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Wolgemuth Hay Auction (Wednesday)

Pennsylvania · Hay auction · Wed, Feb 8
● As filed25 linesUSDA AMS · slug 1725

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 ton sold · 35 ton at the prior sale (Feb 1) · 8 ton a year ago (Feb 9).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Load Count: 75

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

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round150–180/ton11.60
Small Square170–180/ton6.13
Large Square 3x4140–195/ton41.33
Fair
Large Square 3x4130–140/ton9.80
Premium
Large Square 3x4230–280/ton5.51

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4240–285/ton17.82
Large Square 3x472/bale15.00

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4210–275/ton54.38
Fair
Large Square 3x4160–190/ton23.55
Premium
Large Square 3x4290–320/ton26.14
Small Square340–360/ton5.70

Orchard/Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Utility
Large Square 3x485/ton2.71
Good
Large Square 3x4190/ton7.31

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square260/ton4.29
Large Square 3x4235–270/ton10.48

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4135/ton5.77
Good
Large Square 3x4150–195/ton18.40
Premium
Large Square 3x4250/ton7.05

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square85/ton4.17
Large Square140–170/ton24.85
Round80–95/ton6.87

Barley

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square165/ton4.86

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square80/ton6.44
Large Square110–115/ton12.18
Round105/ton4.09
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.