Hay / Colorado / Producers Monthly Hay Auction / 2024-10-12

Producers Monthly Hay Auction

Colorado · Hay auction · Sat, Oct 12
● As filed23 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3694

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
7 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand light to moderate. There were no comparable trades on alfalfa and alfalfa/grass hay. Grass hay sold uneven. Triticale and North Park Hay sold 5.00/bale lower. Straw sold 9.00/bale lower. The next hay auction for this market will be Saturday, November 9, 2024.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——105.00–112.50/bale10.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——67.50–75.00/bale63.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——70–75/bale20.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——115/bale12.00
Good
Large Round——115–140/bale36.00
Large Square 4x4——135/bale14.00
Good/Premium
Large Round——127.50/bale12.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——52.50–62.50/bale63.00
Large Square 4x4——127.50–150.00/bale139.00

Sudan

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——25–45/bale42.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round——55/bale7.00
Medium Square 3x3——55/bale63.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——52.50–57.50/bale60.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——40–45/bale24.00
Large Round——50/bale17.00
Large Square 3x4——72.50–75.00/bale24.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——45–55/bale126.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——50–55/bale72.00
Large Square 3x4——97.50–100.00/bale44.00

Triticale

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 4x4——40/bale56.00
Utility
Large Square 4x4——40–50/bale50.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——25–30/bale58.00
Round——25/bale21.00
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.