The week, verified.
Alfalfa index down 6.6% while the grass side lifts
The alfalfa line and the national line went opposite directions this week. Alfalfa averaged $156/ton, down 6.6%, while the national index rose 2.2% to $170. The grass side did the lifting: Mixed Grass up 8.7% to $180, Alfalfa/Grass Mix up 3.9% to $341, Grass up 2.9% to $103. Meanwhile Good alfalfa came in at $202/ton against $201 the week before, a $1 move across two markets. Read those together and the alfalfa decline looks like a change in what got reported, not a markdown on what a good load is worth.
This week’s verdict: STEADY nationally — hold quality in California, Colorado and Montana.
The rest of the read, the projected direction, and The Call with the price levels it is graded against and the reasoning went to members on Friday. The verdict is on the public record now; the levels and the reasoning post when the call grades. It grades October 23, 2026.
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