Rye Hay : LgRd $ 160-170/b
Straw: SmSq $4.00-7.00/bale
Cornstalks: LgRd $55-90/b
CRP: ( LgRd $110-110-130/bale Feb)
"Missouri Market" (Mid- to late- March, 2013 USDA Market Price Report)
Alfalfa
Premium ( RFV 170-185): $225-300/T
Good: (RFV 150-170) $195-255/T
Fair : (RFV 130-150) $125-180/T
Grass :
Good : $100-190/T
Good/Fair LgRd $100-145/bale
Fair: LgRd $55-75/bale
Straw: SmSq $3.00-5.00/bale
Cornstalks: LgSq $60-100/T; LgRd $25-40/b
"Northern & Central Illinois ( early March, 2013 USDA Market Report)
Alfalfa
Premium: SmSq $240-300/T: LgSq $280-350/T
Good: SmSq $240-280/T; LgSq $260-320/T: LgRd $200-250/T
Fair: SmSq $180-220/T; LgSq $180-250/T; LgRd $180-210/T
Utility: SmSq $100-120/T; LgSq $100-140/T; LgRd $80-120/T
Mixed Leg/Grass
Premium: SmSq $260-300/T; LgSq $320-350/T
Good: SmSq $200-280/T; LgSq $240-320/T; LgRd $170-220/T
Fair: SmSq $160-200/T; LgSq $160-240/T; LgRd $140-160/T
Utility: SmSq $80-120/T; LgSq $100-120/T; LgRd $100-120/T
Grass:
Premium: SmSq $200-260/T; LgSq $240-200/T; LgRd $200-260/T
Good : SmSq $180-240/T; LgSq $200-250/T; LgRd $180-220/T
Fair: SmSq $120-160/T; LgSq $140-180/T; LgRd $120-160/T
Utility; SmSq $100-120/T; LgSq $120-150/T: LgRd $120-150/T
Straw: SmSq $2.50-3.50/bale, $130-150/T; LgSq $115-135/T; LgRd $70-95/T
Wisconsin 'Market'
Sheboygan Co – Waldo
March 9, 2012 Auction
Alfalfa LgSq $125/b, est. $170-312.50/T
Mixed Leg/Gr: (LgSq $ 60/b, est ~$300/T Feb)
Grass: LgSq $115/b, est. $286.50/T
Straw LgSq $30/b
Soybean ‘straw’: LgSq $20/b
"Minnesota (Pipestone)"-SW MN (Mid- to late March, 2013 USDA Market Report)
Alfalfa
Supreme: (SmSq $260-300/T; LgRd $265-285/T; LgRd $260-290/T Feb)
Premium: LgSq $250-275/T; LgRd $255-305/T
Good: SmSq $6.90/b, $255-265/T; LgRd $200-255/T
Fair: LgRd $160-215/T
Utility: LgRd $ 110/T
Mixed Leg/Gr
Premium: LgRd $265-290/T
Good: SmSq $215-245/T; LgRd $180-245/T
Fair: LgRd $135-140/T
Grass
Premium: SmSq $200-225/T; LgSq $200/T; LgRd $205-250/T
Good: (SmSq $185/T Feb); LgRd $150-215/T
Fair: LgRd $100-175/T
Utility: LgRd $80/T
Oat Hay: ( LgRd $185/T Feb)
Triticale Hay: (LgRd $ 15/bale Feb)
Straw: SmSq $3.00-4.25/bale; LgSq $315/T; ($36/b Feb); LgRd $55-64/bale
Cornstalks: LgRd $30-48/bale
"South Dakota - East River” (Mid- to late- March 2013 USDA Market Report)
Alfalfa
Premium: SmSq $10.00/b; LgSq $310/T delivered; LgRd $280/T
Good: LgRd $275/T delivered
Good/Fair: LgRd $245-250/T
Utility: ( LgRd $240/T Feb)
Mixed Leg/Gr:
Premium: LgRd $285/T delivered
Good: ( LgRd $250/T Feb)
Grass:
Premium : LgSq $250/T; LgRd $200/T
Good: LgRd $200/T
Fair: LgRd $185/T delivered
Oat Hay: (LgSq $180/T Feb)
Straw: SmSq $4.00/b; LgSq $120/T, $125/T delivered ; LgRd $120-125/T
Corn Residue; LgRd $85/T delivered
Soybean ‘straw’: LgSq $90/T delivered; ( LgRd $ 75/ton Feb)
CRP: (LgRd $135-150/T Feb)
‘Cattails’: LgRd $125/T
Nebraska Market" (Mid- to late March 2013 USDA Report)
Alfalfa
Supreme: LgSq $290-300/T
Premium: ( LgRd $ 250/T Feb)
Good: LgRd $200-230/T
Grass:
Good: LgRd $200-225/T
Fair: LgRd $185/T
Cornstalks: LgRd $80-95/T
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Internet-based Hay Source possibilities:
The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), responded to drought-induced hay and pasture deficit conditions by its establishing a www website - Hay Net - for producers to list information concerning the need for hay or the availability of hay. The WWW link to this site is listed below.
Using the USDA Hay Net page is not as user-friendly as the earlier version. If you want to see the listings 'for sale', In the center-right 'box' on the page, select the line 'Access eHayNet Service'. That will take you to the 2nd page where you must choose either: NEED (hay ads) or HAVE (hay ads). Then a ‘state’ (the state where thehay is listed,). The 'Select' button will then take you to the listings for that state. Contacts and a limited description of hay, available or needed, can be found. As with other 'hay list'-type www sites, price and details about sales transactions must be completed between buyer and seller. Note: Not all lots listed for a state are located in that state, approximately half are from other states and Canada
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/hayNet?area=online&subject=landing&topic=han&setflag=welcome
I checked this site on March 28, 2013 and found the following # of listings:
State Listings
Iowa 6
Missouri 14
Illinois 2
Wisconsin 4
Minnesota 5
South Dakota 2
Nebraska 8
IOWA HAY & STRAW DIRECTORY
The Marketing Division of the Iowa Dept. of Agriculture and Land Stewardship publishes a Hay & Straw Directory each Autumn. It includes names & contact information for hay sellers, hay brokers, auctions, commercial grinders, hay market associations, etc,.
They are taking new listings anytime and post them on the WWW Hay and Straw Directory site. Clients are encouraged to use the WWW site. A few printed booklets may be available, but may not be as 'up-to-date' as is the WWW site version. Phone 1-800-383-5079 or (515) 281-5993 for information, or their WWW site:
http://idalsdata.org/IowaData/hayAndStraw.cfm
See Information on the ....
Iowa Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage & Mulch Program being managed by the Iowa Crop Improvement Association.
Rules; fees; current listings
http://www.agron.iastate.edu/icia/Forage_Mulch.htm
Upper Midwest Haylist
"Electronic Market Service of Buyers and Sellers"
The Upper Midwest Haylist allows sellers to list lots of hay for 30-60 days, free of charge; & for buyers to access it for hay availability. Sellers can include: name, address, Phone/FAX/e-mail, type of hay (>95%alfalfa, Alf/Gr, Clover, >95% Grass etc), type of bale, which cutting ex. 2012 2nd, tons/bales available, quality ex. RFV or CP, asking price per ton. http://www.haylist.umn.edu/index.asp
On March 28, 2013 the following was listed.
State Listings
Iowa 0
Missouri 0
Illinois 0
Wisconsin 2
Minnesota 0
South Dakota 0
Nebraska 0
WWW 'Hay Lists' from other surrounding states....
South Dakota State University Extension Service -- "Feed Finder"/ Hay List This www site provides opportunity to 'post messages' about hay for sale, 'hay wanted', 'pasture for rent' etc. Use this www address: http://sdces.sdstate.edu:8080/FeedFinder/?14@778.2gy9a9EQbao.0@
Wisconsin Extension provides a forage hay-list that it has established Listings are by county. The list can be found at the following www site: http://farmertofarmer.uwex.edu/
Missouri Hay Market www site. http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ or call 1-800-877-4HAY (4429)
Nebraska Alfalfa Marketing Assn www site. Browse through the "Inventory" tab. http://www.nebraska-alfalfa.com/
Indiana Purdue University ‘ Forage Finder’ Purdue University has posted their new ‘on-line, forage buy/sell Program , The www ‘link’ is. ……..http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~johnsonk/ForageFinder/search.php
Colorado A PDF version of the Colorado Hay Directory can be found on the "Colorado Hay Directory" link on the Colorado Hay and Forage Assn www page http://www.coloradohay.org/controller/home?_load=default
Commercial www sites
INTERNET HAY EXCHANGE http://hay-for-sale.com/
Buyers and sellers can place and find specifics about type of hay, location, quantity, price, quality, delivery options, etc. on this commercial internet site. On March 28, 2013 listings were:
State Listings
Iowa 94
Missouri 158
Illinois 153
Wisconsin 80
Minnesota 56
South Dakota 50
Nebraska 82
Bid-4-Hay
http://www.bid4hay.com/index.php?a=28&b=142&redirect_check=4
Operating in Oklahoma. It is an online hay classifieds and auction listing service. Allows listing and searching for hay. The interactive 'search' engine asks for your Zip Code and the distance range that you would like to search in. On March 28, 2013 there were 3 listings for hay within 300 miles of Ames Iowa.
SellMyHay .com http://sellmyhay.com/picturebrowse.php (Formerly Internet Hay Auction) Midwestern Cattle Marketing, LLC (a Sidney, NE, company specializing in video cattle auctions) has established a www-based hay listing service. Sellers ‘register’ and pay a fee for listings. Buyers search the ‘Hay for Sale’ link on the page. You are taken to the current listings. BY ‘clicking’ on the photo, details about the listing is provided.
Agri Hay Exchange http://www.agrihayexchange.com/hay/haylistings.aspx?ltID=2
Operating out of Pennsylvania. It is an online classified listing. It allows for free searching for hay etc. but requires registration on the site. There is a subscription fee for hay wanted and for sale listings on the site, and to advertise.
On March 28, 2013 there were 0 listings for Iowa.
Hay For Sale.co http://www.hayforsale.co/
This is an ‘international’ site. It is a website which uses geographic search and maps to aid in finding hay or bedding. On March 28, 2013 the initial ‘search’ screen’s Zip code etc. look up/search system doesn’t seem to be working. However entering -- Iowa -- in the search box found that this site had 49 listings in Iowa ! There is a cost (~$3.00) to get details, contact info etc. about the sources identified. The site charges, via PayPal, to access any contact details. You are to set up an ‘account’.
Hay For Sale .net http://www.hayforsale.net/
On March 28, 2013 there were 5 listings- Iowa & surrounding states
The 'Hay Barn"
http://www.haybarn.com/search/query.asp
Hay listings are grouped by state. Sellers list type, description, sometimes price, and telephone number.
The Haymarket
http://www.case-agworld.com/cAw.HM.html The 'main page' has a lot of information. About 1/4 of the way down the page are some 'www links' to hay-related listings by 'region of the country. This leads to various formats of hay listings.
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Stephen K. Barnhart
Professor of Agronomy - Forages Extension
1015 Agronomy Hall, Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-0001
Phone (Office) (515) 294-7835 email sbarnhar@iastate.edu
