Hay / Colorado / Producers Monthly Hay Auction / 2024-12-14

Producers Monthly Hay Auction

Colorado · Hay auction · Sat, Dec 14
● As filed23 linesUSDA AMS · slug 3694

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
0 ton sold and 1,423 bale · 0 ton at the prior sale (Nov 9) · 0 ton a year ago (Dec 9).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month: Trade activity and demand moderate. Alfalfa hay sold 6.00 to 7.00/bale lower. Grass hay sold 8.00/bale higher. Straw sold 6.00/bale lower. The next hay sale for this auction market will be Saturday, January 11, 2025.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round65–90/bale149.00
Medium Square 3x342.50–67.50/bale177.00
Utility
Large Round55–60/bale114.00
Medium Square 3x350–90/bale64.00
Large Square 3x4112.50–127.50/bale173.00
Supreme
Large Square 3x4170/bale42.00
Good
Large Square 3x4110/bale8.00
Medium Square 3x360–65/bale63.00
Premium
Medium Square 3x362.50–72.50/bale69.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Round45–50/bale27.00
Large Round45/bale18.00
Medium Square 3x355/bale4.00
Fair
Medium Square 3x355.00–57.50/bale24.00
Medium Square 3x350.00–52.50/bale60.00
Good
Small Square5–7/bale175.00
Large Square 4x4137.50–145.00/bale24.00

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Medium Square 3x350–85/bale126.00

Alfalfa/Triticale Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Square 3x475/bale10.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Square 4x477.50/bale8.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Square 4x450/bale48.00

Triticale

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 4x452.50–55.00/bale40.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square30.00–32.50/bale66.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square52.50–55.00/bale24.00
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.