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USDA Kansas Hay 10/14 10:00
AMS_2885
Kansas Direct Hay Report
Released on October 14, 2025
Direct Hay Weighted Average Report for week ending 10/03/2025
VOLUME
This Week Last Reported Last Year
(09/15/2025)
Bales:
Hay 438 540 472
Straw 200 60
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Total 438 740 532
Tons:
Hay 625 325 125
Hay 15774 16966 19861
Straw 430 1810 665
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Total 625 325 125
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This past week, demand remained slow and prices stayed steady for grass
hay, while lower quality dairy hay saw a slight decrease in price.
Trade remains slow to moderate.
Producers continue with fall harvest while also putting up the last few
cuttings alfalfa, which seem to be higher quality.
There is still an abundance of lower quality alfalfa across the state,
that is keeping grinding hay movement steady.
According to the U.S.
Drought Monitor for the week of October 9th, temperatures across the
High Plains region were mostly 5-15 degrees above normal, with parts of
central Colorado and southern and western Wyoming seeing closer to normal
temperatures.
In north-central Kansas, moderate drought improved in some areas where
locally over 2 inches of rain fell.
In eastern Kansas, short-term abnormal dryness and moderate drought worsened
in spots where streamflow and soil moisture levels dropped along
with growing precipitation shortages.
In Kansas, the categorical percent area of abnormally dry conditions
(D0) decreased to almost 11%, Moderate drought (D1) increased to almost
8%, and no severe (D2), extreme (D3) or exceptional drought (D4) was
recorded, with almost 82% 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
<27 <34 >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 161 135.0 135 Delivered
Ground 46 140.0 140 Delivered-
Feedlot
Large Round 175 90.0-140.0 102.86 Delivered
Large Round 50 100.0-115.0 107.5 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 96 100.0-120.0 110 Delivered
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 100 165.0 165 Delivered
Alfalfa/Oat Mix Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Ground 100 115.0 115 Delivered
Bluestem Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 46 80.0 80 Delivered
Large Round 46 60.0 60 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 23 160.0 160 Delivered-
Feedlot
Large Square 3x4 46 80.0 80 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 46 60.0 60 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
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 75 60.0 60 Delivered
Round 75 60.0 60 Delivered
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Northeast
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Fair/Good Per Point/Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 75 1.05 1.05 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 25 200.0 200 Delivered-
Stables
Alfalfa Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Medium Square 3x3 100 200.0-220.0 205 F.O.B.-
Stables
Bluestem Grass Premium/Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 25 80.0 80 F.O.B.- New Crop
Stables
Bluestem Grass Utility Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 23 85.0 85 Delivered Certified We
Brome Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 23 130.0 130 Delivered
Large Round 184 70.0-80.0 75 F.O.B. Picked Up Ou
Large Round 23 120.0 120 F.O.B.
Brome Grass Premium/Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 25 75.0 75 F.O.B.- New Crop
Stables
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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 40 90.0 90 F.O.B.
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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 Square 3x4 150 90.0 90 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.
Medium Square 3x3 25 200.0 200 F.O.B.
Teff Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Medium Square 3x3 23 175.0 175 F.O.B.
Small Square 25 190.0 190 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 60 105.0 105 Delivered
Large Square 60 90.0 90 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 100 115.0 115 F.O.B.
Large Round 200 70.0 70 F.O.B. Picked Up Ou
Ground 1066 130.0-145.0 136.8 Delivered-
Feedlot
Ground 46 140.0 140 Delivered- New Crop
Feedlot
Ground 469 138.0 138 F.O.B. New Crop
Large Round 225 100.0-140.0 123.89 Delivered
Large Round 512 124.0 124 Delivered New Crop
Large Round 145 80.0-90.0 81.72 F.O.B.
Large Round 25 90.0 90 F.O.B. 3rd Cut
Large Round 50.25 108.0 108 F.O.B. New Crop
Large Square 3x4 380 115.0-125.0 117.89 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 512 124.0 124 Delivered New Crop
Large Square 3x4 100 100.0 100 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 25 125.0 125 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Large Square 3x4 50.25 108.0 108 F.O.B. New Crop
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 25 140.0 140 F.O.B. Rain Damage
Large Square 3x4 125 170.0-200.0 194 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 25 175.0 175 F.O.B.- 3rd Cut
Dairy
Pellets 15% Suncured 50 210.0-215.0 212.5 Delivered-
Dealer/Mill/Processor
Pellets 15% Suncured 924 210.0-220.0 210.6 F.O.B.-
Dealer/Mill/Processor
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 100 230.0 230 F.O.B.- 4th Cut
Dairy
Alfalfa Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Pellets 17% Dehydrated 600 340.0 340 Delivered-
Dealer/Mill/Processor
Brome Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 23 100.0 100 F.O.B.
Large Square 4x4 23 130.0 130 Delivered
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 25 10.0 10 F.O.B. 2nd Cut
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Point/Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 4x4 100 0.85-0.95 0.9 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Brome Grass Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 23 9.0 9 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 50 60.0-70.0 65 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 50 110.0-120.0 115 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 50 145.0-170.0 157.5 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 75 160.0 160 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Large Square 3x4 25 125.0 125 F.O.B.
Bluestem Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 0 65.0 0 Delivered Old Crop
Large Round 0 55.0 0 F.O.B. Old Crop
Large Square 3x4 23 120.0 120 F.O.B.-
Feedlot
Large Round 109.2 105.0 105 Delivered
Large Round 23 70.0 70 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 155.2 120.0 120 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 46 90.0-100.0 95 Delivered Old Crop
Large Square 3x4 23 125.0 125 F.O.B. New Crop
Large Square 3x4 238 80.0-150.0 108.55 F.O.B.
Small Square 46 140.0 140 F.O.B. New Crop
Brome Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 23 120.0 120 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 69 80.0-160.0 131.67 F.O.B.
Medium Square 3x3 218.5 150.0-200.0 175 Delivered
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 25 8.0 8 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Point/Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 125 1.0-1.05 1.01 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Alfalfa Good Per Point/Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 25 1.0 1 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Bluestem Grass Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 46 6.0-10.0 8 Delivered
Bluestem Grass Good/Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 50 160.0 160 F.O.B.
Bluestem Grass Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 123 145.0-185.0 152.48 F.O.B.
Bluestem Grass Premium/Supreme Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 23 8.0 8 F.O.B.
Bluestem Grass Utility Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 46 120.0 120 F.O.B. Certified We
Brome Grass Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 23 200.0 200 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 120 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 448 150.0 150 Delivered
Ground 448 160.0 160 Delivered-
Feedlot
Large Round 1500 115.0-125.0 120 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 1000 120.0-125.0 122.5 F.O.B.
Ground 1000 155.0-160.0 157.5 Delivered
Ground 270 150.0-160.0 155 Delivered-
Feedlot
Large Round 300 121.0-122.0 121.67 Delivered New Crop
Large Round 500 110.0-150.0 121 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 475 120.0-125.0 124.74 Delivered
Large Square 4x4 325 90.0-125.0 102.69 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 100 137.0 137 Delivered New Crop
Pellets 15% Suncured 277 220.0 220 F.O.B.-
Dealer/Mill/Processor
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 25 10.0 10 F.O.B.- 3rd Cut
Stables
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Point/Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 300 0.95-1.0 0.97 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Bluestem Grass Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 23 75.0 75 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Fair/Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 25 130.0 130 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Pellets 17% Suncured 277 225.0 225 F.O.B.-
Dealer/Mill/Processor
Alfalfa Supreme Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 200 10.0 10 F.O.B.
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