Hay / Pennsylvania / Wolgemuth Hay Auction (Wednesday) / 2025-06-18

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Wolgemuth Hay Auction (Wednesday)

Pennsylvania · Hay auction · Wed, Jun 18
● As filed16 linesUSDA AMS · slug 1725

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
92 ton sold · 113 ton at the prior sale (Jun 11) · 110 ton a year ago (Jun 19).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

LOAD COUNT: 17 Loads Hay | 15 Loads Straw | 4 Loads Corn Fodder

Orchard/Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round——190/ton2.44
Large Square 3x4——250–280/ton11.66
Good
Large Square 3x4——205/ton12.40

Alfalfa/Grass Mix

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium/Supreme
Large Square 3x4——310–350/ton20.58
Small Square——370/ton1.24
Premium
Large Square 3x4——240–290/ton16.07

Timothy Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Square 3x4——230/ton4.42
Good
Large Square 3x4——180/ton7.81

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Square 3x4——220/ton4.55

Orchard Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Square 3x4——190–200/ton10.79

Barley

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——185/ton1.99

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——160–210/ton15.89
Round——160/ton4.44

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——165–290/ton31.28
Small Square——230–235/ton5.21

Rye

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square——125–180/ton11.24
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.