USDA IA & NE Hay 04/23 12:40
04/23/2026 | 12:40 pm CDT USDA IA & NE Hay 04/23 12:40
AMS_2935
Nebraska Direct Hay Report
Released on April 23, 2026
Direct Hay Weighted Average Report for week ending 04/24/2026
VOLUME
This Week Last Reported Last Year
(04/06/2026)
Bales:
Hay 40 40 170
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Total 40 40 170
Tons:
Hay 3575 1975 2350
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Total 3575 1975 2350
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Compared to the last report, Platte Valley and Central areas round bales
of alfalfa and prairie grass hay sold steady to mostly 10.00 higher.
Ground and delivered hay 5.00 to 10.00 higher.
Alfalfa pellets sold steady to 10.00 higher.
In the west, ground and delivered hay 30.00 higher and steady on the
sun-cured alfalfa pellets.
Contacts that still have hay said the phones have been busy.
Very large areas of the state are extremely dry with several thousand
acres burned.
Hay supplies are limited in several areas, and some normal sellers have
opted to not sell hay currently.
Spring planting has started, per NASS as of Monday only 8 percent of
the corn has been planted compared to 7 percent in 2025.
Soybeans come in at 2 percent same as last year.
Some hay producers have planted quite a few acres of alfalfa this spring.
Knowing that forage production will be low due to lack of irrigation
in the western side of the state.
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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 0 140.0 0 Delivered
Alfalfa Fair Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Large Round 1000 70.0 70 F.O.B. Weedy
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Large Round 300 85.0-100.0 92.5 F.O.B.
Alfalfa/Grass Mix Fair Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Large Round 675 80.0 80 F.O.B.
Alfalfa/Oat Mix Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Large Round 50 80.0 80 F.O.B.
Cane Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 200 60.0-65.0 62.5 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 Good/Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Large Round 450 90.0-100.0 91.11 F.O.B.
Rye Grass Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 100 60.0 60 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
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Pellets 17% Dehydrated 0 340.0 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 Square 3x4 500 165.0 165 F.O.B.
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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 0 145.0-150.0 0 Delivered
Pellets 17% Dehydrated 0 300.0-320.0 0 F.O.B.
Pellets 17% Suncured 0 300.0 0 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 125 115.0 115 F.O.B.
Corn Stalk Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Ground 0 120.0 0 Delivered
Large Round 175 80.0 80 F.O.B.
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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 0 180.0 0 Delivered
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