USDA Colorado Weekly Hay 05/21 09:50
05/21/2026 | 9:50 am CDT USDA Colorado Weekly Hay 05/21 09:50
AMS_2905
Colorado Direct Hay Report
Released on May 21, 2026
Direct Hay Weighted Average Report for week ending 05/22/2026
VOLUME
This Week Last Reported Last Year
(05/04/2026)
Bales:
Hay 1111 1082 1146
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Total 1111 1082 1146
Tons:
Hay 50 9650 524
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Total 50 9650 524
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Compared to last report: Trade activity Very Light.
Demand Good to Very Good on both old crop and new crop hay.
According to the U.S.
Drought Monitor's High Plains Summary for May 19, 2026,temperatures were
above normal across much of the region this week, with average readings
ranging from the low 40s along the Canadian border and in the mountains
to the mid-70s across southern Kansas.
Highly anomalous early-season warmth gripped the southern half of the region.
The core of this heat anomaly was centered over Kansas and Colorado,
where weekly temperatures soared 6F to 12F above historical averages,
with localized spots in southern Kansas peaking more than 12F above
normal.
This unseasonable warmth extended moderately northward into Nebraska,
yielding departures of 3F to 6F above average.
Large portions of Wyoming, Colorado, and western parts of North Dakota,
South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas, reported weekly totals below 0.50
inches, with extensive areas receiving less than 0.10 inches.
This lack of moisture resulted in departures of 0.5 to 1.5 inches below
average, causing conditions to deteriorate.
Extreme (D3) drought expanded in southwestern Kansas and southern Colorado.
Severe (D2) in parts of Colorado and northeast Wyoming, while moderate
(D1) drought expanded in parts of South Dakota.
Heavy rainfall also brought improvements to severe (D2) to exceptional
(D4) drought in northern Colorado and a reduction of exceptional (D4)
drought in southern Wyoming this week.
For Drought Classifications, 42.91% of the state falls in Extreme-Exceptional
drought (D3-D4) categories, and 57.09% of the state falls into
the Abnormally Dry-Severe Drought (D0-D2) categories.
The next available report will be Thursday, June 4, 2026.
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Mountains and Northwest CO
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Compressed Bales 0 13.25 0 F.O.B.- Covered Old Crop
Retail
Medium Square 3x3 0 140.0 0 F.O.B.- Covered Old Crop
Retail
Alfalfa/Grass Mix Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Medium Square 3x3 0 140.0 0 F.O.B.- Covered Old Crop
Retail
Grass Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Compressed Bales 0 13.25 0 F.O.B.- Covered Old Crop
Retail
Large Square 3x4 0 195.0 0 F.O.B.- Covered Old Crop
Retail
Medium Square 3x3 0 145.0 0 F.O.B.- Covered Old Crop
Retail
Mixed Grass Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Medium Square 3x3 54 200.0 200 F.O.B.- Covered Old Crop
Stables
Timothy Grass Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square Bundled 0 14.5 0 F.O.B.- Covered Old Crop
Retail
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Northeast
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Medium Square 3x3 0 155.0 0 F.O.B.- Old Crop
Retail
Medium Square 3x3 0 155.0 0 F.O.B.- Old Crop
Retail
Alfalfa Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Standing 0 150.0 0 F.O.B.- New Crop
Dairy
Alfalfa Good/Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Medium Square 3x3 9 135.0 135 F.O.B.- Covered Old Crop
Stables
Alfalfa Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square Bundled 0 12.0 0 F.O.B.- Old Crop
Retail
Medium Square 3x3 33 140.0 140 F.O.B.- Covered Old Crop
Stables
Small Square 10 12.0 12 F.O.B.- Covered Old Crop
Stables
Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square Bundled 0 11.0 0 F.O.B.- Old Crop
Retail
Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square Bundled 0 12.0 0 F.O.B.- Old Crop
Retail
Brome Grass Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square Bundled 0 11.0 0 F.O.B.- Old Crop
Retail
Brome Grass Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square Bundled 0 12.0 0 F.O.B.- Old Crop
Retail
Forage Mix-Two Way Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 50 12.75 12.75 F.O.B.- Covered Old Crop
Stables
Small Square 55 11.5 11.5 F.O.B.- Covered Old Crop
Stables
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Straw Conventional
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Wheat Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 0 8.0 0 F.O.B.-
Retail
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Southeast
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Hay Conventional
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Prairie/Meadow Grass Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 900 10.0 10 F.O.B.- Old Crop
Stables
Sudan Fair Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 50 100.0 100 F.O.B.- Old Crop
Farm/Ranch
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