Colorado Hay Report

   Compared to last week, trade activity light.  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.  
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor for February 20, 2018, a storm system 
moving through the southwest United States led to moderate or heavy 
precipitation in parts of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado, with the 
heaviest Colorado precipitation taking place in the San Juan Mountains.  The 
USDA NRCS National Water and Climate Center’s Colorado SNOTEL Snow/Precipitation 
Update Report for Thursday, February 22, 2018 has the Gunnison River Basin Snow 
Water Equivalent at 62 percent, the Upper Colorado River basin at 85 percent, 
the South Platte River Basin at 90 percent, the Laramie and North Platte River 
Basins at 90 percent, the Yampa and White River Basins at 80 percent, the 
Arkansas River Basin at 65 percent, the Upper Rio Grande Basin at 56 percent and 
the San Miguel, Dolores, Animas and San Juan River Basins at 55 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, March 1, 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.
   Small Squares: Supreme 300.00 (8.50 per bale), Retail/Stable.
   Rounds: Supreme 175.00.
  Teff Grass
   Rounds: Premium 150.00.   
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

Southeast Colorado Areas
  Grass
   Small Squares: Premium 263.50 (7.25 per bale).
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

San Luis Valley Area
   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
   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.