Colorado Hay Report

   Compared to last week, prices were steady.  Activity moderate and demand good 
in all classes.  Prices remain firm due to a limited supply of grass hay and 
dairy quality alfalfa.  According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, dryness in 
southern Kansas and eastern Colorado continued with an expansion of the severe 
drought conditions to the west, incorporating all of southwestern Kansas and 
extreme southeastern Colorado.  The USDA NRCS National Water and Climate 
Center’s Colorado SNOTEL Snow/Precipitation Update Report for Thursday, January 
18, 2018 has the Gunnison River Basin Snow Water Equivalent at 46 percent, the 
Upper Colorado River basin at 72 percent, the South Platte River Basin at 86 
percent, the Laramie and North Platte River Basins at 80 percent, the Yampa and 
White River Basins at 71 percent, the Arkansas River Basin at 56 percent, the 
Upper Rio Grande Basin at 33 percent and the San Miguel, Dolores, Animas and San 
Juan River Basins at 33 percent as a percent of the median of all SNOTEL sites 
in each basin compared to previous years.  The next available report will be 
Thursday, January 25, 2018.  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 185.00.
   Small Squares: Supreme 275.00 (8.25 per bale).
  Orchard/Brome Grass
   Mid Squares: Premium 305.00, Retail.
   Small Squares: Premium 345.00 (9.50 per bale, Retail).
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

Southeast Colorado Areas
  Grass
   Small Squares: Premium 263.50 (7.25 per bale).
   Rounds: Good 170.00. 
  Sorghum Sudan
   Round Bales: Good 75.00; Fair 65.00.
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

San Luis Valley Area
  Alfalfa
   Large Squares: Supreme 190.00-200.00; Premium 190.00, Rain 
Damaged 180.00; Fair 120.00-125.00.
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

Southwest Colorado Areas
   No reported quotes from all other classes of hay.

Mountains and Northwest Colorado Areas
  Grass
   Mid Squares: Good 150.00.
   Small Squares: Premium 255.00 (7.00 per bale); Good 180.00 (5.00 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.