Hay / Pennsylvania / Wolgemuth Hay Auction (Wednesday) / 2022-07-27

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

The Feeder BoardNational weight ladder, every weight classfreeState & Region LaddersEvery state, every weightfreeFind Your BarnEvery USDA-reported market, every salefreeSale ReportsClean report pages replacing USDA PDFsfreeState Auction SummariesUSDA's statewide view, 30 statesfreeWhat Are My Calves Worth?Weight + sex + state → today's moneyfreeThe Forward CurveFall prices trading today, by regionproVideo & Internet SalesSuperior, Western Video and morefreeBoard SalesForward feeder trade, by delivery monthfree

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Fed Cash Today5-Area live & dressed, regional splitfreePacker MarginThe daily per-head numberfreeCarcass Weight WatchWeekly weights vs 5-year bandfreeCattle on FeedMonthly placements & marketings, revisions trackedfreeNegotiated Share TrackerCash vs formula, tracked over yearsfreeWhat Quality PaysWhat packers add and subtract on a carcass gridfree

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Boxed Beef DailyChoice, Select, the spreadfreePrimal ValuesRib to flank, what's pulling the cutoutfreeWhat the Label Is WorthGrass-fed and organic vs conventional, by cutfreeThe 84-Cut LadderEvery cut USDA tracks, dailyproWho Gets WhatEvery segment’s share of the beef dollarfreeImported Lean MarketThe 90s trade that moves cull cowsSoon

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cash Grain Bids30 states of elevator bids, dailyfreeHay Prices19 states + 18 auctions, by qualityfreeBasis MapWhat local corn is worth against the boardfreeFeedstuffs DeskDDGS, soybean meal, mill feedsfree

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

Cull Cow & Bull PricesDaily national, by class and regionfreeCow CutoutWhat the grinding beef is worth, dailyfreeBred Cows & PairsBy stage, age, and statefree

More

Latest ReportsEvery USDA release as it publishesfreeReport ArchiveWhat USDA published on any datefreeThe Morning WireDaily brief from every fresh reportfreeRecords BookAll-time highs, and where today sitsfreeCattle on FeedMonthly, with revisions trackedfreeThe BordersMexico & Canada flows and pricesproDrought & Forced SellingHow much of the herd is dry, and what it costsfreeAlertsYour barn, your class, your thresholdSoon

Wolgemuth Hay Auction (Wednesday)

Pennsylvania · Hay auction · Wed, Jul 27
● As filed16 linesUSDA AMS · slug 1725

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 ton sold · 8 ton a year ago (Jul 26).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Load Count: 40

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold steady on a light comparison. Alfalfa/grass mix sold steady. Orchard grass and timothy grass sold steady. Wheat straw and corn fodder sold steady. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply. All prices are considered FOB, although a local 10 mile delivery is typically provided.

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——70–85/ton14.85
Good
Large Square 3x4——130–180/ton45.07
Premium
Large Square 3x4——200–205/ton15.71

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——215/ton3.38

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4——165–185/ton12.17
Premium
Large Square 3x4——290–330/ton8.60
Good
Large Square 3x4——220–260/ton27.44

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——190–200/ton14.64

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4——135/ton5.63
Good
Large Square 3x4——190/ton1.99
Premium
Large Square 3x4——255/ton7.58

Orchard/Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——180–210/ton15.25

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——100–120/ton9.43

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——100–150/ton21.25
Round——85/ton4.87
Small Square——145–150/ton5.78
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.