Colorado Hay Report

Compared to last week, trade activity and demand light.  Northeast 
Colorado harvesting alfalfa for haylage.  Drought conditions continue in 
southwest Colorado.  Southeast Colorado is currently harvesting and 
baling 1st cutting alfalfa and triticale for hay.  Drought conditions in 
that region persist with scattered showers offering little relief.  Trade 
inactive in the San Luis Valley.  Producers in the Mountains and 
Northwest Colorado regions concerned how the recent lack of moisture will 
impact yields on meadow grass.  According to the U.S Drought Monitor’s 
High Plains Summary released June 2, 2020, temperatures in the eastern 
part of the region were generally moderate, but temperatures from 3 to 12 
degrees above normal were common in western Kansas, western Nebraska, and 
in eastern Colorado and Wyoming.  In southeast Colorado and a small part 
of adjacent southwest Kansas, extreme drought expanded, as short-term 
precipitation deficits continued to worsen amid high evaporative demand.  
According to the NASS Colorado Crop Progress Report for week ending May 
31, 2020, 1st cutting harvested alfalfa hay is at 25 percent with crop 
condition percentages for alfalfa hay rated 5 percent Very Poor, 9 
percent Poor, 25 percent Fair, 55 percent Good and 6 percent Excellent.  
Stored feed supplies were rated 3 percent very short, 16 percent short, 
77 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus.  The next available report 
will be Thursday, June 11, 2020.  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 210.00.
  Alfalfa/Grass
   Small Squares: Premium 240.00-250.00 (7.00-7.25), Retail/Stable.
  Timothy/Brome Grass
   Small Squares: Premium 240.00-260.00 (7.00-7.50 per bale), 
Retail/Stable.
     Mid Squares: Premium 240.00, Retail/Stable.
  Grass
   Small Squares: Premium 335.00 (10.00 per bale), Retail/Stable.
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

Southeast Colorado Areas
  Alfalfa
   Small Squares: Good/Premium 265.00-290.00 (8.00 per bale), DEL 
Retail/Stable.
   No reported quotes for all other classes of hay.

San Luis Valley Areas
   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 (7.00 per bale), Retail/Stable.
   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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