USDA Montana Hay                                   10/31 16:50
AMS_2769
 
Montana Direct Hay Report

                               Released on October 31, 2025
 
Direct Hay Weighted Average Report for week ending 10/31/2025
 
                                      VOLUME
                    This Week         Last Reported         Last Year
                                       (10/13/2025)
Bales:
      Hay                                                   100                 
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      Total                                                 100                 
Tons:
      Hay           2250                1025                2050                
      Straw         60                  100                                     
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      Total         2310                1125                2050                
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Compared to last report(10-17-25): Hay sold generally steady.
Very few new hay sales were seen again this session.
Weather conditions have been ideal over the past few weeks as fall rains 
and unseasonably warm weather have greened pastures and range land.
Many cattleman still have cows out on pasture and plan on leaving them 
out for the foreseeable future as long as snowfall holds off.
This has curbed demand for hay significantly.
Many ranchers are busy hauling and cows and marketing calves and have 
put buying hay on the back burner as a result.
Some producers are cutting one last cutting of hay as weather conditions 
have made putting up a late 3rd or 4th cutting possible.
Hay supplies remain heavy around much of the central and south central 
portions of the state.
Western and northern supplies are mostly light due to summer drought.
According to the drought monitor 54.31 of the state is in Moderate drought 
or worse, up 7.53% from 2 weeks ago.
25.27% of the state is in an Severe drought or worse, down 3.62% from 
2 weeks ago.
2.03% of the state is in Extreme drought or worse, down 6.52% from 2 weeks ago.
0% of the state is in Expectational drought, unchanged from 2 weeks ago.
Notably, 69.32% of the state is abnormally dry, down 8.86% from 2 weeks ago.

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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 Square 3x4       1100      140.0   140    F.O.B.                         

Alfalfa Good Per Ton
                        Qty   Price Range Wtd    Freight/   Description Crop Age
                                          Avg    Use
                        ---   ----------- ---    ---------- ----------- --------
 Small Square           100       240.0   240    F.O.B.                         

Alfalfa/Grass Mix Fair/Good Per Ton
                        Qty   Price Range Wtd    Freight/   Description Crop Age
                                          Avg    Use
                        ---   ----------- ---    ---------- ----------- --------
 Large Round            850       140.0   140    F.O.B.                         

Alfalfa/Grass Mix Good Per Ton
                        Qty   Price Range Wtd    Freight/   Description Crop Age
                                          Avg    Use
                        ---   ----------- ---    ---------- ----------- --------
 Large Round            200       150.0   150    F.O.B.-                        
                                                 Stables


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Straw Conventional
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Barley  Per Ton
                        Qty   Price Range Wtd    Freight/   Description Crop Age
                                          Avg    Use
                        ---   ----------- ---    ---------- ----------- --------
 Large Square           60        60.0    60     F.O.B.