Hay / Pennsylvania / Wolgemuth Hay Auction (Wednesday) / 2024-05-29

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Wolgemuth Hay Auction (Wednesday)

Pennsylvania · Hay auction · Wed, May 29
● As filed12 linesUSDA AMS · slug 1725

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
2 ton sold · 5 ton at the prior sale (May 22) · 21 ton a year ago (May 31).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Light supply on offer for today's hay sale. Many producers are taking advantage of favorable weather for planting crops and attending to first cut hay. Several loads that were marketed were cleanouts from last year's hay. Demand was moderate on an active trade.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——245–290/ton14.20

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——225–290/ton28.90
Premium
Large Square 3x4——350/ton4.50
Small Square——310–330/ton2.24

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4——130/ton7.60
Small Square——160/ton1.70
Good
Large Square 3x4——180–200/ton24.89
Premium
Large Square 3x4——255–305/ton11.80
Small Square——305/ton2.36

Barley

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——190/ton5.50

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——100/ton4.50

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——175/ton6.30
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.