Hay / Colorado / Producers Monthly Hay Auction / 2024-10-12

Producers Monthly Hay Auction

Colorado · Hay auction · Sat, Oct 12
● As filed23 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3694

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
7 bale.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand light to moderate. There were no comparable trades on alfalfa and alfalfa/grass hay. Grass hay sold uneven. Triticale and North Park Hay sold 5.00/bale lower. Straw sold 9.00/bale lower. The next hay auction for this market will be Saturday, November 9, 2024.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round105.00–112.50/bale10.00
Good
Medium Square 3x367.50–75.00/bale63.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x370–75/bale20.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round115/bale12.00
Good
Large Round115–140/bale36.00
Large Square 4x4135/bale14.00
Good/Premium
Large Round127.50/bale12.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x352.50–62.50/bale63.00
Large Square 4x4127.50–150.00/bale139.00

Sudan

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round25–45/bale42.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round55/bale7.00
Medium Square 3x355/bale63.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x352.50–57.50/bale60.00
Good
Medium Square 3x340–45/bale24.00
Large Round50/bale17.00
Large Square 3x472.50–75.00/bale24.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x345–55/bale126.00
Good
Medium Square 3x350–55/bale72.00
Large Square 3x497.50–100.00/bale44.00

Triticale

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 4x440/bale56.00
Utility
Large Square 4x440–50/bale50.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square25–30/bale58.00
Round25/bale21.00
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.