Hay / Colorado / Centennial Monthly Hay Auction / 2024-11-23

Centennial Monthly Hay Auction

Colorado · Hay auction · Sat, Nov 23
● As filed60 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3679

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 9,915 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Oct 26) · 0 ton a year ago (Nov 25).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity good on moderate demand. Alfalfa, alfalfa/grass, and grass hay all sold mostly unevenly steady. The next hay sale for this auction market will be Saturday, December 14, 2024.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——95–115/bale39.00
Small Square——7/bale60.00
Medium Square 3x3——60.00–72.50/bale135.00
Medium Square 3x3——70.00–77.50/bale63.00
Large Square 4x4——110.00–117.50/bale20.00
Large Square 3x4——82.50–120.00/bale161.00
Large Square 3x4——92.50–115.00/bale84.00
Premium
Large Round——110–160/bale106.00
Medium Square 2x3——42.50–47.50/bale54.00
Small Square Bundled——7.00–7.50/bale336.00
Small Square——6.75/bale80.00
Medium Square 3x3——50–85/bale133.00
Large Square 3x4——107.50–125.00/bale81.00
Utility
Large Round——70/bale14.00
Supreme
Small Square Bundled——6.25–7.00/bale1,890.00
Large Square 3x4——145/bale78.00
Large Round——140–160/bale72.00
Fair
Medium Square 2x3——40–45/bale80.00
Medium Square 3x3——52.50–75.00/bale108.00
Fair/Good
Medium Square 3x3——65/bale30.00
Premium/Supreme
Medium Square 3x3——60.00–77.50/bale80.00
Large Round——115–145/bale71.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4——90–115/bale145.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——115/bale12.00
Utility
Large Round——57.50/bale12.00
Medium Square 3x3——47.50–55.00/bale42.00
Good
Large Round——82.50–87.50/bale24.00
Medium Square 3x3——90–120/bale30.00
Medium Square 3x3——72.50–80.00/bale127.00
Large Square 3x4——140–150/bale42.00
Premium
Small Square——5.25/bale27.00
Medium Square 3x3——65–85/bale105.00
Medium Square 3x3——82.50–85.00/bale18.00
Large Square 3x4——140–145/bale42.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——47.50–52.50/bale63.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square Bundled——4.25–6.00/bale1,575.00
Small Square——3.75–4.75/bale966.00
Medium Square 3x3——57.50–62.50/bale66.00
Medium Round——80/bale28.00
Large Square 3x4——105–125/bale76.00
Fair
Small Square——2.50–5.75/bale150.00
Medium Square 3x3——70.00–72.50/bale76.00
Medium Square 3x3——55.00–72.50/bale110.00
Large Square 3x4——87.50–110.00/bale81.00
Utility
Medium Square 3x3——30.00–52.50/bale126.00
Small Square——2–5/bale300.00
Large Square 3x4——40–75/bale96.00
Utility/Fair
Medium Square 3x3——47.50–57.50/bale63.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square Bundled——6.00–6.50/bale630.00
Small Square Bundled——7.25–7.50/bale126.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3——47.50–50.00/bale81.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3——75/bale63.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——62.50/bale30.00
Utility
Medium Square 3x3——37.50/bale24.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——72.50–90.00/bale387.00

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——45/bale1.00
Medium Square 3x3——67.50–102.50/bale255.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——80.00–92.50/bale60.00

Alfalfa/Oat Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Square 3x4——82.50–85.00/bale39.00

Sorghum

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4——45–55/bale42.00
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.