USDA IA & NE Hay 06/04 08:40
AMS_2935
Nebraska Direct Hay Report
Released on June 04, 2026
Direct Hay Weighted Average Report for week ending 06/05/2026
VOLUME
This Week Last Reported Last Year
(05/18/2026)
Bales:
Hay 50 50 495
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Total 50 50 495
Tons:
Hay 2450 2725 535
Straw 175
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Total 2450 2900 535
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Compared to last report, round bales of alfalfa sold steady to 5.00 higher.
Large square bales of alfalfa sold steady.
Old crop round bales of grass hay steady to 30.00 higher.
Ground and delivered mostly steady except the western area sold steady
to 10.00 higher.
Old crop dehy and sun-cured pellets steady.
Demand was good.
Quite a few livestock owners are scrambling to find hay to feed their
livestock since the rains have been slow to come and pastures are slow
to grow.
Spotty rain showers along with some hail in various places across the state.
Tonnage on first cutting has a wide range, few early reports on dryland
of .50 to 1 ton per acre with irrigation from 1 to 2 tons.
With most reports on the lower end of the spectrum.
Several eastern area contacts have been done with first cutting and
will be starting second cutting in another week or so.
As one moves west there is still a lot of first cutting to be cut and baled.
Some contacts have green chopped their first cutting of alfalfa and
fields of rye grass.
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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 0 205.0 0 Delivered
Alfalfa Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Large Round 50 130.0 130 F.O.B.
Large Round 60 125.0 125 F.O.B. Rain Damage New Crop
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Large Round 100 140.0 140 F.O.B. New Crop
Prairie/Meadow Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 125 100.0-140.0 128 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 50 8.0-10.0 9 F.O.B.
Rye Grass Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 250 70.0 70 F.O.B.- New Crop
Feedlot
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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 0 350.0 0 F.O.B.
Pellets 17% Suncured 0 250.0 0 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Fair Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Large Square 3x4 100 110.0 110 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Medium Square 3x3 25 215.0 215 F.O.B.- New Crop
Stables
Alfalfa Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 25 245.0 245 F.O.B.- New Crop
Dairy
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Platte Valley
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa 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
Large Round 215 125.0 125 F.O.B.
Corn Stalk Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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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 0 225.0-235.0 0 Delivered
Pellets 17% Suncured 0 350.0 0 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 1500 250.0 250 F.O.B. New Crop
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