Colorado Hay Report

   Compared to last week, trade activity light to moderate.  Demand on grass hay 
across the state very good due to availability.  Lower testing alfalfa hay 
prices firm on good demand due to availability.  Dairy quality alfalfa continues 
to move east out of the state due to a lack of higher testing hay in those 
regions.  The bulk of trade activity was on small square packages for 
retail/stable quality hay.  According to the U.S. Drought Monitor for February 
13, 2018, a continuation of the recent snowy weather pattern in northeastern 
Colorado supported the reduction of Moderate Drought (D1) and Abnormal Dryness 
(D0).  The USDA NRCS National Water and Climate Center’s Colorado SNOTEL 
Snow/Precipitation Update Report for Thursday, February 15, 2018 has the 
Gunnison River Basin Snow Water Equivalent at 58 percent, the Upper Colorado 
River basin at 84 percent, the South Platte River Basin at 95 percent, the 
Laramie and North Platte River Basins at 90 percent, the Yampa and White River 
Basins at 78 percent, the Arkansas River Basin at 63 percent, the Upper Rio 
Grande Basin at 47 percent and the San Miguel, Dolores, Animas and San Juan 
River Basins at 48 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, February 22, 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: Supreme 185.00-190.00; Good 175.00 DEL; Utility 150.00, DEL 
Weedy, 185.00, DEL Long Haul.
   Small Squares: Supreme 300.00 (8.50 per bale), Retail/Stable.
   Rounds: Supreme 175.00.
  Alfalfa/Grass Mix
   Mid Squares: Utility 160.00 FOB.
  Grass
   Large Squares: Good 215.00, DEL Long Haul.
   Mid Squares: Premium 320.00, Retail/Stable; Good/Premium 225.00, 
Retail/Stable; Good 215.00, Retail/Stable.
  Teff Grass
   Rounds: Premium 120.00, High Nitrate.   
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

Southeast Colorado Areas
  Alfalfa
   Small Squares: Premium 230.00 (8.00 per bale).
  Haygrazer
   Mid Squares: Good 120.00.
   Rounds: Good 120.00.
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

San Luis Valley Area
  Alfalfa
   Large Squares: Premium/Supreme 190.00; Utility 110.00.
  Alfalfa/Grass Mix
   Large Squares: Premium 170.00.
   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 270.00 (7.50 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.