Hay / Pennsylvania / Wolgemuth Hay Auction (Wednesday) / 2021-05-26

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Wolgemuth Hay Auction (Wednesday)

Pennsylvania · Hay auction · Wed, May 26
● As filed13 linesUSDA AMS · slug 1725

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
4 ton sold · 31 ton a year ago.

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Load Count: 22

Due to limited comparable sales, no price comparison is available for this week. Alfalfa and Alfalfa/Grass blends sold with moderate demand, with Grass hays selling with light to moderate demand. All prices are considered FOB, although a local 10 mile delivery is typically provided.

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——90–120/ton8.42

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——95/ton3.70

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4——125–150/ton14.56
Good
Large Square 3x4——170–210/ton19.59

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4——100/ton5.64
Small Square——185/ton2.76
Good
Small Square——240/ton2.74
Large Square 3x4——160–210/ton6.10
Premium
Large Square 3x4——220/ton6.46

Orchard/Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——245/ton4.90
Premium
Large Round——170/ton4.54

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——125/ton6.23

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——195/ton1.59
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.