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Wolgemuth Hay Auction (Wednesday)

Pennsylvania · Hay auction · Wed, Aug 21
● As filed15 linesUSDA AMS · slug 1725

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
3 ton sold · 6 ton at the prior sale (Aug 14) · 8 ton a year ago (Aug 23).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Load Count: 37

No comparison on alfalfa. Orchard grass sold steady on a light comparison. Wheat straw sold steady. All prices are considered FOB, although a local 10 mile delivery is typically provided.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Round——155/ton4.07
Large Square 3x4——180/ton3.67
Small Square——180/ton3.32
Good
Large Square 3x4——250/ton4.05

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4——150/ton5.33
Premium
Large Square 3x4——350–355/ton9.59

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——255/ton7.73

Prairie/Meadow Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Small Square——190/ton2.54
Large Square 3x4——190–250/ton49.65
Fair
Large Square 3x4——140–185/ton18.12

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Fair
Large Square 3x4——135–150/ton18.11
Good
Large Square 3x4——190/ton9.43

Orchard/Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Square 3x4——180–210/ton18.62

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——115–170/ton32.17
Small Square——170/ton1.32
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.