Colorado Hay Report
Heath Dewey has the latest Colorado Hay Report from the Greeley USDA Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News Office
Heath says trade activity light on good demand for dairy hay. The trade activity light on good demand for Stable and Retail quality hay.
Prices steady in Northeast Colorado for stable hay. Prices steady in Southeast Colorado for dairy hay. Prices unchanged for retail hay in the Mountains and Northwest Colorado areas. Trade inactive in the San Luis Valley and Southwest Colorado areas
Mountains and Northwest
CO Hay (Conventional) Orchard/Timothy Grass - Premium (Trade/Per Bale) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Small Square 633 7.75 7.75 F.O.B.-Retail 1st Cutting New Crop
Northeast
Hay (Conventional) Alfalfa - Premium/Supreme (Trade/Per Bale) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Small Square 40 9.75 9.75 F.O.B.-Stables 4th Cutting New Crop Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Premium (Trade/Per Bale) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Small Square 110 10.50 10.50 F.O.B.-Stables 4th Cutting New Crop Orchard Grass - Premium (Trade/Per Bale) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Small Square 480 10.00 10.00 F.O.B.-Stables 1st Cutting New Crop
Southeast
Hay (Conventional) Alfalfa - Supreme (Trade/Per Ton) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Large Square 3x4 26 225.00 225.00 F.O.B.-Feedlot/dairy 2nd Cutting New Crop
With the snowstorm on March 13-14 drought numbers have improved for most of the state. All of the exceptional drought is confined to the Western Slope where precipitation this month has been far less compared to other regions of the state.
