|   Updated: October 29, 2010

Hay prices increase nationally by two dollars per ton from September and seven dollars higher than the previous October. Hay prices rebound following three months of lower prices and unchanged prices in September. Hay prices remain three dollars per ton lower than the high for the year and 52 dollars under the 27-month high. Hay prices are closer to the low for the year of $107 per ton.

The biggest improvement was seen in California, up $10 per ton to $127. The highest prices was in New Mexico where a ton sells for $162. The biggest drop was four dollars in both Illinois and Washington. Hay receives the lowest price in North Dakota where it sells for $54 per ton.

Hay Prices by U.S. & State

Prices July Aug. Sep. Oct. Change Report   United States 112.00 111.00 111.00 113.00 2.00 Report   Arizona 130.00 120.00 120.00 125.00 5.00 Report   California 113.00 112.00 117.00 127.00 10.00 Report   Colorado 125.00 124.00 123.00 123.00 0.00 Report   Idaho 101.00 112.00 117.00 122.00 5.00 Report   Illinois 122.00 117.00 120.00 116.00 -4.00 Report   Iowa 110.00 108.00 105.00 104.00 -1.00 Report   Kansas 107.00 107.00 103.00 102.00 -1.00 Report   Kentucky 89.00 95.00 89.00 88.00 -1.00 Report   Michigan 102.00 99.00 95.00 94.00 -1.00 Report   Minnesota 111.00 106.00 97.00 103.00 6.00 Report   Missouri 74.00 64.00 71.00 80.00 9.00 Report   Montana 85.00 86.00 78.00 86.00 8.00 Report   Nebraska 76.00 77.00 74.00 73.00 -1.00 Report   Nevada 110.00 120.00 120.00 122.00 2.00 Report   New Mexico 154.00 153.00 164.00 162.00 -2.00 Report   New York 112.00 116.00 101.00 104.00 3.00 Report   North Dakota 56.00 56.00 54.00 54.00 0.00 Report   Ohio 122.00 119.00 116.00 114.00 -2.00 Report   Oklahoma 101.00 100.00 96.00 102.00 6.00 Report   Oregon 154.00 149.00 141.00 141.00 0.00 Report   Pennsylvania 127.00 111.00 114.00 116.00 2.00 Report   South Dakota 74.00 73.00 73.00 77.00 4.00 Report   Texas 132.00 129.00 125.00 123.00 -2.00 Report   Utah 109.00 99.00 99.00 108.00 9.00 Report   Washington 146.00 152.00 148.00 144.00 -4.00 Report   Wisconsin 102.00 98.00 92.00 101.00 9.00 Report   Wyoming 87.00 88.00 89.00 88.00 -1.00 Report

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