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Wolgemuth Hay Auction (Monday)

Pennsylvania · Hay auction · Mon, Mar 27
● As filed32 linesUSDA AMS · slug 1716

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
1 ton sold · 2 ton at the prior sale (Mar 20) · 5 ton a year ago (Mar 28).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Load Count: 93

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold strong. Alfalfa/grass mix sold steady with a weak undertone noted. Orchard sold steady. Orchard/timothy sold weak. Prairie/meadow grass sold steady with a weak undertone noted. Wheat straw sold steady. No comparison on corn fodder. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply. All prices are considered FOB, although a limited 10 mile delivery is typically provided.

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round130/ton3.80
Large Square 3x4160–200/ton24.29
Small Square220–280/ton12.69
Good
Large Square 3x4210–260/ton26.59
Small Square350/ton3.69
Premium
Large Square 3x4315–360/ton22.78
Small Square400–470/ton11.81
Utility
Small Square200/ton3.07
Supreme
Small Square560/ton2.17
Large Square 3x4380–390/ton15.93

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4200–205/ton13.21
Good
Large Square 3x4290–330/ton25.07

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square240–260/ton9.63
Large Square 3x4175–230/ton52.86
Large Square 3x432–42/bale23.00
Premium
Small Square430/ton2.17
Large Square 3x4285/ton5.89
Fair
Large Square 3x4130–170/ton38.12

Orchard/Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square250/ton1.03
Large Square 3x4180–200/ton16.81
Premium
Large Square 3x4320/ton4.38
Utility
Large Square 3x4105/ton3.16

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square350/ton3.94
Large Square 3x4190–220/ton18.92
Premium
Small Square420/ton2.11
Large Square 3x4350/ton4.67
Fair
Large Square 3x4150/ton8.05

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4175–210/ton14.19

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square135–175/ton22.07
Small Square150–215/ton16.50

Barley

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square165/ton3.62

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square145/ton5.20
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.