Hay / Colorado / Centennial Monthly Hay Auction / 2023-10-28

Centennial Monthly Hay Auction

Colorado · Hay auction · Sat, Oct 28

● As filed77 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3679

Receipts

USDA's own comparison

5 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand moderate. Premium/Supreme quality alfalfa 3x4's sold 5.00 lower; Good/Premium quality 25.00 higher. Fair/Good quality alfalfa 3x3's sold 9.00 higher; Fair quality 5.00 higher. Fair quality alfalfa/grass 3x3's sold 3.00 lower. Good quality grass rounds sold steady; Utility/Fair quality 25.00 higher. Fair quality Prairie/Meadow grass sold 12.00 higher. The next hay auction will be as receipts warrant coverage.

Sorghum

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Good
Large Round	—	—	80/bale	12.00

Grass

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Good
Large Round	—	—	130–150/bale	30.00
Utility/Fair
Large Round	—	—	50–95/bale	62.00
Medium Round	—	—	25/bale	17.00
Utility
Large Round	—	—	5–80/bale	67.00
Small Square	—	—	2.00–2.75/bale	528.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	50/bale	5.00
Medium Round	—	—	25–35/bale	34.00
Fair
Large Round	—	—	47.50–50.00/bale	31.00
Small Square 3 Tie	—	—	30.00–32.50/bale	54.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	37.50–52.50/bale	94.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	50/bale	12.00
Large Square 4x4	—	—	140–145/bale	7.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	95/bale	6.00
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	55.00–72.50/bale	274.00
Small Square	—	—	5.25–7.00/bale	123.00
Medium Round	—	—	67.50/bale	28.00
Large Square 4x4	—	—	155–160/bale	16.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	115/bale	14.00
Good/Premium
Small Square	—	—	3.50–4.00/bale	204.00

Forage Mix-Two Way

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Fair
Large Round	—	—	75.00–87.50/bale	26.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	55–60/bale	60.00
Utility
Small Square	—	—	2.25/bale	252.00
Small Square	—	—	0.75–1.50/bale	200.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	117.50/bale	10.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Premium/Supreme
Small Square	—	—	5.50–7.00/bale	362.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	140/bale	39.00
Good/Premium
Small Square 3 Tie	—	—	62.50–67.50/bale	80.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	112.50–130.00/bale	94.00
Fair
Small Square	—	—	3.75–6.25/bale	655.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	67.50–72.50/bale	24.00
Large Square 4x4	—	—	140–145/bale	24.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	90.00–117.50/bale	36.00
Utility
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	40.00–67.50/bale	135.00
Medium Round	—	—	45–50/bale	12.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	97.50–115.00/bale	16.00
Supreme
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	140–200/bale	60.00
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	75–85/bale	95.00
Large Square 4x4	—	—	140/bale	6.00
Premium
Large Square 4x4	—	—	100/bale	6.00
Utility/Fair
Large Square 4x4	—	—	135/bale	10.00
Large Round	—	—	115/bale	20.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Utility/Fair
Small Square	—	—	2.00–3.75/bale	513.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	65.00–87.50/bale	67.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	110/bale	45.00
Large Round	—	—	75–95/bale	56.00
Premium
Small Square	—	—	4.50/bale	133.00
Medium Round	—	—	102.50–120.00/bale	36.00
Large Square 4x4	—	—	135/bale	24.00
Large Round	—	—	205–215/bale	23.00
Fair
Small Square	—	—	2.75–5.00/bale	598.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	60–80/bale	172.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	130–135/bale	42.00
Utility
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	65.00–67.50/bale	39.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	100/bale	42.00
Fair/Good
Medium Round	—	—	75/bale	36.00
Good
Large Square 3x4	—	—	115–125/bale	49.00
Good/Premium
Large Round	—	—	167.50/bale	12.00

Wheat

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Utility
Small Square	—	—	1/bale	51.00
N/A
Large Square	—	—	17.50–42.50/bale	23.00
Small Square	—	—	3.25–5.50/bale	1,008.00

Forage Mix-Three Way

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	42.50–60.00/bale	60.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	60–75/bale	63.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	125/bale	10.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	85/bale	44.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	57.50–67.50/bale	270.00

Rye Grass

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	67.50–75.00/bale	60.00

Oat

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	45/bale	8.00

Barley

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	20/bale	54.00

Alfalfa/Oat Mix

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	62.50–75.00/bale	36.00
Fair/Good
Medium Round	—	—	55–70/bale	36.00

Timothy Grass

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	60–80/bale	252.00

Orchard Grass

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	90.00–92.50/bale	60.00

Triticale

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Utility
Large Square 4x4	—	—	30/bale	20.00

Millet

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Good
Large Square 3x4	—	—	75/bale	35.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4	—	—	80/bale	36.00

Alfalfa/Sudan Mix

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Utility
Large Round	—	—	60/bale	34.00

Source: USDA AMS · Greeley, CO. Prices are as filed — nothing recomputed. Hay sells by the ton in some markets and by the bale in others; those are different quantities and are never averaged together.