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USDA IA & NE Hay 05/21 12:05
AMS_2935
Nebraska Direct Hay Report
Released on May 21, 2026
Direct Hay Weighted Average Report for week ending 05/22/2026
VOLUME
This Week Last Reported Last Year
(05/04/2026)
Bales:
Hay 50 40 495
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Total 50 40 495
Tons:
Hay 1000
Hay 2725 3750 1310
Straw 175
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Total 1000
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Compared to the last report, round bales of alfalfa sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher.
Ground and delivered alfalfa in the Platte Valley sold 35.00 higher,
ground and delivered cornstalks sold 20.00 higher.
Ground and delivered hay in the west sold 20.00 higher.
Grass hay sold fully steady.
Demand was very good.
Dryness continues in a large area and some ranchers are looking for large
quantities of hay so they can dry lot cow/calf pairs this summer.
Some new crop sales on the report with some large quantities of hay
under contract for the 2026 growing season.
These contracts are made but the hay has yet to be produced.
Upward trend in the hay market and buyers and sellers know it will go
higher as the demand picks up and the tonnage could be light this summer
due to lack of moisture.
Some alfalfa in the central and eastern areas has RFV ranging from 235-260
on first cutting.
RFV is testing way better on the first cutting of 2026 than in recent years.
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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
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Large Round 100 125.0-130.0 127.5 F.O.B.
Prairie/Meadow Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Large Round 50 90.0-100.0 95 F.O.B.
Prairie/Meadow Grass Good/Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 50 8.0-10.0 9 F.O.B.
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East
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Medium Square 3x3 75 215.0 215 F.O.B.- New Crop
Stables
Alfalfa Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 125 245.0 245 F.O.B.- New Crop
Dairy
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Platte Valley
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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 100 130.0-135.0 132.5 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Ground 0 180.0 0 Delivered
Pellets <15% Suncured 0 320.0 0 F.O.B.
Pellets 17% Dehydrated 0 350.0 0 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Standing 0 90.0-95.0 0 F.O.B. New Crop
Corn Stalk Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Ground 0 140.0 0 Delivered
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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 0 225.0 0 Delivered
Pellets 17% Suncured 0 320.0 0 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Large Square 3x4 2000 250.0 250 F.O.B. New Crop
Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Large Square 3x4 25 150.0 150 F.O.B.
Millet Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 200 180.0 180 F.O.B.- New Crop
Farm/Ranch
Wheat Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 50 135.0 135 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 175 115.0 115 F.O.B.
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