NW_GR312 Des Moines, IA Fri October 06, 2017 USDA Market News Iowa Hay Summary Week Ending Friday, October 06, 2017 For this week: Hay prices continued mostly steady with a steady to weak undertone. Most parts of Iowa recieved some welcome rain. Some days still allowed for harvesting corn and soybeans, and also finishing up last cutting of hay per the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). According to the Drought Mitigation Center the northwest portion of Iowa that was experiencing abnormally dry weather including: parts of Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, O'Brien, and Pocahontas have been upgraded to normal conditions. D1-D4 drought conditions this week stood at 34.72%, up from 30.12% the previous week. D3-D4 drought conditions increased from 2.24% last week to 3.20% this week mainly expanding in couties of Mahaska, Marion, and Warren. Looking forward this week looks to be mostly cloudy with a chance of rain storms throughout the week. According to NASS 97% of the corn crop has reached the dent stage or beyond, which is three days behind the 5 year average. 6% of corn has been harvested, two weeks behind average. Corn condition increased slightly to 60% being reported in good to excellent condition. 97% of soybeans have started to turn color or beyond, 3 days ahead of last year. 84% of soybeans were dropping leaves. 16% of soybeans have been harvested. Soybean condition increased slightly to 61% of crop reported in the good to excellent range. Alfalfa Premium Small Squares 200.00 - 220.00 Good Small Squares 120.00 - 120.00 Utility Small Squares 60.00 - 90.00 Alfalfa/Grass Premium Small Squares 205.00 - 235.00 Large Squares 200.00 - 210.00 Good Small Squares 140.00 - 180.00 Large Squares 140.00 - 180.00 Large Rounds 115.00 - 145.00 Fair Small Squares 75.00 - 125.00 Large Rounds 90.00 - 110.00 Utility Large Squares 60.00 - 70.00 Large Rounds 60.00 - 75.00 Grass Good Large Squares 125.00 - 135.00 Large Rounds 90.00 - 100.00 Utility Small Squares 85.00 - 120.00 Large Squares 45.00 - 75.00 Large Rounds 60.00 - 80.00 Straw Oat Small Squares 175.00 - 200.00 Certified Organic Hay: No Hay to report for the week of 10/02-06 ======================================================================= Table 1: Alfalfa guidelines: (for domestic livestock use and not more than 10% grass) ADF NDF *RFV **TDN-100% **TDN-90% CP Quality 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 52.5-54.5 18-20 Fair 32-35 40-44 130-150 56-58 50.5-52.5 16-18 Utility >35 >44 <130 <56 <50.5 <16 *RFV calculated using the Wis/Minn formula. **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). ======================================================================= Table 2: Grass Hay guidelines Quality Crude Protein Percent Premium Over 13 Good 9-13 Fair 5-9 Low Under 5 Quantitative factors are approximate, and many factors can affect feeding value. Values based on 100% dry matter. End usage may influence hay price or value more than testing results. ======================================================================= Hay Quality Designations physical descriptions: Supreme: Very early maturity, pre bloom, soft fine stemmed, extra leafy. Factors indicative of very high nutritive content. Hay is excellent color and free of damage. Premium: Early maturity, i.e., pre-bloom in legumes and pre head in grass hays, extra leafy and fine stemmed-factors indicative of a high nutritive content. Hay is green and free of damage. Good: Early to average maturity, i.e., early to mid-bloom in legumes and early head in grass hays, leafy, fine to medium stemmed, free of damage other than slight discoloration. Fair: Late maturity, i.e., mid to late-bloom in legumes, head-in grass hays, moderate or below leaf content, and generally coarse stemmed. Hay may show light damage. Utility: Hay in very late maturity, such as mature seed pods in legumes or mature head in grass hays, coarse stemmed. This category could include hay discounted due to excessive damage and heavy weed content or mold. Defects will be identified in market reports when using this category. ======================================================================= Source: Source: USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA Catherine Bachman 515-284-4460 Desm.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov 24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_GR312.txt www.ams.usda.gov/LPSMarketNewsPage 0930 ceb