Colorado Hay Report

   Compared to last week, prices were higher with activity light and demand high 
in all classes.  Many producers are sold out of last year’s crop lending to the 
light demand seen.  The USDA NRCS National Water and Climate Center’s Colorado 
SNOTEL Snow/Precipitation Update Report for Thursday, April 6, 2017 has the 
Gunnison River Basin Snow Water Equivalent at 122%, the Upper Colorado River 
basin at 108%, the South Platte River Basin at 111%, the Laramie and North 
Platte River Basins at 100%, the Yampa and White River Basins at 90%, the 
Arkansas River Basin at 124%, the Upper Rio Grande Basin at 121% and the San 
Miguel, Dolores, Animas and San Juan River Basins at 128% as a percent of the 
median of all SNOTEL sites in each basin compared to previous years.  According 
to the United States Drought Monitor, for the ensuing five-day period (April 11-
15), there are elevated odds for above-median precipitation across the northern 
Rockies.  There are elevated odds for below-median precipitation in a band 
stretching from the southern Sierras of California eastward across much of the 
Rockies and Plains.  All prices reported are FOB at the stack or barn unless 
otherwise noted.  Prices reflect load lots of hay.  If you have hay for sale or 
need hay, use the services of the Colorado Department of Agriculture website: 
www.coloradoagriculture.com.  

Northeast Colorado Areas
  Alfalfa
   Round Bales: Good 100.00.
  Alfalfa/Grass Mix
   Large Squares: Good 125.00.
  Grass
   Small Squares: Premium 245.00-250.00 (7.00-8.00 per bale), small lot.
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

Southeast Colorado Areas
  Alfalfa
   Small Squares: Supreme 200.00 (7.00 per bale).
  Grass
   Large Squares: Premium 227.00, retail.
   Small Squares: Premium 245.00 (6.50 per bale), retail.
  Triticale
   Large Squares: Good 100.00-110.00.
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

San Luis Valley Area
  Alfalfa
   Large Squares: Premium 150.00-160.00.
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

Southwest Colorado Areas
  Grass
   Small Squares: Good 185.00 (6.00 per bale).
  Orchard Grass
   Small Squares: Fair 200.00 (9.00 per bale).
  Orchard/Alfalfa Mix
   Small Squares: Premium 270.00 (13.00 per bale).
   No reported quotes from all other classes of hay.

Mountains and Northwest Colorado Areas
  Grass
   Small Squares: Premium 190.00 (5.50 per bale).
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

Northeast: Weld, Washington, Morgan, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Lincoln, Elbert, 
Adams, Sedgwick, Yuma, Larimer, Jefferson, Douglas, Kit Carson, Phillips, 
Logan, Boulder, Arapahoe, and El Paso.
Southeast: Fremont, Custer, Huerfano, Las Animas, Bent, Otero, Prowers, 
Crowley, and Pueblo.
San Luis Valley: Saguache, Alamosa, Costilla, Conejos, Rio Grande, and 
Mineral.
Southwest: Mesa, Delta, Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel, Montezuma, Dolores, 
San Juan, Hinsdale, Archuleta, and La Plata.
Mountains and Northwest: Moffat, Routt, Jackson, Rio Blanco, Garfield, 
Gunnison, Teller, Grand, Chaffee, Park, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Summit, 
Lake, and Eagle.