Hay prices are dollars per ton or dollars per bale when sold to retail outlets. Basis is current delivery FOB barn or stack, or delivered customer as indicated.

Grade guidelines used in this report have the following relationship to Relative Feed Value (RFV), Acid Detergent Fiber (ADF), TDN (Total Digestible Nutrients), or Crude Protein (CP) test numbers:

Grade RFV ADF TDN CP

Supreme 185+ <27 55.9+ 22+

Premium 170-185 27-29 54.5-55.9 20-22

Good 150-170 29-32 52.5-54.5 18-20

Fair 130-150 32-35 50.5-52.5 16-18

Utility <130 36+ <50.5 <16

WASHINGTON-OREGON HAY

(Columbia Basin)

(USDA Market News)

Moses Lake, Wash.

Jan. 27

This week FOB Last week Last year

310 2,750 1,610

Compared to last week, Alfalfa for export and domestic use not tested this week as most interests have their needs met or are sold out. Trade near standstill. Demand remains good for export and domestic high testing hay with light supplies. Winter weather last week closed the pass off and on, affecting all segments of the hay business. Retail/Feedstore steady. Trade very slow with continued light supplies being held in firm hands

Tons Price

Alfalfa Small Square Premium 70 $270-280

Good 180 $255-260

Orchard Grass Small Square Good 30 $250

Timothy Grass Small Square Good 30 $250

OREGON AREA HAY

(USDA Market News)

Moses Lake, Wash.

Jan. 27

This week FOB Last week Last year

681 1,660 621

Compared to Jan. 20: All generally steady in a very limited. Trading continued to be slow. Several producers are out of the market until the first cutting this spring/summer.

Tons Price

CROOK, DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, WASCO COUNTIES

Alfalfa Small Square Supreme 100 $270

32 $250

Premium 6 $250

Good/Prem. 10 $200

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Good 10 $200

Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 37 $240

32 $250

Good 8 $215-225

Fair/Good 10 $200

HARNEY COUNTY

Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 32 $235

KLAMATH BASIN

Alfalfa Large Square Premium 200 $235

Alfalfa Small Square Supreme 10 $300

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Small Square Supreme 10 $300

Premium 50 $230

LAKE COUNTY

Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 102 $250-260

IDAHO HAY

(USDA Market News)

Moses Lake, Wash.

Jan. 27

This week FOB Last week Last year

1,620 1,180 11,200

Compared to last week, Alfalfa traded steady in a light test, however on lesser quality feeder hay there was a lower undertone due to the mild winter some interests still have some unsold. Trade slow with good demand. Retail/feed store/horse not tested this week. Buyer demand good with light to moderate supplies.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 120 $245

Good 150 $240

Fair 350 $200

Prairie Grass Large Square Fair 1000 $165

CALIFORNIA HAY

(USDA Market News)

Moses Lake, Wash.

Jan. 27

This week FOB Last week Last year

14,590 16,015 23,365

Compared to last week: All classes of hay traded steady, slight undertone noted on Retail/Stable hay. Demand was good for Domestic Alfalfa and Export classes, moderate for Retail/Stable hay on moderate trade activity. The Northern regions 1 through 3 recently experienced varying degrees of moisture, thus aiding the drought like conditions that have been plaguing parts of California. Regions 4 through 6 continue to bring in out of state hay to fill current contracts. In Region 6, several producers are cutting new hay currently and expect, if weather permits, to bale new hay within 8-10 days. Many noting warmer than usual weather across the state.

REGION 1

North Intermountain: Includes the counties of Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen and Plumas.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Premium 275 $250-260

125 $270-280

Good 100 $260

Fair/Good 1675 $230-240

500 $245

Fair 100 $220

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Premium 125 $270-280

Orchard Grass Premium 25 $270

Fair/Good 75 $220

Timothy Grass Good 25 $220

Utility/Fair 100 $180

Oat Premium 75 $200

25 $180

Wheat Premium 225 $190-200

25 $180

Good 400 $160

REGION 2

Includes the counties of Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Solano, Sacramento, Amador and Alpine.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Premium 175 $270

75 $270

Good 100 $280

Orchard Grass Good 50 $250

Oat Good 25 $180

Wheat Premium 300 $100-110

Good 200 $86

Rice Straw Good 250 $71

REGION 3

Includes the counties of San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mono, Merced and Mariposa.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 275 $315

Premium 125 $275

50 $270

125 $300-305

Good 75 $300-310

50 $280

Fair 25 $240

325 $260-280

Utility/Fair 75 $195

Orchard Grass Premium 100 $330

Good 75 $310

Wheat Good 400 $210

Sudan Good 25 $200

REGION 4

Includes the counties of Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Inyo.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 25 $325

Premium 2000 $300

100 $315

Corn Good 50 $142

Wheat Good 25 $175

Wheat Straw Good 75 $120

Region 5

Includes the counties of Kern, Northeast Los Angeles and Western San Bernardino.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 75 $320

Premium 400 $290-300

Good 25 $280

Forage Mix-Three Way Premium 50 $290

REGION 6

Includes the counties of Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial.

Tons Price

Alfalfa Supreme 75 $300

Premium 250 $270-280

1200 $270-285

200 $310-320

Good 1075 $260-265

200 $260

300 $250-255

150 $260-265

100 $285

Fair 650 $240-250

125 $255

200 $220

Orchard Grass Premium 25 $360

Bermuda Grass Premium 215 $270-285

50 $310

Good 100 $230-240

Forage Mix-Three Way Premium 75 $300