MG_GR310 Montgomery, AL Thu Nov 19, 2009 USDA-Alabama Dept of Ag Market News Alabama Weekly Hay Report As compared to last week: Market was active. Supplies are plentiful. Prices are steady. Prices are FOB unless otherwise stated. Approximate bale weight: Small Square 55 pounds; Small Round 1000 pounds; Large Round 1500 pounds. Tons FOB: 1,094.75 Last Week: 580.00 Last Year: 417.00 Year to Date FOB: 22,593.49 Last Week: 21,498.74 Last Year: 35,133.17 Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg Bahia Domestic Cattle Small Round/roll, 4x5 Good 1.00 20.00-20.00 20.00 00.00-00.00 00.00 Bahia Domestic Cattle Small square, per bale Good 4.25 3.50-3.50 3.50 4.50-4.50 4.50 Bahia Mulch Small square, per bale Fair 34.00 3.50-3.50 3.50 0.00-0.00 0.00 Bermuda Domestic Cattle Large Rd/roll, 5x5, 5x6 Premium 1.50 50.00-50.00 50.00 00.00-00.00 00.00 Bermuda Domestic Cattle Small Round/roll, 4x5 Premium 35.50 38.00-40.00 38.70 00.00-00.00 00.00 Good 25.00 35.00-35.00 35.00 50.00-50.00 50.00 Fair 20.00 25.00-25.00 25.00 25.00-25.00 25.00 Bermuda Domestic Cattle Small square, per bale Premium 85.75 4.00-4.50 4.49 0.00-0.00 0.00 Good 10.00 4.00-4.00 4.00 0.00-0.00 0.00 Bermuda Horse Large Rd/roll, 5x5, 5x6 Premium 26.25 55.00-70.00 68.71 70.00-70.00 70.00 Bermuda Horse Small Round/roll, 4x5 Premium 55.00 50.00-60.00 57.27 55.00-70.00 62.50 Bermuda Horse Small square, per bale Premium 149.50 4.50-6.50 5.27 5.00-6.50 5.59 Bermuda Mulch Small Round/roll, 4x5 Fair 610.50 18.00-25.00 18.12 00.00-00.00 00.00 Bermuda Mulch Small square, per bale Fair 4.00 3.50-4.00 3.53 0.00-0.00 0.00 Wheat Straw Mulch Small square, per bale Fair 32.50 2.25-2.25 2.25 0.00-0.00 0.00 Grass Hay guidelines Quality Crude Protein Percent Premium Over 13 Good 9-13 Fair 5-9 Utility Under 5 Source USDA-Alabama Dept of Ag, Market News, Montgomery, AL David Garcia, OIC Phone: 334/223-7488 Tommy Davis, Market Reporter http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_GR310.txt 1130cst td/dl .