Hay / Colorado / Producers Monthly Hay Auction / 2024-07-13

Producers Monthly Hay Auction

Colorado · Hay auction · Sat, Jul 13
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3694

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
8 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand moderate. No comparable hay trades from the prior month, but prices were firm based on the quality grades. The next hay auction for this market will be Saturday, August 10, 2024.

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round——75.00–82.50/bale30.00
Good
Large Square 3x4——120/bale8.00
Medium Square 3x3——60.00–77.50/bale132.00
Premium
Small Square——6.75/bale36.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——52.50–65.00/bale63.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round——57.50–70.00/bale17.00
Large Square 3x4——35.00–37.50/bale24.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——50–65/bale114.00
Small Square——5.50/bale291.00
Large Square 3x4——75–80/bale32.00
Good
Large Square 4x4——112.50–122.50/bale24.00
Medium Square 3x3——37.50–45.00/bale39.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Square 3x4——80–95/bale48.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——62.50–72.50/bale102.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4——100.00–122.50/bale12.00
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.