Hay / Colorado / Centennial Monthly Hay Auction / 2025-02-22

Centennial Monthly Hay Auction

Colorado · Hay auction · Sat, Feb 22
● As filed71 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3679

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 5,047 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Jan 25) · 0 ton a year ago (Feb 24).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade active on moderate demand. Alfalfa hay sold unevenly steady on comparable trades. Alfalfa/Grass Mix hay sold 3.00-9.00/bale lower on comparable trades. Grass hay sold 12.00/bale lower. Millet hay sold 24.00/bale lower. Corn stalks sold 7.00/bale higher. Straw bales sold steady to 8.00/bale lower. The next hay sale for this auction market will be Saturday, March 29,2025.

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round42.50–47.50/bale3.00
Medium Square 3x362.50/bale16.00
Large Square 3x470–75/bale53.00
Good
Large Round135/bale8.00
Small Square7–8/bale96.00
Medium Square 3x375.00–87.50/bale157.00
Large Square 3x4117.50/bale42.00
Large Square 3x4105–110/bale48.00
Fair
Large Round92.50–130.00/bale39.00
Medium Square 3x377.50–100.00/bale60.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x380–95/bale84.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round200/bale10.00
Medium Square 3x357.50–65.00/bale60.00
Large Square 3x4157.50/bale39.00
Large Square 3x4125–135/bale42.00
Large Square 3x4125.00–127.50/bale42.00
Utility
Large Round100/bale34.00
Medium Square 3x350–55/bale57.00
Medium Square 3x370–75/bale36.00
Supreme
Large Round165–175/bale38.00
Medium Square 3x390.00–92.50/bale40.00
Medium Square 3x3105.00–112.50/bale18.00
Large Square 3x4130–140/bale84.00
Good
Small Square6.50–7.50/bale84.00
Medium Square 3x372.50–80.00/bale213.00
Medium Square 3x365.00–67.50/bale57.00
Medium Square 3x377.50/bale63.00
Large Square 3x4117.50/bale42.00
Large Square 3x4137.50–145.00/bale42.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x365.00–82.50/bale199.00
Large Square 3x497.50–115.00/bale42.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x387.50/bale63.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x367.50–70.00/bale90.00
Large Square 3x4100–105/bale45.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Medium Square 3x355/bale6.00

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Small Square3/bale120.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x347.50–87.50/bale273.00
Good
Medium Square 3x362.50–65.00/bale69.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square8.00–8.25/bale138.00
Medium Round85.00–87.50/bale20.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x357.50–62.50/bale60.00
Medium Square 3x340–45/bale57.00
Medium Square 3x332.50–60.00/bale186.00
Medium Round60.00–62.50/bale42.00
Medium Round75/bale8.00
Large Square 3x475/bale39.00
Good
Medium Square 3x367.50–87.50/bale158.00
Medium Square 3x362.50–77.50/bale134.00
Large Square 3x4105–110/bale39.00
Utility
Large Square 4x460/bale16.00
Large Square 3x477.50–85.00/bale39.00

Sorghum

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x330–60/bale54.00
Large Square 3x457.50–62.50/bale42.00
Utility
Medium Square 3x332.50–42.50/bale111.00
Large Square 3x422.50/bale54.00

Alfalfa/Forage Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x342.50/bale63.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x370–75/bale63.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x350–75/bale639.00
Large Square 3x480–105/bale257.00
Good
Medium Square 3x385/bale72.00

Millet

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x342.50–45.00/bale60.00
Large Square 4x4112.50–117.50/bale52.00

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x390/bale26.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x395.00–97.50/bale57.00
Large Square 3x4115/bale36.00

Forage Mix-Two Way

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Square 4x477.50/bale11.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square10.00–32.50/bale130.00
Large Square30–40/bale126.00
Small Square Bundled3.00–4.75/bale882.00

Barley

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square37.50–42.50/bale21.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square40.00–47.50/bale165.00
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.