USDA Colorado Weekly Hay 07/31 12:20
07/31/2025 | 12:20 pm CDT USDA Colorado Weekly Hay 07/31 12:20
AMS_2905
Colorado Direct Hay Report
Released on July 31, 2025
Direct Hay Weighted Average Report for week ending 08/01/2025
VOLUME
This Week Last Reported Last Year
(07/14/2025)
Bales:
Hay 9453 2409 16723
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Total 9453 2409 16723
Tons:
Hay 1595 2698 2897
Straw 3000 750 250
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Total 4595 3448 3147
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Compared to last report: Trade activity and demand light.
No market trend available due to a lack of comparable trades.
According to the U.S.
Drought Monitor's High Plains Summary for July 29, 2025, on this week's
map, improvements continued from Kansas to North Dakota after another
week of scattered shower activity with light-to-moderate accumulations.
During the past 30 days, drought-related conditions have improved significantly
in northern Kansas, eastern Nebraska, southeastern and southwestern
South Dakota, and southwestern North Dakota as evidenced in a
variety of drought monitoring products including streamflows, soil moisture,
and vegetation health indicators.
However, conditions have degraded in other parts of the region, including
central South Dakota and northern North Dakota.
For the week, average temperatures were generally above-normal average
(1 to 6 degrees F) across the region, with eastern portions experiencing
the largest departure, while far western portions of the Dakotas
observed temperatures 1 to 4 degrees F below normal.
The next available report will be Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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Mountains and Northwest CO
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Hay Conventional
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Grass Fair Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Medium Square 3x3 25 150.0 150 F.O.B.- New Crop
Farm/Ranch
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Northeast
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Per Point/Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 0 1.0 0 Delivered- New Crop
Dairy
Large Square 3x4 0 1.0 0 Delivered- Old Crop
Dairy
Alfalfa Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 500 10.0 10 F.O.B.- Covered 1st Cut
Stables
Alfalfa Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 100 140.0 140 F.O.B.- 2nd Cut
Farm/Ranch
Alfalfa Good/Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Medium Square 3x3 20 100.0 100 F.O.B.- Covered 1st Cut
Stables
Alfalfa Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 1000 9.5-10.0 9.65 F.O.B.- Covered 2nd Cut
Stables
Alfalfa/Grass Mix Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 70 13.0 13 F.O.B.- Covered 2nd Cut
Stables
Small Square 700 11.0 11 F.O.B.- Bleached 2nd Cut
Stables
Forage Mix-Three Way Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 2000 9.0 9 F.O.B.- 1st Cut
Stables
Forage Mix-Three Way Utility Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Small Square 1000 6.0 6 F.O.B.- Rain Damage 1st Cut
Farm/Ranch
Forage Mix-Two Way Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 900 8.75 8.75 F.O.B.- Rain Damage 1st Cut
Stables
Forage Mix-Two Way Good/Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Medium Square 3x3 50 95.0 95 F.O.B.- Covered 1st Cut
Stables
Forage Mix-Two Way Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 1200 10.0 10 F.O.B.- 1st Cut
Stables
Wheat Fair/Good Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 300 90.0 90 F.O.B.- New Crop
Feedlot
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Straw Conventional
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Wheat Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3000 80.0 80 F.O.B.- New Crop
Feedlot
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San Luis Valley
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Premium/Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 1000 225.0 225 F.O.B.- 1st Cut
Dairy
Forage Mix-Four Way Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square Bundled 63 11.0 11 F.O.B.- 1st Cut
Farm/Ranch
Forage Mix-Four Way Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 18 180.0 180 F.O.B.- 1st Cut
Farm/Ranch
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Southeast
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 50 185.0 185 Delivered- 2nd Cut
Dealer/Mill/Processor
Large Square 3x4 27 200.0 200 F.O.B.- 2nd Cut
Dairy
Alfalfa Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Large Square 3x4 75 210.0 210 Delivered- Very High Te2nd Cut
Dairy
Prairie/Meadow Grass Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 550 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 1400 10.0 10 F.O.B.- Covered 1st Cut
Farm/Ranch
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