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USDA Kansas Hay 03/31 13:40
AMS_2885
Kansas Direct Hay Report
Released on March 31, 2026
Direct Hay Weighted Average Report for week ending 03/27/2026
VOLUME
This Week Last Reported Last Year
(03/09/2026)
Bales:
Hay 621 1261 387
Straw 80 40
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Total 621 1341 427
Tons:
Hay 1250 1000
Hay 34290 33159 17060
Straw 996 976 220
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Total 1250 1000
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Demand has picked up slightly as buyers remain concerned about drought
conditions and limited rain in the forecast.
Forage is available, though much of it is lower quality.
Many producers are holding onto supplies to feed cattle through the summer.
Alfalfa stands have experienced notable pest pressure, with numerous
fields having undergone one or more insecticide applications targeting
aphids and weevils.
According to the US Drought Monitor for the week of March 26th, intense,
unseasonable warmth gripped the High Plains, with temperatures soaring
up to 25 degrees F above normal, peaking in parts of Wyoming and
Colorado.
Precipitation was nearly non-existent, particularly across the southern
half of the region.
This severe, persistent dryness, coupled with rapidly deteriorating drought
indicators, forced widespread expansion and intensification of
drought categories.
Moderate drought (D1) and abnormal dryness (D0) also expanded broadly
across Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas.
No drought improvements were made in the High Plains this week.
In Kansas, the categorical percent area of abnormally dry conditions
(D0) increased to 40%, Moderate drought (D1) increased to 28%, severe
drought (D2) increased to 3.5%, and there was no extreme (D3) or exceptional
drought (D4) recorded.
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 100 140.0 140 Delivered-
Feedlot
Ground 407 135.0 135 Delivered
Large Round 100 75.0 75 Delivered
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Point/Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 200 1.0 1 Delivered-
Dairy
Bluestem Grass Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 46 100.0 100 Delivered
Bluestem Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 46 120.0 120 F.O.B.
Large Round 92 60.0 60 Delivered
Large Round 69 85.0 85 F.O.B.
Cane Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 69 100.0 100 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
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Round 120 60.0 60 Delivered
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Northeast
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Point/Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 50 1.05 1.05 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Bluestem Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 92 80.0-100.0 90 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 100 13.0 13 F.O.B.-
Stables
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 550 210.0 210 Delivered-
Dairy
Medium Square 3x3 350 220.0-225.0 222.86 F.O.B.-
Stables
Medium Square 3x3 50 210.0 210 F.O.B.- 1st Cut
Stables
Bluestem Grass Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 100 9.0 9 Delivered
Bluestem Grass Utility Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 92 120.0 120 Delivered Certified We
Brome Grass Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 200 150.0 150 Delivered- New Crop
Stables
Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 46 120.0 120 Delivered
Sorghum Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 920 80.0 80 Delivered
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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 80 70.0 70 Delivered
Round 40 120.0 120 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 Round 600 115.0 115 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 100 115.0 115 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 50 75.0 75 F.O.B. Rain Damage
Medium Square 3x3 75 100.0-105.0 101.67 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 50 185.0 185 Delivered
Medium Square 3x3 25 250.0 250 F.O.B.
Small Square 25 200.0 200 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 50 300.0 300 F.O.B.
Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Good/Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Medium Square 3x3 25 350.0 350 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 300 110.0-140.0 120 Delivered
Large Round 100 110.0 110 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 688 80.0-85.0 82.5 Delivered
Ground 1200 150.0-160.0 155 Delivered
Ground 1978 130.0-161.0 134.53 Delivered-
Feedlot
Large Round 165 100.0-115.0 105.85 Delivered
Large Round 725 115.0 115 Delivered New Crop
Large Round 350 70.0-115.0 95 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 3052. 105.0-120.0 108.79 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 725 117.0 117 Delivered New Crop
Large Square 3x4 637.5 90.0-125.0 108.43 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Point/Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 300 1.0-1.05 1.02 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Large Square 4x4 200 1.05 1.05 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Bluestem Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 230 95.0 95 Delivered
Large Round 184 60.0-70.0 65 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 150 220.0 220 Delivered-
Dairy
Large Square 3x4 75 210.0 210 F.O.B.
Large Square 4x4 100 195.0 195 Delivered-
Dairy
Bluestem Grass Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 50 17.5 17.5 F.O.B.-
Stables
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Pellets 15% Suncured 208 215.0 215 Delivered
Pellets 15% Suncured 3559 215.0-220.0 217.11 Delivered-
Dealer/Mill/Processor
Alfalfa Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 125 15.0-18.0 16.8 F.O.B.-
Stables
Alfalfa Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Pellets 17% Dehydrated 1200 335.0 335 Delivered-
Dealer/Mill/Processor
Bluestem Grass Premium/Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Medium Square 3x3 23 400.0 400 F.O.B.-
Stables
Brome Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 184 70.0-80.0 75 F.O.B.
Sudan Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 184 50.0-60.0 55 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 400 75.0-80.0 77.5 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 25 70.0 70 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 92 120.0-125.0 122.5 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 100 75.0 75 F.O.B.-
Feedlot
Bluestem Grass Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 184 70.0 70 F.O.B.
Bluestem Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 46 125.0 125 Delivered New Crop
Large Round 265 75.0-80.0 77.83 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 46 120.0 120 F.O.B.-
Feedlot
Large Square 3x4 506 80.0-120.0 87.52 F.O.B.
Large Round 92 70.0-75.0 72.5 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 1070 85.0-120.0 101.34 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 276 115.0-120.0 117.5 F.O.B.-
Feedlot
Medium Square 3x3 71 105.0-110.0 108.24 F.O.B.
Bluestem Grass Utility Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 23 55.0 55 F.O.B. Certified We
Large Square 3x4 23 55.0 55 F.O.B. Certified We
Brome Grass Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 46 200.0 200 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Medium Square 3x3 50 150.0 150 F.O.B.
Large Round 100 155.0 155 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 25 170.0 170 Delivered-
Dairy
Brome Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 46 60.0 60 F.O.B. Weedy
Large Square 3x4 184 100.0-160.0 128.75 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 46 120.0 120 F.O.B. Weedy
Medium Square 3x3 138 160.0-200.0 180 F.O.B.
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 200 195.0 195 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
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Round 20 100.0 100 Delivered
Round 200 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 1900 155.0-165.0 161.32 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 624 125.0 125 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 624 95.0 95 F.O.B. Picked Up Ou
Ground 2044 125.0-165.0 150.1 Delivered
Ground 600 150.0-160.0 155 Delivered-
Feedlot
Large Round 100 110.0 110 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 250 120.0-140.0 136 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 50 70.0 70 F.O.B.
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Point/Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 300 1.0 1 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Large Square 3x4 200 0.85-0.95 0.9 Delivered
Bluestem Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 184 90.0 90 Delivered
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 150 5.0-12.0 9.67 F.O.B.- 5th Cut
Stables
Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 400 200.0 200 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 200 120.0 120 F.O.B. New Crop
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 300 125.0 125 F.O.B.-
Dairy
Large Round 25 150.0 150 Delivered
Large Round 250 130.0 130 F.O.B.
Large Square 3x4 400 140.0 140 Delivered
Large Square 3x4 250 130.0 130 F.O.B.
Pellets 15% Suncured 724 230.0 230 F.O.B.-
Dealer/Mill/Processor
Brome Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 184 160.0 160 Delivered
Alfalfa Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Pellets 17% Suncured 724 230.0 230 F.O.B.-
Dealer/Mill/Processor
Bluestem Grass Premium/Supreme Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 50 10.0 10 Delivered
Small Square 23 10.0 10 F.O.B.
Corn Stalk Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Ground 230 125.0 125 Delivered Old Crop
Rye Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Round 46 40.0 40 F.O.B.
Teff Premium/Supreme Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 23 10.0 10 F.O.B.
Triticale Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Ground 230 94.0 94 Delivered Moldy Old Crop
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Straw Conventional
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Corn Stalk Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Round 136 60.0 60 Delivered
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