Hay / Colorado / Producers Monthly Hay Auction / 2023-11-11

Producers Monthly Hay Auction

Colorado · Hay auction · Sat, Nov 11
● As filed16 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3694

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity Moderate on moderate to good demand. No trend available as this is the first hay auction covered for this market. Alfalfa and alfalfa grass hay made up 24% of the supply, grass hay and forage mixes approximately 58%, and the remaining hay comprising of teff, beardless wheat hay, and sorghum sudan grass. The next auction will be on Saturday, December 9, 2023.

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good/Premium
Large Round147.50–157.50/bale36.00
Fair
Large Square 3x475.00–77.50/bale16.00

Sudan

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round50–65/bale91.00
Utility
Large Round27.50/bale1.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round65.00–67.50/bale17.00
Medium Square 3x340.00–72.50/bale198.00
Good/Premium
Large Round80.00–87.50/bale21.00
Medium Square 3x380.00–87.50/bale63.00
Utility
Small Square3.50/bale160.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4117.50–125.00/bale16.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Square 3x4150–165/bale120.00
Utility
Medium Square 3x337.50–65.00/bale144.00

Forage Mix-Two Way

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Small Square1.25–2.50/bale260.00

Forage Mix-Three Way

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x357.50/bale33.00

Teff

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Medium Square 3x362.50/bale26.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x350–55/bale108.00
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.