Hay / Colorado / Centennial Monthly Hay Auction / 2024-10-26

Centennial Monthly Hay Auction

Colorado · Hay auction · Sat, Oct 26
● As filed51 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3679

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 4,268 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Sep 28) · 0 ton a year ago (Oct 28).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand moderate. All types of hay sold uneven with higher undertones on good, green hay with no rain damage. The next hay auction for this market will be Saturday, November 23, 2024.

Rye Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round——20/bale8.00

Sorghum

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——12.50/bale26.00
Utility
Large Round——30–55/bale62.00
Large Square 3x4——25–35/bale31.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——117.50–125.00/bale16.00
Medium Square 3x3——60.00–62.50/bale54.00
Large Square 3x4——115–125/bale117.00
Utility
Large Round——22.50/bale11.00
Small Square——3.00–3.50/bale172.00
Fair
Small Square——3/bale20.00
Medium Square 3x3——65.00–72.50/bale60.00
Large Square 3x4——82.50–90.00/bale42.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——72.50–85.00/bale17.00
Small Square——4/bale145.00
Large Square 3x4——82.50–95.00/bale50.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——80–105/bale24.00
Medium Square 3x3——45–75/bale177.00
Premium
Small Square——7.25/bale14.00
Medium Square 3x3——55–145/bale134.00
Large Square 3x4——122.50–165.00/bale64.00
Large Round——82.50–185.00/bale69.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——55.00–57.50/bale75.00
Large Square 3x4——95–110/bale42.00
Large Square 3x4——70.00–77.50/bale39.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——8.00–8.75/bale160.00
Medium Square 3x3——65.00–82.50/bale40.00
Medium Square 3x3——75.00–77.50/bale60.00
Large Square 3x4——82.50–140.00/bale379.00
Large Square 4x4——135–150/bale20.00
Large Round——70–75/bale12.00
Supreme
Small Square——12/bale84.00
Medium Square 3x3——70–127/bale223.00
Medium Square 3x3——65–75/bale249.00
Medium Square 3x3——115–125/bale49.00
Large Square 3x4——215–220/bale23.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——60–130/bale42.00
Medium Square 3x3——67.50–75.00/bale60.00
Large Square 3x4——50–130/bale107.00
Large Round——95–120/bale144.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——62.50–82.50/bale114.00
Utility
Large Square 3x4——82.50/bale41.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——60–85/bale390.00
Medium Square 3x3——72.50–82.50/bale80.00
Good
Medium Round——45/bale9.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——45–70/bale156.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——72.50–107.50/bale93.00

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——50–70/bale90.00

Forage Mix-Two Way

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——42.50–47.50/bale66.00

Triticale

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 4x4——50/bale16.00
Utility
Large Square 4x4——42.50–47.50/bale20.00
Large Square 3x4——30–50/bale72.00
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.