Hay / Colorado / Centennial Monthly Hay Auction / 2024-06-29

Centennial Monthly Hay Auction

Colorado · Hay auction · Sat, Jun 29
● As filed36 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3679

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity moderate on good demand. Alfalfa and alfalfa/grass mix hay sold sharply higher in all hay package types. Grass hay sold steady to 20.00/bale higher. The bulk of lots were broke up into several small transactions. The next hay auction for this market will be Saturday, July 27, 2024.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round90–100/bale38.00
Large Round137.50/bale34.00
Medium Square 3x337.50–75.00/bale129.00
Large Square 4x4130/bale20.00
Supreme
Large Round110–145/bale68.00
Medium Square 3x385.00–127.50/bale175.00
Utility
Medium Square 3x357.50–70.00/bale93.00
Large Square 3x485/bale8.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x360–85/bale150.00
Medium Square 3x377.50–80.00/bale28.00
Utility/Fair
Medium Square 3x345–60/bale328.00
Good
Large Square 4x4132.50/bale20.00
Large Round122.50–132.50/bale23.00
Large Square 3x4100.00–127.50/bale261.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round100/bale2.00
Medium Square 3x362.50–70.00/bale28.00
Large Square 4x4120–130/bale28.00
Good
Large Round110–125/bale58.00
Medium Square 3x3132.50–135.00/bale31.00
Large Square 4x4130/bale28.00
Large Square 3x4132.50–165.00/bale138.00
Fair
Large Round130.00–142.50/bale58.00
Small Square5/bale80.00
Medium Square 3x355–115/bale120.00
Large Square 4x4120–165/bale196.00

Forage Mix-Two Way

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Small Square4.50/bale21.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Small Square4.50–5.25/bale819.00
Medium Square 3x340–120/bale311.00
Utility
Small Square3.50/bale66.00
Small Square3–5/bale182.00
Good
Small Square9.50–11.50/bale181.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Small Square3.50–5.00/bale41.00
Good
Small Square3/bale81.00

Triticale

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Square 3x455.00–67.50/bale56.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square10–35/bale43.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square12.50–27.50/bale79.00
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.