USDA Kansas Hay 03/17 09:25
03/17/2026 | 9:25 am CDT USDA Kansas Hay 03/17 09:25
AMS_2885
Kansas Direct Hay Report
Released on March 17, 2026
Direct Hay Weighted Average Report for week ending 03/13/2026
VOLUME
This Week Last Reported Last Year
(02/23/2026)
Bales:
Hay 1261 1375 380
Straw 80 20
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Total 1341 1375 400
Tons:
Hay 1000 1000 12
Hay 33159 36684 16299
Straw 976 1004 222
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Total 1000 1000 12
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Compared to the previous reporting period, hay movement remained slow
but steady.
Producers have been actively engaged in field management activities,
including fertilizing bromegrass stands and applying insecticide treatments
to alfalfa fields in response to weevils and other insect pests
that have appeared early due to the warm weather.
According to the US Drought Monitor for the week of March 12th, although
late winter is a relatively dry time of year across the Central Great
Plains, periods of unseasonably warm temperatures and enhanced winds
this past month led to intensifying drought across northeastern Colorado
and Nebraska.
30-day temperatures averaged 6 to 10 degrees F above normal throughout
the Great Plains.
A 1-category degradation was made this past week to parts of Kansas and
South Dakota.
In Kansas, the categorical percent area of abnormally dry conditions
(D0) decreased to 31%, Moderate drought (D1) stayed at 13%, severe stayed
at 2.5% (D2), and there was no extreme (D3) or exceptional drought
(D4) recorded, with almost 54% of the state experiencing no drought.
Prices below reflect the average price.
There could be prices higher and lower prices than those published.
RFV Chart
Alfalfa Quality Guidelines
Quality ADF
NDF *RFV/RFQ **TDN-100% **TDN-90% CP
Supreme
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 .
**TDN calculated using the Western formula.
Quantitative factors are approximate, and many factors can affect feeding
value.
Values based on 100% dry matter (TDN showing both 100% & 90%).
Guidelines are to be used with visual appearance and intent of sale (usage).
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North Central
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Ground 100 140.0 140 Delivered-
Feedlot
Large Square 3x4 100 110.0 110 Delivered-
Feedlot
Ground 384 135.0 135 Delivered
Large Round 100 75.0 75 Delivered
Large Round 150 100.0 100 Delivered Picked Up Ou
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 150 150.0-215.0 182.5 Delivered- 4th Cut
Stables
Large Square 3x4 50 190.0 190 Delivered-
Dairy
Bluestem Grass Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 46 100.0 100 Delivered
Bluestem Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 92 60.0 60 Delivered
Large Round 46 85.0 85 F.O.B.
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Straw Conventional
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Corn Stalk Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Round 120 60.0 60 Delivered
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Northeast
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 550 210.0 210 Delivered-
Dairy
Large Round 100 170.0 170 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Medium Square 3x3 350 220.0-225.0 222.86 F.O.B.-
Stables
Medium Square 3x3 50 210.0 210 F.O.B.- 1st Cut
Stables
Bluestem Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 25 140.0 140 F.O.B.- New Crop
Stables
Large Round 69 80.0-100.0 93.33 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 100 13.0 13 F.O.B.-
Stables
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Point/Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 100 1.0 1 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Bluestem Grass Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 100 9.0 9 Delivered
Bluestem Grass Utility Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 92 80.0 80 Delivered Certified We
Brome Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 23 75.0 75 Delivered
Large Round 25 150.0 150 F.O.B.- New Crop
Stables
Brome Grass Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 100 150.0 150 Delivered- New Crop
Stables
Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 46 120.0 120 Delivered
Sorghum Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 920 80.0 80 Delivered
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Straw Conventional
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Wheat Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 80 40.0 40 Delivered
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Northwest
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 600 115.0 115 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 100 115.0 115 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 50 75.0 75 F.O.B. Rain Damage
Medium Square 3x3 100 100.0 100 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 50 185.0 185 Delivered
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Medium Square 3x3 25 135.0 135 F.O.B.
Small Square 50 300.0 300 F.O.B.
Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Good/Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Medium Square 3x3 50 350.0 350 F.O.B.
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South Central
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 300 110.0-140.0 120 Delivered
Large Round 100 110.0 110 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 688 80.0-85.0 82.5 Delivered
Ground 1200 150.0-160.0 155 Delivered
Ground 2093 130.0-161.0 135.95 Delivered-
Feedlot
Large Round 250 100.0-115.0 108.98 Delivered
Large Round 672 115.0 115 Delivered New Crop
Large Round 50 70.0 70 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 4750 105.0-120.0 112.26 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 672 117.0 117 Delivered New Crop
Large Square 3x4 600 90.0-125.0 108.33 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 150 220.0 220 Delivered-
Dairy
Large Square 3x4 100 210.0 210 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 25 300.0 300 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Large Square 4x4 100 195.0 195 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Bluestem Grass Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 150 70.0 70 F.O.B.
Bluestem Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 230 95.0 95 Delivered
Medium Square 3x3 50 120.0 120 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Point/Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 200 1.0 1 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Large Square 4x4 200 1.05 1.05 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Bluestem Grass Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 100 8.0-10.0 9 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 4x4 100 195.0 195 Delivered
Pellets 15% Suncured 3947 215.0-220.0 217.53 Delivered-
Dealer/Mill/Processor
Alfalfa Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 350 15.0-18.0 16.5 F.O.B.-
Stables
Alfalfa Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Pellets 17% Dehydrated 1200 335.0 335 Delivered-
Dealer/Mill/Processor
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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 400 75.0-80.0 77.5 F.O.B.
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Southeast
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 100 70.0 70 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 50 120.0 120 Delivered-
Feedlot
Large Square 3x4 50 75.0 75 F.O.B.-
Feedlot
Large Square 3x4 50 130.0 130 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 25 190.0 190 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Bluestem Grass Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 142 70.0 70 F.O.B.
Bluestem Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 115 75.0-125.0 85 Delivered New Crop
Large Round 350 75.0-100.0 84.29 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 46 120.0 120 F.O.B.-
Feedlot
Large Square 3x4 506 80.0-120.0 87.52 F.O.B.
Large Round 23 55.0 55 Delivered Old Crop
Large Round 138 70.0-100.0 90 F.O.B.
Large Round 23 45.0 45 F.O.B. Old Crop
Large Square 3x4 276 115.0-120.0 117.5 F.O.B.-
Feedlot
Large Square 3x4 578 80.0-200.0 119.05 F.O.B.
Brome Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 92 125.0 125 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 115 120.0-160.0 150 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 46 120.0 120 F.O.B. Weedy
Brome Grass Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 46 200.0 200 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Medium Square 3x3 25 150.0 150 F.O.B.
Large Round 100 155.0-160.0 157.5 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 50 170.0 170 Delivered-
Dairy
Large Square 3x4 25 120.0 120 F.O.B.
Bluestem Grass Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 23 25.0 25 F.O.B. Old Crop
Large Round 23 50.0 50 F.O.B.
Bluestem Grass Good/Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 75 160.0 160 F.O.B.
Bluestem Grass Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 200 195.0 195 F.O.B.
Bluestem Grass Premium/Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 80 145.0-150.0 147.5 F.O.B.
Bluestem Grass Utility Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 161 55.0 55 F.O.B. Certified We
Brome Grass Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 23 40.0 40 F.O.B. Weedy
Brome Grass Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 100 5.5-6.5 6 Delivered
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Straw Conventional
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Wheat Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Round 40 100.0 100 Delivered
Round 200 70.0 70 F.O.B.
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Southwest
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Ground 1750 155.0-165.0 161.86 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 512 125.0-160.0 138.67 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 312 95.0 95 F.O.B. Picked Up Ou
Ground 1058 125.0-165.0 149.77 Delivered
Ground 500 150.0-160.0 154 Delivered-
Feedlot
Large Round 100 110.0 110 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 300 120.0 120 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 50 70.0 70 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 250 210.0-260.0 235 Delivered-
Dairy
Bluestem Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 138 90.0 90 Delivered CRP
Large Square 3x4 184 90.0 90 Delivered
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 200 5.0-12.0 8.5 F.O.B.- 5th Cut
Stables
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Point/Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 300 1.0 1 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Large Square 3x4 200 0.85-0.95 0.9 Delivered
Brome Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 184 160.0 160 Delivered
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 150 200.0 200 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 150 200.0 200 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 300 125.0 125 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Large Round 50 150.0 150 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 300 140.0 140 Delivered
Pellets 15% Suncured 693.5 230.0 230 F.O.B.-
Dealer/Mill/Processor
Alfalfa Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Pellets 17% Suncured 693.5 230.0 230 F.O.B.-
Dealer/Mill/Processor
Bluestem Grass Premium/Supreme Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Small Square 100 10.0 10 Delivered
Rye Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 46 40.0 40 F.O.B.
Teff Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 23 135.0 135 Delivered
Teff Premium/Supreme Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 50 10.0 10 Delivered
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Straw Conventional
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Corn Stalk Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 80 85.0 85 Delivered
Round 136 60.0 60 Delivered
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