Hay prices, this week.
What hay is actually selling for — the national index, every reporting market, and where prices are trending. Built from USDA auction data and the auction houses USDA does not cover, updated as reports post through the week.
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| St | Market | Commodity | Grade | Avg | Range | WoW | 12-wk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | California - Central San Joaquin Valley | Alfalfa | Supreme | $353 | $353–$353 | ▲ +5.4% | |
| CA | California - North Inter-Mountains | Alfalfa | Supreme | $240 | $240–$240 | — 0.0% | |
| CA | California - North San Joaquin Valley | Alfalfa | Supreme | $270 | $270–$270 | ▼ −15.2% | |
| CA | California - Southeast | Alfalfa | Good | $202 | $200–$205 | ▼ −1.7% | |
| CA | California - Southeast | Alfalfa | Utility/Fair | $191 | $191–$191 | ▲ +6.1% | |
| CA | California - Southeast | Bermuda Grass | Good | $150 | $150–$150 | ▼ −9.1% | |
| CO | Colorado - Mountains and Northwest CO | Grass | Fair | $300 | $300–$300 | — 0.0% | |
| CO | Colorado - Northeast | Haygrazer | Fair | $200 | $200–$200 | — | — |
| CO | Colorado - Northeast | Millet | Fair | $200 | $200–$200 | — | — |
| CO | Colorado - Southeast | Sorghum | Fair | $200 | $200–$200 | — 0.0% | |
| IA | Iowa | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Premium | $181 | $150–$240 | ▼ −24.6% | |
| IA | RockValley IA Thu | Alfalfa | Premium/Supreme | $250 | $242–$253 | ▲ +0.1% | |
| IA | RockValley IA Thu | Grass | Good/Premium | $195 | $192–$196 | ▲ +11.3% | |
| IA | RockValley IA Thu | Alfalfa | Fair/Good | $155 | $155–$155 | ▲ +3.2% | |
| IA | RockValley IA Thu | Grass | Premium | $259 | $259–$259 | ▲ +23.0% | |
| IA | RockValley IA Thu | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Fair/Good | $155 | $155–$155 | ▲ +6.9% | |
| IA | RockValley IA Thu | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Premium/Supreme | $230 | $230–$230 | ▲ +15.0% | |
| IA | RockValley IA Thu | Grass | Fair/Good | $170 | $170–$170 | ▲ +6.1% | |
| IA | RockValley IA Thu | Grass | Utility | $100 | $100–$100 | ▲ +2.6% | |
| IA | RockValley IA Thu | Grass | Utility/Fair | $137 | $137–$137 | ▼ −2.3% | |
| IA | RockValley IA Thu | Prairie/Meadow Grass | Utility | $50 | $50–$50 | ▼ −9.3% | |
| IN | Shipshewana IN | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Good | $235 | $220–$242 | ▲ +3.7% | |
| IN | Shipshewana IN | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Fair | $150 | $150–$150 | ▲ +25.0% | |
| IN | Shipshewana IN | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Good/Premium | $260 | $260–$260 | — 0.0% | |
| IN | Shipshewana IN | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Premium | $310 | $310–$310 | ▼ −3.1% | |
| IN | Shipshewana IN | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Utility/Fair | $100 | $100–$100 | ▼ −9.1% | |
| IN | Shipshewana IN | Mixed Grass | Fair/Good | $174 | $174–$174 | ▼ −3.2% | |
| IN | Shipshewana IN | Mixed Grass | Good | $212 | $212–$212 | ▼ −0.2% | |
| IN | Shipshewana IN | Mixed Grass | Utility | $60 | $60–$60 | ▼ −25.0% | |
| IN | Topeka IN | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Good | $224 | $222–$227 | ▲ +2.1% | |
| IN | Topeka IN | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Fair | $140 | $140–$140 | ▼ −6.7% | |
| IN | Topeka IN | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Fair/Good | $190 | $190–$190 | — 0.0% | |
| IN | Topeka IN | Mixed Grass | Fair/Good | $175 | $175–$175 | ▲ +4.5% | |
| IN | Topeka IN | Mixed Grass | Good | $229 | $229–$229 | ▲ +4.6% | |
| IN | Topeka IN | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Good/Premium | $260 | $260–$260 | ▲ +4.0% | |
| IN | Topeka IN | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Premium | $310 | $310–$310 | ▼ −6.1% | |
| KS | Kansas - North Central | Alfalfa | Fair/Good | $192 | $170–$221 | ▲ +6.3% | |
| KS | Kansas - North Central | Bluestem Grass | Good | $100 | $95–$120 | — 0.0% | |
| KS | Kansas - North Central | Alfalfa | Premium/Supreme | $225 | $225–$225 | — 0.0% | |
| KS | Kansas - North Central | Brome Grass | Fair/Good | $200 | $200–$200 | — 0.0% | |
| KS | Kansas - North Central | Brome Grass | Good | $150 | $150–$150 | — 0.0% | |
| KS | Kansas - Northeast | Alfalfa | Premium/Supreme | $223 | $210–$250 | — 0.0% | |
| KS | Kansas - Northeast | Brome Grass | Good | $165 | $138–$220 | — 0.0% | |
| KS | Kansas - Northeast | Bluestem Grass | Fair/Good | $55 | $55–$55 | — 0.0% | |
| KS | Kansas - Northeast | Sudan | Good | $80 | $80–$80 | — 0.0% | |
| KS | Kansas - South Central | Alfalfa | Fair/Good | $236 | $165–$270 | ▲ +0.4% | |
| KS | Kansas - South Central | Brome Grass | Good | $174 | $138–$250 | ▼ −10.3% | |
| KS | Kansas - South Central | Grass | Good | $165 | $165–$165 | — 0.0% | |
| KS | Kansas - South Central | Alfalfa | Good | $230 | $230–$230 | — 0.0% | |
| KS | Kansas - South Central | Alfalfa | Premium/Supreme | $275 | $275–$275 | ▲ +1.8% | |
| KS | Kansas - South Central | Bluestem Grass | Good | $136 | $136–$136 | ▼ −1.1% | |
| KS | Kansas - South Central | Prairie/Meadow Grass | Good | $150 | $150–$150 | — | — |
| KS | Kansas - South Central | Triticale | Good | $100 | $100–$100 | — 0.0% | |
| KS | Kansas - Southeast | Bluestem Grass | Good | $121 | $55–$190 | ▼ −1.8% | |
| KS | Kansas - Southeast | Alfalfa | Fair/Good | $169 | $125–$235 | ▲ +35.2% | |
| KS | Kansas - Southeast | Bluestem Grass | Good/Premium | $160 | $160–$160 | — 0.0% | |
| KS | Kansas - Southeast | Bluestem Grass | Premium | $375 | $375–$375 | — 0.0% | |
| KS | Kansas - Southeast | Brome Grass | Good | $201 | $201–$201 | ▲ +2.5% | |
| KS | Kansas - Southwest | Alfalfa | Fair/Good | $265 | $200–$292 | — 0.0% | |
| KS | Kansas - Southwest | Alfalfa | Premium/Supreme | $260 | $260–$260 | — 0.0% | |
| KS | Kansas - Southwest | Bluestem Grass | Fair/Good | $120 | $120–$120 | ▲ +71.4% | |
| KS | Kansas - Southwest | Teff | Good | $200 | $200–$200 | — 0.0% | |
| MN | Pipestone MN | Alfalfa | Fair | $119 | $119–$119 | ▼ −17.8% | |
| MN | Pipestone MN | Alfalfa | Good | $155 | $155–$155 | ▼ −40.4% | |
| MN | Pipestone MN | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Fair | $130 | $130–$130 | ▲ +34.4% | |
| MN | Pipestone MN | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Good | $175 | $175–$175 | ▼ −20.5% | |
| MN | Pipestone MN | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Utility | $65 | $65–$65 | ▲ +8.3% | |
| MN | Pipestone MN | Grass | Fair | $111 | $111–$111 | ▼ −12.4% | |
| MN | Pipestone MN | Grass | Good | $176 | $176–$176 | ▼ −3.4% | |
| MN | Pipestone MN | Grass | Utility | $50 | $50–$50 | ▼ −23.1% | |
| MN | Pipestone MN | Oat | Fair | $80 | $80–$80 | ▼ −23.8% | |
| NE | Nebraska - Central | Alfalfa | Utility/Fair | $200 | $200–$200 | ▲ +105.5% | |
| NE | Nebraska - East | Brome Grass | Fair | $168 | $150–$185 | — | — |
| NE | Nebraska - East | Alfalfa | Fair | $210 | $210–$210 | ▲ +90.9% | |
| NE | Nebraska - Platte Valley | Alfalfa | Good | $220 | $220–$220 | ▲ +8.6% | |
| NE | Nebraska - Platte Valley | Alfalfa/Orchard Mix | Premium | $280 | $280–$280 | — | — |
| NE | Nebraska - Platte Valley | Prairie/Meadow Grass | Fair | $180 | $180–$180 | — | — |
| NE | Nebraska - West | Millet | Fair | $195 | $195–$195 | — | — |
| OR | Oregon - Crook/Deschutes/Jefferson/Wasco Counties | Alfalfa | Supreme | $350 | $350–$350 | — 0.0% | |
| OR | Oregon - Crook/Deschutes/Jefferson/Wasco Counties | Orchard Grass | Premium | $325 | $325–$325 | ▲ +8.3% | |
| OR | Oregon - Crook/Deschutes/Jefferson/Wasco Counties | Orchard/Bluegrass | Premium | $330 | $330–$330 | — 0.0% | |
| OR | Oregon - Crook/Deschutes/Jefferson/Wasco Counties | Triticale | Premium | $240 | $240–$240 | ▼ −4.0% | |
| OR | Oregon - Lake County | Alfalfa | Good | $180 | $180–$180 | ▼ −10.0% | |
| OR | Oregon - Lake County | Triticale | Premium | $155 | $155–$155 | — 0.0% | |
| PA | Wolgemuth PA Mon | Grass | Fair | $148 | $110–$167 | ▲ +9.9% | |
| PA | Wolgemuth PA Mon | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Supreme | $434 | $423–$438 | ▼ −0.2% | |
| PA | Wolgemuth PA Mon | Grass | Premium | $338 | $334–$358 | ▲ +10.0% | |
| PA | Wolgemuth PA Mon | Alfalfa | Good | $200 | $200–$200 | ▼ −19.3% | |
| PA | Wolgemuth PA Mon | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Fair | $185 | $185–$185 | ▲ +10.7% | |
| PA | Wolgemuth PA Mon | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Good | $241 | $241–$241 | ▼ −15.4% | |
| PA | Wolgemuth PA Mon | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Premium | $336 | $336–$336 | ▼ −4.3% | |
| PA | Wolgemuth PA Mon | Orchard Grass | Fair | $165 | $165–$165 | ▼ −5.7% | |
| PA | Wolgemuth PA Mon | Orchard Grass | Good | $243 | $243–$243 | ▲ +5.9% | |
| PA | Wolgemuth PA Mon | Orchard Grass | Premium | $322 | $322–$322 | ▲ +4.9% | |
| PA | Wolgemuth PA Mon | Orchard/Timothy Grass | Good | $240 | $240–$240 | ▲ +14.3% | |
| PA | Wolgemuth PA Mon | Grass | Good | $262 | $262–$262 | ▲ +10.9% | |
| PA | Wolgemuth PA Wed | Orchard Grass | Good | $283 | $280–$285 | ▲ +8.4% | |
| PA | Wolgemuth PA Wed | Orchard Grass | Premium | $325 | $312–$380 | ▲ +1.7% | |
| PA | Wolgemuth PA Wed | Alfalfa | Premium | $322 | $322–$322 | ▼ −6.5% | |
| PA | Wolgemuth PA Wed | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Supreme | $420 | $420–$420 | ▼ −0.8% | |
| PA | Wolgemuth PA Wed | Grass | Fair | $195 | $195–$195 | ▲ +39.3% | |
| PA | Wolgemuth PA Wed | Grass | Good | $236 | $236–$236 | ▼ −4.4% | |
| SD | Dakota SD Mon | Alfalfa | Good | $229 | $229–$229 | ▼ −2.4% | |
| SD | Dakota SD Mon | Alfalfa/Grass Mix | Good | $235 | $235–$235 | ▲ +23.5% | |
| SD | Dakota SD Mon | Grass | Fair | $129 | $129–$129 | ▼ −13.4% | |
| SD | Dakota SD Mon | Grass | Good | $230 | $230–$230 | ▲ +17.1% | |
| SD | Dakota SD Mon | Millet | Fair | $160 | $160–$160 | ▼ −3.0% | |
| UT | Utah - Central | Alfalfa | Fair | $205 | $205–$205 | — | — |
| UT | Utah - Central | Alfalfa | Good | $245 | $245–$245 | ▲ +16.7% | |
| UT | Utah - Central | Alfalfa | Good/Premium | $250 | $250–$250 | — | — |
| UT | Utah - Central | Alfalfa | Premium | $260 | $260–$260 | ▼ −1.9% | |
| UT | Utah - South | Alfalfa | Fair | $140 | $140–$140 | — | — |
| UT | Utah - South | Alfalfa | Premium | $251 | $251–$251 | ▲ +0.4% | |
| UT | Utah - South | Forage Mix-Three Way | Premium | $195 | $195–$195 | ▼ −17.0% |
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About this data
Prices come from USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News auction and direct-sale reports, plus the self-published results of auctions USDA stopped reporting (Centennial Livestock, Fort Collins CO; Producers Livestock, Greeley CO) — every row carries its source. We keep verified trades (excluding asking prices and weight-estimated per-bale conversions) up to a $600/ton ceiling that screens out gross data errors, aggregate by ISO week, and volume-weight by reported load count. Weeks with no observations are omitted, never interpolated. Sources: USDA AMS Market News, Centennial Livestock, Producers Livestock. New to hay pricing? Read why hay prices move — the six forces behind the number. Prices readers paid in private sales, which USDA never sees, are collected separately: From the Field. Sales USDA prices by the bale are shown per bale on hay prices per bale.
What is the average price of hay right now?
For the week of October 19, 2026, the HayWire national hay price index is $169 per ton (down 0.3% week over week), based on 159 auction observations across 28 reporting markets. Observed prices ranged from $50 to $438 per ton depending on commodity, grade, and region.
Why do hay prices vary so much between regions?
Hay is bulky and expensive to haul relative to its value, so it trades in local markets rather than at one national price. Drought, freight, and local supply can push neighboring regions tens or hundreds of dollars per ton apart.
How often are hay prices updated?
As USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports post: the main weekly rebuild lands Monday, and the page republishes again as Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday auction and direct-sale reports come in. The index, table, and chart on this page rebuild from that fresh data automatically.
What is the difference between free and Pro data?
All current and recent prices (about 12 weeks), the index chart, the state pages and the full market table are free and shown here. HayWire Pro adds the Friday Pulse and The Call before Monday's auctions, a dashboard that checks your loads and quotes against the market, the week's table as a CSV, and a direct line for market questions.
Where does HayWire's hay price data come from?
USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News auction and direct-sale reports, plus the self-published results of auctions USDA stopped reporting (Centennial Livestock in Fort Collins and Producers Livestock in Greeley, Colorado). Every row names its source. All of it is filtered to verified trades (asking prices and weight-estimated conversions are excluded) and aggregated by ISO week, volume-weighted by reported load count.
How much is a bale of hay?
In the 60 days to the October 27, 2026 USDA report, small square bales sold for a median $9.41 and large round bales for $55, across 346 sales in 34 markets. These are USDA's own per-bale sale prices, with no bale weight assumed; every bale type is on the HayWire hay prices per bale page.