Hay / Colorado / Producers Monthly Hay Auction / 2024-01-13

Producers Monthly Hay Auction

Colorado · Hay auction · Sat, Jan 13
● As filed27 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3694

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
11 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand good. Supreme alfalfa rounds sold 13.00/bale higher; Good/Premium 3x3's sold steady; Fair/Good 3x4's 35.00/bale lower. Premium Grass 3x3's sold 10.00/bale higher. Good sudan 3x3's sold 12.00/bale lower. 4x4 cornstalks sold 8.00/bale lower. 3x3 and 2x3 straw bales sold 7.00/bale lower. The next hay auction for this market will be Saturday, February 10, 2024.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——82.50/bale16.00
Fair/Good
Large Round——95.00–97.50/bale34.00
Large Square 3x4——80/bale17.00
Premium
Small Square——8/bale308.00
Good/Premium
Medium Square 3x3——57.50/bale24.00
Supreme
Medium Square 3x3——85–90/bale63.00
Large Round——87.50/bale38.00
Medium Square 3x3——57.50/bale15.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——30.00–37.50/bale72.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Square 3x4——127.50–130.00/bale21.00

Sudan

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round——20/bale30.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——20.00–47.50/bale72.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——87.50–92.50/bale34.00
Medium Square 3x3——50.00–57.50/bale30.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——90–95/bale126.00
Medium Square 3x3——70.00–92.50/bale180.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——75/bale12.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round——85.00–92.50/bale76.00
Medium Square 3x3——50–55/bale63.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——57.50/bale25.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——57.50–60.00/bale63.00
Fair
Large Round——102.50/bale11.00

Forage Mix-Three Way

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Medium Square 3x3——15/bale25.00

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——82.50/bale66.00

Forage Mix-Two Way

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——77.50/bale55.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——12.50–32.50/bale264.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——52.50–72.50/bale44.00
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.