Hay / Colorado / Centennial Monthly Hay Auction / 2025-02-22

Centennial Monthly Hay Auction

Colorado · Hay auction · Sat, Feb 22

● As filed71 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3679

Receipts

USDA's own comparison

0 ton sold and 5,047 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Jan 25) · 0 ton a year ago (Feb 24).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade active on moderate demand. Alfalfa hay sold unevenly steady on comparable trades. Alfalfa/Grass Mix hay sold 3.00-9.00/bale lower on comparable trades. Grass hay sold 12.00/bale lower. Millet hay sold 24.00/bale lower. Corn stalks sold 7.00/bale higher. Straw bales sold steady to 8.00/bale lower. The next hay sale for this auction market will be Saturday, March 29,2025.

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Utility
Large Round	—	—	42.50–47.50/bale	3.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	62.50/bale	16.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	70–75/bale	53.00
Good
Large Round	—	—	135/bale	8.00
Small Square	—	—	7–8/bale	96.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	75.00–87.50/bale	157.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	117.50/bale	42.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	105–110/bale	48.00
Fair
Large Round	—	—	92.50–130.00/bale	39.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	77.50–100.00/bale	60.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	80–95/bale	84.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Premium
Large Round	—	—	200/bale	10.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	57.50–65.00/bale	60.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	157.50/bale	39.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	125–135/bale	42.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	125.00–127.50/bale	42.00
Utility
Large Round	—	—	100/bale	34.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	50–55/bale	57.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	70–75/bale	36.00
Supreme
Large Round	—	—	165–175/bale	38.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	90.00–92.50/bale	40.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	105.00–112.50/bale	18.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	130–140/bale	84.00
Good
Small Square	—	—	6.50–7.50/bale	84.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	72.50–80.00/bale	213.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	65.00–67.50/bale	57.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	77.50/bale	63.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	117.50/bale	42.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	137.50–145.00/bale	42.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	65.00–82.50/bale	199.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	97.50–115.00/bale	42.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	87.50/bale	63.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	67.50–70.00/bale	90.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	100–105/bale	45.00

Oat

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Utility
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	55/bale	6.00

Timothy Grass

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Utility
Small Square	—	—	3/bale	120.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	47.50–87.50/bale	273.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	62.50–65.00/bale	69.00

Grass

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Premium
Small Square	—	—	8.00–8.25/bale	138.00
Medium Round	—	—	85.00–87.50/bale	20.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	57.50–62.50/bale	60.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	40–45/bale	57.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	32.50–60.00/bale	186.00
Medium Round	—	—	60.00–62.50/bale	42.00
Medium Round	—	—	75/bale	8.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	75/bale	39.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	67.50–87.50/bale	158.00
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	62.50–77.50/bale	134.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	105–110/bale	39.00
Utility
Large Square 4x4	—	—	60/bale	16.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	77.50–85.00/bale	39.00

Sorghum

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	30–60/bale	54.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	57.50–62.50/bale	42.00
Utility
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	32.50–42.50/bale	111.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	22.50/bale	54.00

Alfalfa/Forage Mix

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	42.50/bale	63.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	70–75/bale	63.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	50–75/bale	639.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	80–105/bale	257.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	85/bale	72.00

Millet

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	42.50–45.00/bale	60.00
Large Square 4x4	—	—	112.50–117.50/bale	52.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	90/bale	26.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3	—	—	95.00–97.50/bale	57.00
Large Square 3x4	—	—	115/bale	36.00

Forage Mix-Two Way

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
Utility
Large Square 4x4	—	—	77.50/bale	11.00

Wheat

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
N/A
Large Square	—	—	10.00–32.50/bale	130.00
Large Square	—	—	30–40/bale	126.00
Small Square Bundled	—	—	3.00–4.75/bale	882.00

Barley

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
N/A
Large Square	—	—	37.50–42.50/bale	21.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package

Package	Grade	Market	Price	Quantity
N/A
Large Square	—	—	40.00–47.50/bale	165.00

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.