Colorado Hay Report

   Compared to last week, trade activity light to moderate on good demand.  
Pueblo County and the Eastern half of Las Animas County were upgraded to a 
lighter drought category this week.  The USDA NRCS National Water and Climate 
Center’s Colorado SNOTEL Snow/Precipitation Update Report for Thursday, April 5, 
2018 has the Gunnison River Basin Snow Water Equivalent at 55 percent, the Upper 
Colorado River basin at 77 percent, the South Platte River Basin at 83 percent, 
the Laramie and North Platte River Basins at 92 percent, the Yampa and White 
River Basins at 80 percent, the Arkansas River Basin at 57 percent, the Upper 
Rio Grande Basin at 47 percent and the San Miguel, Dolores, Animas and San Juan 
River Basins at 46 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, April 12, 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
   Small Squares: Premium 260.00-275.00 (8.50-9.00 per bale), Retail/Stable.
   Rounds: Premium 175.00.
  Alfalfa/Grass
   Rounds: Premium 225.00-240.00, Delivered.
  Grass
   Large Squares: Fair/Good 150.00, Delivered.
   Mid Squares: Premium 305.00, Retail/Stable.
   Small Squares: Premium 340.00-350.00 (10.25-10.50 per bale), Retail/Stable.
  Oats
   Large Squares: Good 140.00, Delivered.
  Sorghum Sudan Grass
   Rounds: Good 130.00, Delivered.
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

Southeast Colorado Areas
  Alfalfa
   Small Squares: Premium/Supreme 240.00 (8.00 per bale).
   Rounds: Fair: 140.00.
  Grass
   Small Squares: Premium 280.00 (7.75 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).
   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.