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Wolgemuth Hay Auction (Monday)

Pennsylvania · Hay auction · Mon, Dec 28
● As filed29 linesUSDA AMS · slug 1716

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
7 ton sold · 10 ton a year ago (Dec 30).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Load Count: 119

Compared to last week, alfalfa and alfalfa/grass mix hays sold weak. Orchard grass large square bales sold weak, with small square selling strong. Orchard/timothy mix hay sold strong. Timothy hay sold strong. Straw sold strong with corn stalk selling weak. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate to heavy supply.

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——85–110/ton46.00

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——195/ton3.30
Round——90/ton3.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——95–200/ton60.94
Small Square——230/ton2.99

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4——160–200/ton23.88
Small Square——200–260/ton6.37
Good
Large Square 3x4——200–290/ton116.97
Small Square——295–350/ton19.68
Premium
Small Square——365–460/ton10.73
Large Square 3x4——300/ton6.72

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4——200–245/ton15.40
Premium
Small Square——380/ton1.28
Large Square 3x4——305/ton8.45
Good
Small Square——330/ton2.40

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——230–270/ton14.13
Small Square——275/ton1.70
Premium
Large Square 3x4——290–365/ton16.42
Small Square——390/ton3.03
Supreme
Large Square 3x4——310–370/ton20.16

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——240–290/ton24.97
Premium
Large Square 3x4——300–315/ton19.87
Small Square——320/ton4.83
Supreme
Large Square 3x4——335–370/ton22.86

Orchard/Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——280–350/ton10.56
Large Square 3x4——230–290/ton22.16
Fair
Large Round——155–220/ton7.44
Premium
Large Square 3x4——400/ton4.33
Small Square——300–400/ton2.82
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.