Hay / Colorado / Producers Monthly Hay Auction / 2024-09-14

Producers Monthly Hay Auction

Colorado · Hay auction · Sat, Sep 14
● As filed17 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3694

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
7 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand moderate. Alfalfa/Grass mix hay sold 18.00/bale higher on a light test. No other classes of hay had trades to compare. The next hay auction for this market will be Saturday, October 12, 2024.

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——60.00–62.50/bale7.00
Large Square 4x4——105–130/bale19.00
Medium Square 3x3——57.50/bale24.00
Utility
Large Square 4x4——45/bale22.00
Medium Square 3x3——37.50–47.50/bale110.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——65/bale36.00
Premium
Large Square 4x4——120/bale24.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Square 3x4——85–100/bale75.00
Good/Premium
Large Square 3x4——90–115/bale72.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——60.00–62.50/bale69.00

Triticale

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 4x4——40–50/bale36.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——52.50–65.00/bale135.00
Medium Square 3x3——50.00–57.50/bale120.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3——70.00–72.50/bale9.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x3——55–75/bale66.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——42.50–50.00/bale30.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round——25.00–37.50/bale90.00
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.