Missouri Weekly Hay Summary Week ending 05/23/2014

    A fair amount of hay and alfalfa has been cut in various places
around the state. The quality has been highly variable. The first 
warnings about true army worms has been issued for the Southern 
region of the state. Few sales are being made and many of those are
bargain shoppers getting lower quality hay from last year. Market
prices for new crop hay have yet to find a settling point as not enough
is ready to sell, or contract prices were based on other factors rather
than the hay being made available on the open market. Hay supply is moderate,
demand is light and prices are steady. The 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 price listed 
as round bales based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately 
1200-1500 lbs).


Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180) 150.00-190.00
Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170) 120.00-160.00
Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150) 100.00-120.00 
 
Good quality Mixed Grass hay 75.00-95.00
Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay 40.00-65.00
Fair quality Mixed Grass hay 20.00-35.00 per large round bale 

Fair to Good quality Bromegrass 50.00-70.00

Wheat straw 3.00-5.00 per small square bale



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