Colorado Hay Report
Heath Dewey is back with the Colorado Hay Report from the Greeley USDA Livestock, Poultry, and Grains Market News Office.
Heath says trade activity was light on good demand for dairy hay and light on good demand for Stable quality hay.
Northeast
Hay
(Conventional) Alfalfa - Premium (Trade/Per Ton) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Large Square 4x4 500 185.00 185.00 Delivered-Feedlot/dairy Multiple Cuttings New Crop Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Premium (Trade/Per Bale) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Small Square 50 10.50 10.50 F.O.B.-Stables 1st Cutting New Crop Small Square 80 10.95 10.95 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 1200 10.00 10.00 F.O.B.-Stables 1st Cutting New Crop
Southeast
Hay
(Conventional) Alfalfa - Premium (Trade/Per Ton) Qty Price Range Wtd Avg Freight/Use Description Crop Age Large Square 3x4 27 250.00 250.00 F.O.B
Prices steady to 45 cents higher per bale in Northeast Colorado for stable hay. Prices 25.00 per ton higher in Southeast Colorado for dairy hay. Trade inactive in the San Luis Valley, Mountains, and Northwest Colorado, and Southwest Colorado areas
The National Ag Statistics Service released its survey of February Prices Received.
Colorado corn is priced at $4.90 per bushel for February compared to $3.78 in February 2020.
Barley received $4.95 down from the $5.06 at the same time last year. Colorado wheat priced at $4.96 up from $4.34 last year.
Colorado Hay - Alfalfa priced at $210.00 per ton compared to $230.00 last February. All other Hay priced at $225 per ton compared to $ 230 in February of 2020.
