USDA Colorado Weekly Hay 03/26 10:55
03/26/2026 | 10:55 am CDT USDA Colorado Weekly Hay 03/26 10:55
AMS_2905
Colorado Direct Hay Report
Released on March 26, 2026
Direct Hay Weighted Average Report for week ending 03/27/2026
VOLUME
This Week Last Reported Last Year
(03/09/2026)
Bales:
Hay 2250 7031 1618
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Total 2250 7031 1618
Tons:
Hay 300 7163 800
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Total 300 7163 800
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Compared to last report: Trade activity Light on Moderate to Good demand.
Prices mostly steady on horse hay trades.
According to the U.S.
Drought Monitor's High Plains Summary for March 24, 2026, intense, unseasonable
warmth gripped the High Plains, with temperatures soaring up
to 25 degrees F above normal, peaking in parts of Wyoming and Colorado.
Precipitation was nearly non-existent, particularly across the southern
half of the region.
This severe, persistent dryness, coupled with rapidly deteriorating drought
indicators, forced widespread expansion and intensification of
drought categories.
Exceptional drought (D4) expanded in northwest Colorado, while extreme
drought (D3) grew across Colorado, southern Wyoming, and southern Nebraska.
Severe drought (D2) pushed further into central and northern Wyoming,
western and southern Colorado, and advanced from Nebraska into South
Dakota.
Moderate drought (D1) and abnormal dryness (D0) also expanded broadly
across Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas.
No drought improvements were made in the High Plains this week.
The next available report will be Thursday, April 09, 2026.
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Northeast
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Small Square 500 8.0 8 F.O.B.- Old Crop
Stables
Alfalfa Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Small Square 500 10.0 10 F.O.B.- Old Crop
Stables
Alfalfa Utility Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Large Square 3x4 300 120.0 120 Delivered- Old Crop
Dairy
Corn Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Standing 0 37.0 0 F.O.B.- New Crop
Dairy
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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
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Small Square 1250 10.0 10 F.O.B.- Old Crop
Stables
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