Hay / Colorado / Producers Monthly Hay Auction / 2025-03-08

Producers Monthly Hay Auction

Colorado · Hay auction · Sat, Mar 8
● As filed32 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3694

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 2,303 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Feb 8) · 0 ton a year ago (Mar 9).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand Moderate. Trade was mixed on alfalfa hay. Alfalfa/Grass hay sold 11.00/bale lower. Millet hay was 12.00/bale higher than last month. Prairie/Meadow Grass Hay sold unevenly steady. Wheat straw bales sold 19.00/bale lower. The next hay sale for this auction market will be Saturday, April 12, 2025.

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——92.50/bale6.00
Good
Small Square——3.25–4.50/bale318.00
Large Square 4x4——110.00–122.50/bale24.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——85/bale6.00
Large Square 3x4——140/bale42.00
Medium Square 3x3——72.50–75.00/bale46.00
Medium Square 3x3——60/bale21.00
Medium Square 3x3——45.00–57.50/bale66.00
Large Square 3x4——85.00–87.50/bale32.00
Large Square 3x4——80–100/bale91.00
Utility
Large Round——87.50–100.00/bale28.00
Large Square 3x4——50.00–72.50/bale45.00
Supreme
Large Square 3x4——160/bale42.00
Good
Small Square——4.25–5.50/bale323.00
Medium Square 3x3——70.00–72.50/bale20.00
Medium Square 3x3——55/bale21.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——50–75/bale186.00
Medium Square 3x3——77.50/bale60.00

Sudan

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Square 3x4——57.50/bale44.00
Fair
Large Square 3x4——47.50–60.00/bale88.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——37.50–52.50/bale57.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——47.50–55.00/bale72.00

Sorghum

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Medium Square 3x3——10.00–22.50/bale57.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——45/bale30.00
Large Square 4x4——92.50–117.50/bale52.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Medium Square 3x3——60–75/bale126.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x3——55–70/bale333.00
Medium Square 3x3——60/bale4.00
Good
Medium Square 3x3——65/bale63.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——17.50–22.50/bale72.00
Large Square——27.50/bale28.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——37.50–45.00/bale63.00
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.