ML_GR311
St Joseph, MO Fri May 25, 2012 USDA Market News Service
Compared to last week: Domestic Alfalfa traded steady to 10.00 lower in all
regions except Sacramento Valley, 20.00 lower on mid-range to lower quality hay.
Retail/Stable hay traded 10.00 lower on all hay types in all regions. Export hay
traded mostly steady to firm, majority of trade in Imperial Valley/Blythe
regions. Demand moderate at best for all classes with moderate trade activity.
Northern California has witnessed a sharp decline on hay prices as a greater
percentage of overgrown hay is entering the marketplace. Higher testing hay is
proving harder to find. Imperial Valley and Blythe areas continue to trade
steady, exporters remaining aggressive in the market. Retail/stable hay has
declined the past week as quality changes. Sudan grass pricing is expected to
establish in the next week. All prices are reported FOB the stack or barn unless
otherwise noted.
Tons: 84,085 Last Week: 72,834 Last Year: 58,256
Region 1: North Inter-Mountain: Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, and Plumas. All
prices reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments
Alfalfa
Premium 150 240.00-240.00 240.00
Fair/Good 25 200.00-200.00 200.00 Organic
Alfalfa/Orchard Mix
Premium 250 270.00-285.00 280.50 Del Retail/Stable
Orchard Grass
Premium 150 285.00-295.00 290.00 Del Retail/Stable
Forage Mix-Three Way
Premium 50 220.00-220.00 220.00 Retail/Stable
Region 2: Sacramento Valley: Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra,
Nevada, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Solano, Sacramento, Amador, and Alpine. All
prices reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments
Alfalfa
Cubes
Good 300 200.00-200.00 200.00
Alfalfa
Supreme 250 240.00-250.00 245.00
Premium 1025 220.00-230.00 221.83
305 200.00-200.00 200.00 Grassy
50 285.00-285.00 285.00 Retail/Stable
Good 1000 170.00-210.00 181.50
150 237.00-237.00 237.00 Organic
550 155.00-160.00 158.86 Rain Damage
150 220.00-220.00 220.00 Retail/Stable
Fair 1850 150.00-160.00 154.86
1200 200.00-200.00 200.00 Export
2625 120.00-125.00 123.81 Moldy
150 140.00-140.00 140.00 Rain Damage
Alfalfa/Orchard Mix
Premium 50 260.00-260.00 260.00 Retail/Stable
Good 25 200.00-200.00 200.00 Retail/Stable
Orchard Grass
Premium 200 250.00-270.00 255.00 Retail/Stable
Orchard/Rye
Good 125 210.00-210.00 210.00
Oat
Premium 500 140.00-150.00 140.00
375 180.00-180.00 180.00 Retail/Stable
Wheat
Premium 100 160.00-180.00 170.00 Retail/Stable
Good 250 140.00-140.00 140.00 Retail/Stable
Forage Mix-Three Way
Premium 625 130.00-132.00 131.04
Wheat Straw
Premium 650 100.00-110.00 105.00 Del Retail/Stable
Good 100 85.00-85.00 85.00 Del Erosion Control
Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley: San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus,
Tuolumne, Mono, Merced, Mariposa. All prices reported FOB the stack or barn
unless otherwise noted.
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments
Alfalfa
Supreme 1810 240.00-260.00 250.61
345 240.00-240.00 240.00 Grassy
450 270.00-270.00 270.00 Very High Testing
575 275.00-300.00 276.09 Del
Premium 1300 220.00-235.00 227.69
100 175.00-175.00 175.00 Rain Damage
275 230.00-230.00 230.00 Retail/Stable
300 255.00-255.00 255.00 Del
Good 430 210.00-220.00 214.19
Fair/Good 1100 200.00-200.00 200.00
Fair 25 200.00-200.00 200.00
200 210.00-220.00 215.00 Del
Wheat Grass
Good 250 125.00-125.00 125.00
Orchard/Rye
Premium 75 220.00-220.00 220.00
Oat
Premium 635 150.00-170.00 160.00
600 180.00-180.00 180.00 Contracted
325 160.00-180.00 172.31 Retail/Stable
Good 1600 140.00-145.00 142.50
Wheat
Premium 600 180.00-180.00 180.00 Contracted
Good 1800 140.00-140.00 140.00
Forage Mix-Three Way
Premium 350 135.00-135.00 135.00
Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley: Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Inyo.
All prices reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments
Alfalfa
Supreme 1850 260.00-275.00 263.11
1000 280.00-280.00 280.00 Del
Premium 825 240.00-260.00 240.97
Good 2000 230.00-230.00 230.00
400 200.00-200.00 200.00 Grassy
50 200.00-200.00 200.00 Rain Damage
3500 245.00-245.00 245.00 Del
Fair 300 170.00-170.00 170.00 Dirty
300 190.00-190.00 190.00 Del Dirty
Oat
Premium 200 160.00-160.00 160.00
200 185.00-185.00 185.00 Del
Good 450 135.00-135.00 135.00
450 165.00-165.00 165.00 Del
Wheat
Good 50 170.00-170.00 170.00 Del
Region 5: Southern California: Kern, Northeast Los Angeles, and Western San
Bernardino. All prices reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments
Alfalfa
Supreme 1995 260.00-265.00 261.87
Premium 625 248.00-250.00 248.72
250 275.00-300.00 280.00 Retail/Stable
Good 1350 230.00-240.00 236.11
500 250.00-250.00 250.00 Del
Fair 850 200.00-205.00 204.41
110 190.00-190.00 190.00 Weedy
Wheat
Silage
Good 6000 38.00-38.00 38.00
Forage Mix-Three Way
Premium 300 230.00-240.00 235.00 Retail/Stable
Wheat Straw
Good 1000 83.00-83.00 83.00
Region 6: Southeast California: Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial.
All prices reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments
Alfalfa
Premium 150 250.00-250.00 250.00 Export
550 240.00-250.00 244.32 Retail/Stable
125 225.00-225.00 225.00 Weedy
400 250.00-280.00 260.00 Del Retail/Stable
Good 9525 220.00-225.00 221.43
4675 225.00-235.00 227.67 Export
1900 218.00-235.00 225.13 Retail/Stable
755 225.00-235.00 226.72 Storage
1000 240.00-245.00 242.50 Del
Fair 3500 200.00-220.00 208.64
1300 205.00-220.00 217.02 Export
100 195.00-200.00 197.50 Dirty
1000 220.00-225.00 222.50 Del
Orchard Grass
Premium 200 220.00-220.00 220.00 Retail/Stable
Good 400 200.00-200.00 200.00 Retail/Stable
Bermuda Grass
Premium 250 240.00-240.00 240.00
300 250.00-255.00 253.33 Retail/Stable
Good 425 220.00-226.00 223.18 Export
100 250.00-255.00 252.50 Retail/Stable
Fair 200 210.00-210.00 210.00 Export
Klein Grass
Good 1000 220.00-220.00 220.00 Export
Sudan
Fair 300 175.00-175.00 175.00 Old Crop
Forage Mix-Two Way
Good 600 185.00-185.00 185.00
Forage Mix-Four Way
Premium 50 240.00-240.00 240.00 Retail/Stable
Good 4000 210.00-210.00 210.00 Contracted
Wheat Straw
Good 350 55.00-60.00 57.14
Alfalfa hay test guidelines, (for domestic livestock use and not more than
10% grass), used with visual appearance and intent of sale Quantitative
factors are approximate and many factors can affect feeding value.
ADF NDF RFV TDN-100% TDN-90% CP-100%
Supreme <27 <34 >185 >62 >55.9 >22
Premium 27-29 34-36 170-185 60.5-62 54.5-55.9 20-22
Good 29-32 36-40 150-170 58-60 52.5-54.5 18-20
Fair 32-35 40-44 130-150 56-58 50.5-52.5 16-18
Utility >35 >44 <130 <56 <50.5 <16
ADF = Acid Detergent Fiber; NDF = Neutral Detergent Fiber; RFV = Relative
Feed Value; TDN = Total Digestible nutrients. RFV calculated using the
Wis/Minn formula. TDN calculated using the western formula. Values based on
100% dry matter, TDN both 90% and 100%.
Source - USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO
Kinley Hartman; Jeff Pendleton, and Charlie Potts 816-238-0678
http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnsreportsML_GR311
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