Missouri Weekly Hay Summary Week ending 12/10/10

Officially winter is still a couple weeks away but temperatures have many 
believing it has already arrived. Many farmers now feeding and chopping 
ice due to the freezing temperatures. With the rising price of corn and 
the lack of high quality hay a long winter could prove to be quite 
expensive.  Every day seems as if more farmers all looking at 
alternatives such as ethanol by products but even those prices have seen 
an increase in cost. With the lack of high quality hay available nearly 
all farmers will have to add some form of energy to feeding rations, 
especially once snow and sub zero temps arrive. As typical, hay movement 
has picked up slightly as feeding season gets underway and progresses. 
State wide hay supply is moderate, currently demand is light, and hay 
prices are steady. Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory 
available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or for a directory, 
visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ or for current listings of hay 
http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ (All prices f.o.b. and per ton unless 
specified and on most recent reported sales prices listed as round bales 
based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately 1200-1500 lbs)

Supreme quality Alfalfa (RFV>185) 150.00-170.00 
Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV170-180) 140.00-160.00 
Fair to Good quality Alfalfa (RFV130-170) large round bales 75.00-120.00 
Small, Large squares 90.00-140.00 
Good quality mixed Alfalfa and grass small square bales 3.50-5.00 per 
bale; 30.00-60.00 per large round bale.

Good to Premium quality Prairie hay mostly small squares 80.00-120.00
Fair to good quality Prairie hay mostly large round bales 35.00-75.00

Good to Premium quality Brome 90.00-150.00 
Good quality Brome 50.00-120.00
Fair quality Brome some mixed with grass 30.00-50.00 per large round bale

Good to Premium Mixed Grass hay 60.00-100.00 
Good quality Mixed Grass hay 40.00-70.00 
Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay 20.00-40.00 per large round bale

Good quality Bermuda grass 80.00-120.00 per ton

Premium to Supreme Quality Timothy 5.00-6.50 per small square bale
Good quality Timothy Hay 3.50-5.00 per small square bale

Wheat straw 2.00-5.00 per small square bale


Source: MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO
        Tony Hancock, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618
        24 Hour Recorded Report 1-573-522-9244
        www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_GR310.txt

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