Hay / Colorado / Centennial Monthly Hay Auction / 2024-06-29

Centennial Monthly Hay Auction

Colorado · Hay auction · Sat, Jun 29
● As filed36 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3679

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity moderate on good demand. Alfalfa and alfalfa/grass mix hay sold sharply higher in all hay package types. Grass hay sold steady to 20.00/bale higher. The bulk of lots were broke up into several small transactions. The next hay auction for this market will be Saturday, July 27, 2024.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——90–100/bale38.00
Large Round——137.50/bale34.00
Medium Square 3x3——37.50–75.00/bale129.00
Large Square 4x4——130/bale20.00
Supreme
Large Round——110–145/bale68.00
Medium Square 3x3——85.00–127.50/bale175.00
Utility
Medium Square 3x3——57.50–70.00/bale93.00
Large Square 3x4——85/bale8.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——60–85/bale150.00
Medium Square 3x3——77.50–80.00/bale28.00
Utility/Fair
Medium Square 3x3——45–60/bale328.00
Good
Large Square 4x4——132.50/bale20.00
Large Round——122.50–132.50/bale23.00
Large Square 3x4——100.00–127.50/bale261.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round——100/bale2.00
Medium Square 3x3——62.50–70.00/bale28.00
Large Square 4x4——120–130/bale28.00
Good
Large Round——110–125/bale58.00
Medium Square 3x3——132.50–135.00/bale31.00
Large Square 4x4——130/bale28.00
Large Square 3x4——132.50–165.00/bale138.00
Fair
Large Round——130.00–142.50/bale58.00
Small Square——5/bale80.00
Medium Square 3x3——55–115/bale120.00
Large Square 4x4——120–165/bale196.00

Forage Mix-Two Way

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Small Square——4.50/bale21.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Small Square——4.50–5.25/bale819.00
Medium Square 3x3——40–120/bale311.00
Utility
Small Square——3.50/bale66.00
Small Square——3–5/bale182.00
Good
Small Square——9.50–11.50/bale181.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Small Square——3.50–5.00/bale41.00
Good
Small Square——3/bale81.00

Triticale

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Square 3x4——55.00–67.50/bale56.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——10–35/bale43.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——12.50–27.50/bale79.00
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.