USDA Colorado Weekly Hay 01/29 12:55
01/29/2026 | 12:55 pm CST USDA Colorado Weekly Hay 01/29 12:55
AMS_2905
Colorado Direct Hay Report
Released on January 29, 2026
Direct Hay Weighted Average Report for week ending 01/30/2026
VOLUME
This Week Last Reported Last Year
(01/12/2026)
Bales:
Hay 3804 3893 3404
Straw 45
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Total 3804 3938 3404
Tons:
Hay 956 975 415
Straw 500
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Total 1456 975 415
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Compared to last report: Trade activity light on moderate demand.
Prices mostly steady across all hay types.
According to the U.S.
Drought Monitor's High Plains Summary for January 27, 2026, most of the
High Plains Region was dry last week, with a amounts of a few tenths
to approaching one inch fell on much of central and eastern Kansas and
on scattered higher elevations in Colorado and Wyoming.
Otherwise, little or nothing fell.
The Region - outside the higher elevations - is climatologically cold
and dry, so precipitation deficits increase very slowly, and demand is
lower this time of year.
Dryness and drought was essentially unchanged in most of the High Plains
Region, with some scattered deterioration introduced in parts of western
Colorado (to D1 or D2).
Drought intensification was also introduced around the Black Hills and
adjacent western South Dakota (to D0 or D1), where snowpack is deficient
and slowly declining.
The next available report will be Thursday, February 12, 2026.
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Mountains and Northwest CO
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Hay Conventional
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Grass Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Medium Square 3x3 120 175.0 175 F.O.B.- Old Crop
Stables
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Northeast
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Utility Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 800 135.0 135 Delivered- Old Crop
Feedlot
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Straw Conventional
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Corn Stalk Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 500 85.0 85 F.O.B.-
Feedlot
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Southeast
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 36 200.0 200 F.O.B.- Old Crop
Stables
Alfalfa Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square Bundled 1596 9.0 9 F.O.B.- Covered Old Crop
Stables
Small Square Bundled 796 10.0 10 F.O.B.- Old Crop
Stables
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
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Southwest
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa/Grass Mix Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 0 8.0 0 F.O.B.- Covered Old Crop
Stables
Orchard Grass Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 3 Tie 512 18.0 18 F.O.B.- Old Crop
Stables
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