Hay / Pennsylvania / Wolgemuth Hay Auction (Monday) / 2025-09-29

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Wolgemuth Hay Auction (Monday)

Pennsylvania · Hay auction · Mon, Sep 29
● As filed20 linesUSDA AMS · slug 1716

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
199 ton sold · 171 ton at the prior sale (Sep 22) · 221 ton a year ago (Sep 30).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Load Count: 41 Loads Hay - 6 Loads Straw - 4 loads Corn Stalks

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Square 3x4——275–310/ton13.07
Small Square——365/ton3.70

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——205–265/ton32.25
Premium
Large Square 3x4——285–390/ton15.58
Small Square——340–360/ton8.47
Supreme
Large Square 3x4——450/ton5.57
Small Square——450–485/ton7.53

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Square 3x4——300/ton6.60

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——175–240/ton26.58
Small Square——270/ton1.57
Fair
Small Square——165/ton4.34
Large Square 3x4——80–145/ton17.49
Premium
Large Square 3x4——360–370/ton10.70

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——325–505/ton7.30
Large Square 3x4——280–320/ton13.40

Orchard/Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4——90–110/ton14.60
Good
Large Square 3x4——255/ton9.90

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——220–300/ton17.42

Oat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——150–170/ton12.66

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——150–180/ton15.20
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.