Hay / Colorado / Producers Monthly Hay Auction / 2025-02-08

Producers Monthly Hay Auction

Colorado · Hay auction · Sat, Feb 8
● As filed37 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3694

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 2,613 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Jan 11) · 0 ton a year ago (Feb 10).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand moderate. This month's consignment list had almost double the lots available than the previous month. In the alfalfa hay supply, 3x4's of very high testing Supreme quality sold for 17.50/bale lower; Good quality 4x4's 30.00-38.00/bale lower; Good quality 3x3's 12.00/bale lower. In the grass hay supply, Fair quality 3x3's sold 1.00-3.00/bale lower; Fair quality Prairie/Meadow Grass 3x3's sold 26.00/bale lower for uncovered hay and 1.00/bale higher for covered hay. Large squares of straw sold 3.00/bale lower. The next hay sale for this auction market will be Saturday, March 8, 2025.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Supreme
Large Square 3x4——137.50/bale42.00
Large Square 4x4——155–175/bale19.00
Medium Square 3x3——55.00–62.50/bale69.00
Medium Square 3x3——75/bale60.00
Large Square 3x4——92.50–95.00/bale39.00
Good
Large Square 3x4——72.50–102.50/bale98.00
Medium Square 3x3——55.00–62.50/bale63.00
Large Square 4x4——107.50–125.00/bale60.00
Large Square 3x4——72.50–107.50/bale52.00
Large Square 4x4——130/bale4.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4——115/bale39.00
Medium Square 3x3——70.00–72.50/bale63.00
Large Square 4x4——157.50/bale6.00
Large Square 3x4——107.50/bale17.00
Fair
Small Square——5.50–6.50/bale321.00
Medium Square 3x3——60–65/bale63.00
Medium Square 3x3——55–65/bale51.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4——70–85/bale168.00
Medium Square 3x3——67.50/bale72.00
Medium Square 3x3——50.00–67.50/bale135.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——65.00–72.50/bale126.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——67.50–97.50/bale192.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——47.50–65.00/bale66.00
Medium Square 3x3——40–45/bale36.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4——70–75/bale44.00
Medium Square 3x3——55/bale61.00
Medium Square 3x3——50/bale63.00
Medium Square 3x3——60–65/bale24.00
Good
Small Square——4/bale175.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Medium Square 3x3——35–40/bale30.00
Large Square 4x4——75/bale26.00
Fair
Large Square 4x4——92.50/bale26.00

Sudan

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Medium Square 3x3——30.00–47.50/bale129.00
Medium Square 3x3——25.00–27.50/bale54.00

Alfalfa/Oat Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——75/bale60.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——72.50/bale60.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——35–40/bale55.00
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.