Colorado Hay Report
Heath Dewey has the Colorado Hay Report and says trade activity light on moderate demand for feedlot and dairy hay. Activity and demand were good for Stable and Farm/Ranch quality.
Dewey:
Hay
Alfalfa - Premium (Trade/Per Bale) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Small Square 175 9.00 9.00 F.O.B.-Stables 3rd Cutting New Crop
Orchard Grass - Premium (Trade/Per Bale) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Small Square 320 10.00 10.00 F.O.B.-Stables 1st Cutting New Crop
Timothy Grass - Premium (Trade/Per Bale) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Small Square 500 9.75 9.75 F.O.B.-Stables 3rd Cutting New Crop
San Luis Valley
Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Good (Trade/Per Ton) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Large Square 4x4 50 185.00 185.00 F.O.B.-Stables 1st Cutting New Crop
Forage Mix-Four Way - Premium (Contract (Trade)/Per Bale) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Small Square 3000 9.00 9.00 F.O.B.-Stables 1st Cutting New Crop Straw (Conventional)
Barley - (Contract (Trade)/Per Ton) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Large Square 1000 75.00 75.00 F.O.B.-Feedlot/dairy New Crop
Southeast
Alfalfa - Good (Trade/Per Bale) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Small Square 168 8.00 8.00 F.O.B.-Farm/Ranch 3rd Cutting New Crop Prairie/Meadow Grass - Premium (Trade/Per Bale) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Small Square 665 10.50 10.50 F.O.B.-Stables 1st Cutting New Crop
Southwest
Grass - Premium (Trade/Per Bale) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Small Square 200 9.00 9.00 F.O.B.-Stables Certified Weed Free New Crop
The U.S. Drought Monitor says the sudden cold and wet conditions brought improvement to part of interior southeast Colorado, but central and western Colorado deteriorated. A large area of extreme drought (D3) covers central and western Colorado.