USDA IA & NE Hay 02/12 09:25
02/12/2026 | 9:25 am CST USDA IA & NE Hay 02/12 09:25
AMS_2935
Nebraska Direct Hay Report
Released on February 12, 2026
Direct Hay Weighted Average Report for week ending 02/13/2026
VOLUME
This Week Last Reported Last Year
(01/26/2026)
Bales:
Hay 40 250
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Total 40 250
Tons:
Hay 10160 6725 1550
Straw 200 40 1250
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Total 10360 6765 2800
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Compared to last report round bales of grass and alfalfa sold steady,
Large square bales in the west sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher.
Ground hay in the central area sold steady to 5.00 lower.
Ground hay in the Platte valley sold steady and ground cornstalks sold
5.00 higher.
Ground hay out west sold steady.
Demand was mostly moderate, instances good.
The dryness through the winter of 2025 and so far into 2026 is creeping
into the minds of several hay producers, and livestock owners.
Some sellers are thinking hay will creep up a tick and out west it has
started that upward movement this week.
In others area of the state the baled hay market is stagnate.
Some hay producers are just now getting all of the 2024 hay off the
place and are trying to sell their 2025 hay.
Looks like their will be a rather large carry over of hay east of Lexington
to the Missouri river, roughly that area.
Some hay producers are thinking of tearing up established fields to
plant into a row crop with other hay producers thinking of adding a pivot
or two of spring planted alfalfa.
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Central
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Ground 0 125.0-130.0 0 Delivered-
Feedlot
Alfalfa Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 500 70.0 70 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Large Round 400 80.0-85.0 81.25 F.O.B.
Corn Stalk Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Large Round 500 50.0 50 F.O.B.-
Feedlot
Grass Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 500 75.0 75 F.O.B.
Prairie/Meadow Grass Fair Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 500 60.0 60 F.O.B.
Prairie/Meadow Grass Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 25 70.0 70 F.O.B.
Prairie/Meadow Grass Good/Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Small Square 40 8.0 8 F.O.B.
Prairie/Meadow Grass Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 300 90.0 90 F.O.B.
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East
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Pellets 17% Dehydrated 0 330.0 0 F.O.B.
Pellets 17% Suncured 0 240.0 0 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 2000 80.0 80 F.O.B.-
Dealer/Mill/Processor
Grass Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 1800 75.0 75 F.O.B.
Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 1800 110.0 110 F.O.B.- New Crop
Dairy
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Platte Valley
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Ground 0 130.0 0 Delivered
Pellets 17% Dehydrated 0 280.0-310.0 0 F.O.B.
Pellets 17% Suncured 0 290.0 0 F.O.B.
Corn Stalk Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Ground 0 105.0 0 Delivered
Prairie/Meadow Grass Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 75 90.0 90 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Good/Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 460 85.0 85 F.O.B. 3rd Cut
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West
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Ground 0 150.0 0 Delivered
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 200 165.0 165 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Alfalfa Fair Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 1100 125.0-130.0 129.55 F.O.B.
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Straw Conventional
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Wheat Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 200 80.0-90.0 85 F.O.B.
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