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Wolgemuth Hay Auction (Monday)

Pennsylvania · Hay auction · Mon, Aug 26
● As filed16 linesUSDA AMS · slug 1716

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
123 ton sold · 167 ton a year ago (Aug 26).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday's sale, grass hay and alfalfa blends sold 40.00-50.00 per ton lower. Straw traded 15.00-25.00 lower. Demand was light as was buyer attendance with many potential buyers absent due to favorable weather for field work.

Alfalfa/Orchard Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round150/ton170.00
Premium
Large Square 3x4280–325/ton170.00
Small Square335–410/ton170.00
Good
Large Square 3x4145–165/ton170.00
Small Square170–250/ton170.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square190–205/ton170.00

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square200/ton170.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square210/ton170.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square200–260/ton170.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Square 3x4220/ton170.00
Small Square300–380/ton170.00
Good
Large Square 3x4140–185/ton170.00
Small Square175–210/ton170.00
Fair
Small Square130/ton170.00
Utility
Small Square115/ton170.00

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Supreme
Small Square350/ton170.00
Source: USDA AMS · New Holland, PA. Prices are as filed — nothing recomputed. Hay sells by the ton in some markets and by the bale in others; those are different quantities and are never averaged together.