Colorado Hay Report

   Compared to last week, prices were slightly higher.  Activity light and 
demand good in all classes.  The NASS Colorado Crop Progress and Condition 
report for the week ending November 26, 2017 states that another week of warm 
and dry weather pushed crop harvest to near completion, according to the 
Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, 
USDA.  Pasture and Range conditions were rated 1 percent very poor, 15 percent 
poor, 25 percent fair, 46 percent good, and 13 percent excellent.  Stored feed 
supplies were rated 1 percent very short, 3 percent short, 85 percent adequate, 
and 11 percent surplus.  The USDA NRCS National Water and Climate Center’s 
Colorado SNOTEL Snow/Precipitation Update Report for Thursday, November 30, 2017 
has the Gunnison River Basin Snow Water Equivalent at 45%, the Upper Colorado 
River basin at 68%, the South Platte River Basin at 84%, the Laramie and North 
Platte River Basins at 87%, the Yampa and White River Basins at 75%, the 
Arkansas River Basin at 62%, the Upper Rio Grande Basin at 42% and the San 
Miguel, Dolores, Animas and San Juan River Basins at 29% as a percent of the 
median of all SNOTEL sites in each basin compared to previous years.  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
   Large Squares: Premium 245.00, small lot; Good 212.00, small lot. 
   Small Squares: Premium 275.00-295.00 (8.25-8.50 per bale), small lot.
  Orchard Grass
   Small Squares: Premium 310.00-335.00 (9.00-9.75 per bale), small lot.
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

Southeast Colorado Areas
  Alfalfa
   Small Squares: Supreme 220.00-230.00 (6.75-7.00 per bale).
  Grass
   Small Squares: Premium 253.00-262.00 (6.75 per bale), retail.
  Triticale
   Large Squares: Good 120.00.
  Sorghum Sudan
   Round Bales: Good 75.00.
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

San Luis Valley Area
  Alfalfa
   Small Squares: Premium 210.00 (7.00 per bale).
  Grass
   Large Squares: Good 150.00.
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

Southwest Colorado Areas
  Grass
   Small Squares: Premium 265.00 (8.00 per bale), retail.
   No reported quotes from all other classes of hay.

Mountains and Northwest Colorado Areas
   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.