Colorado Hay Report

  Compared to last week, trade activity and demand moderate.  Bids offered from 
dairy and feedlots steady for the past month.  Producers in the mountains have 
been attempting to get meadow hay cut, but forecasted rain continues to delay 
production.  Reports of above normal grass hay yield is favoring buyers in the 
market.  3rd cutting alfalfa has started in the northeast and eastern plains.  
According to the U.S Drought Monitor’s High Plains Summary released July 30, 
2019, during the past week, rain fell in a band roughly from northeast Colorado 
through the Nebraska Panhandle and across central and southeast South Dakota. 
Otherwise, dry weather prevailed in the High Plains during the last week of 
July. Temperatures were warmer than normal in the Colorado high plains, 
southeast Wyoming, and northeast North Dakota, while cooler than normal 
temperatures occurred in southwest North Dakota, western South Dakota, eastern 
Nebraska, and southeast and south-central Kansas.   The next available report 
will be Thursday, August 8, 2019.  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
     Mid Squares: Good/Premium 215.00, Retail/Stable.              
  Alfalfa/Grass Mix
   Large Squares: Good/Premium 170.00, Weedy.
     Mid Squares: Premium 225.00, Retail/Stable.
  Orchard/Brome Grass
   Small Squares: Premium 315.00 (9.00 per bale), Retail/Stable.
  Grass
   Small Squares: Premium 335.00 (10.00 per bale), Retail/Stable.
                  Good 265.00 (8.00 per bale), Retail/Stable.
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

Southeast Colorado Areas
  Alfalfa
   Small Squares: Premium 250.00 (8.00 per bale), Retail/Stable.
          Rounds: Good 150.00, Rain Damaged.
  Grass
   Small Squares: Premium 315.00 (9.00 per bale), Retail/Stable.
          Rounds: Good/Premium 220.00, Retail/Stable.
  Timothy/Brome Grass Mix
     Mid Squares: Good 230.00, Retail/Stable.
  Rye Hay
          Rounds: Good 110.00.
  Wheat Straw
          Rounds: Good 65.00.
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

San Luis Valley Areas
  Alfalfa
   Large Squares: Supreme 195.00-205.00.
                  Supreme 210.00, Contracted.
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

Southwest Colorado Areas
  Alfalfa
       90# 3-tie: Premium/Supreme 310.00 (14.00 per bale), Retail/Stable.
  Alfalfa/Grass
   Small Squares: Good/Premium 280.00-300.00 (12.00 per bale), Retail/Stable.
  Orchard Grass Hay
   Small Squares: Premium 340.00 (11.00 per bale), Retail/Stable.
       95# 3-tie: Premium 335.00 (16.00 per bale), Contracted Retail/Stable.
       90# 3-tie: Premium 310.00-335.00 (14.00-15.00 per bale), Retail/Stable.
   No reported quotes from all other classes of hay.

Mountains and Northwest Colorado Areas
  Alfalfa
          Rounds: Good/Premium 125.00.
  Alfalfa/Brome Grass Hay
          Rounds: Good 125.00.
  Grass Hay
   Small Squares: Premium 320.00 (8.75 per bale), Retail/Stable.
  Meadow Grass Hay
   Large Squares: Good/Premium 200.00.
  Brome Grass Hay
          Rounds: Good 125.00.
   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.

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