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● Market Report · SEPTEMBER 7, 2026 Good alfalfa slips $8 to $184 as index ticks upHayWire · Week of September 7, 2026 · USDA AMS · 91 verified trades · 23 markets §01 The 60-Second Read The national index landed at $173/ton, up 1.2% on the week across 23 markets, but Good alfalfa went the other way at $184/ton, down $8 or 4.2% across 5 markets. Eastern Nebraska led the give-back at $175/ton, down $8 on 580 tons this week vs 700 last week. On those two lines, the week favors buyers even with the index nudging higher. §02 By the Numbers National index $173/ton ▲ 1.2% week over week · 23 markets |
Top mover $175 Nebraska - East · ▼ 4.1% · on 580 tons this week vs 700 last week |
Geography spread $54/ton Pipestone MN $210 → RockValley IA Mon $156 |
Good alfalfa · 5 auctions $184/ton ▼ 4.2% / $8 week over week |
§03 Watch List | 01 | Rock Valley Monday low end Rock Valley, IA Mon held the low at $156/ton, a $54 gap under the top market. Watch whether that gap holds next Monday. | | 02 | Orchard grass follow-through Orchard grass averaged $135/ton after a 30.5% drop. One more week of listings tells you whether that was thin reporting or real. | | 03 | Diesel and delivered loads Diesel at $5.97/gal, up $0.37 week over week, shows up in delivered quotes before it shows up in barn prices. |
§04 The Read Alfalfa averaged $196/ton, up 12.4%, while grass slid 4.5% to $97/ton. That split says the strength sits in dairy- and feeder-quality alfalfa, with slack in the grass end. Eastern Nebraska's step back on lighter tonnage suggests the softness there is local, not broad. §05 From the Field Reported to HayWire directly — outside the USDA index Park County, Livingston, MT — Hay, type not stated: $285-290/ton Montana producer · Sep 8 | Litchfield, Nebraska — Sudan grass: $135/ton Nebraska producer · Sep 7 | Litchfield, Nebraska — Alfalfa: $210/ton Nebraska producer · Sep 7 | Litchfield, Nebraska — Bermuda: $135-150/ton Nebraska producer · Sep 7 | Litchfield, Nebraska — alfalfa: $225/ton Nebraska producer · Sep 7 |
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