USDA Colorado Weekly Hay 08/14 14:35
08/14/2025 | 2:35 pm CDT USDA Colorado Weekly Hay 08/14 14:35
AMS_2905
Colorado Direct Hay Report
Released on August 14, 2025
Direct Hay Weighted Average Report for week ending 08/15/2025
VOLUME
This Week Last Reported Last Year
(07/28/2025)
Bales:
Hay 21086 9453 14223
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Total 21086 9453 14223
Tons:
Hay 2734 1595 7733
Straw 300 3000
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Total 3034 4595 7733
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Compared to last report: Trade activity and demand moderate.
Small squares of horse hay sold mostly steady.
According to the U.S.
Drought Monitor's High Plains Summary for August 12, 2025, rainfall varied
in intensity across the High Plains Region once again this week,
with abundant rainfall amounts falling on much of North Dakota, southern
Nebraska, and some spots in Kansas leading to improved conditions.
Some improvement was also noted in part of the southeast Wyoming High Plains.
Meanwhile, less precipitation kept dryness and drought approximately
unchanged across South Dakota, and allowed for areas of intensification
for the second consecutive week in central and western parts of Colorado
and Wyoming.
A sizeable swath of northwestern Colorado deteriorated into exceptional
drought (D4), and D2 to D3 conditions expanded in other areas over
and near the higher elevations in western parts of the High Plains Reg.
Since early July, USDA indicated that the proportion of topsoils short
or very short of moisture increased from 20 to 32 percent in Colorado,
and from 52 to 63 percent of Wyoming.
In Colorado, 19 percent of the corn crop is in poor or very poor condition
(up from just 1 percent in early July) while in Nebraska, one-third
of the oat crop is in poor or very poor condition (up from 5 percent
in early July).
The next available report will be Thursday, August 28, 2025.
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Mountains and Northwest CO
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa/Grass Mix Good Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
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Small Square 48 10.0 10 F.O.B.- 1st Cut
Stables
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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 Fair Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 320 9.0 9 F.O.B.- Covered 1st Cut
Stables
Alfalfa Fair Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 4x4 1000 150.0 150 F.O.B.- New Crop
Feedlot
Alfalfa Good/Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Medium Square 3x3 30 105.0 105 F.O.B.- Covered 2nd Cut
Stables
Alfalfa Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 800 10.0-12.0 10.5 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 200 11.0 11 F.O.B.- 2nd Cut
Stables
Forage Mix-Three Way Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 1000 9.0 9 F.O.B.- 1st Cut
Stables
Small Square 320 11.0 11 F.O.B.- 2nd Cut
Stables
Forage Mix-Three Way Utility Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 500 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 1100 8.75-9.0 8.92 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 49 120.0-130.0 122.86 F.O.B.- Covered 2nd Cut
Stables
Forage Mix-Two Way Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 900 12.5-12.75 12.61 F.O.B.- Covered 2nd Cut
Stables
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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 300 90.0 90 Delivered- New Crop
Dairy
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Southeast
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 30 10.0 10 F.O.B.- 2nd Cut
Stables
Small Square 400 10.0 10 F.O.B.- 3rd Cut
Stables
Small Square Bundled 1554 9.0 9 F.O.B.- 2nd Cut
Stables
Alfalfa Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 30 200.0 200 F.O.B.- 2nd Cut
Stables
Alfalfa Utility Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 0 100.0-125.0 0 Delivered- New Crop
Feedlot
Large Square 3x4 500 125.0 125 Delivered- 2nd Cut
Feedlot
Alfalfa/Oat Mix Good/Premium Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 4 135.0 135 F.O.B.- 1st Cut
Farm/Ranch
Prairie/Meadow Grass Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 800 10.0 10 F.O.B.- Old Crop
Stables
Teff Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 200 10.0 10 F.O.B.-
Stables
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Southwest
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 200 10.0 10 F.O.B.- 2nd Cut
Stables
Orchard Grass Premium Per Bale
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Small Square 3 Tie 12000 22.0 22 F.O.B.- 1st Cut
Stables
Small Square 635 12.0 12 F.O.B.- Certified We1st Cut
Stables
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San Luis Valley
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Hay Conventional
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Alfalfa Supreme Per Ton
Qty Price Range Wtd Freight/ Description Crop Age
Avg Use
--- ----------- --- ---------- ----------- --------
Large Square 3x4 1200 280.0 280 F.O.B.- 2nd Cut
Dairy
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