Hay / Pennsylvania / Wolgemuth Hay Auction (Monday) / 2025-12-29

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Wolgemuth Hay Auction (Monday)

Pennsylvania · Hay auction · Mon, Dec 29
● As filed14 linesUSDA AMS · slug 1716

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
79 ton sold · 334 ton at the prior sale (Dec 22) · 436 ton a year ago (Dec 30).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Load Count: 18 Loads Hay - 1 Load Straw - 4 Loads Corn Stalks

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round——235/ton7.86
Large Square 3x4——190–230/ton21.09
Fair
Large Square 3x4——160–185/ton13.62
Premium
Small Square——415/ton1.66

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Square 3x4——330–370/ton10.75
Small Square——355/ton1.53
Supreme
Small Square——450/ton3.29

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Square 3x4——270/ton5.65

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——235/ton3.38

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——290/ton8.38

Orchard/Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Small Square——325/ton1.35

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——105–125/ton15.62
Round——95/ton3.34

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——290/ton3.91
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.