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HayWire Weekly — Issue #16Vol. I · No. 16 · June 8, 2026USDA AMS Wire · Free Weekly New · Prices pageWe rebuilt the HayWire prices page.Every reporting market on one page — sortable by state, commodity, and grade, with 12-week price trends.Free to explore right now — the full page will be limited to HayWire Pro members soon.See the prices page → Want The Call & your-region price alerts? Go Pro.Upgrade → Market Report · June 8, 2026

A $125/ton gap on the same grade of hay.

HayWire · Week of June 8, 2026 · USDA AMS · 118 records · 18 regions The 30-second read — Week of June 8, 2026

• → Same grade, different place: Good alfalfa ran $150/ton in Pipestone, MN to $275/ton in Wolgemuth, PA (Mon).
• → Top of the market: Wolgemuth, PA (Mon) at $480/ton.
• → Midwest bellwether (Rock Valley alfalfa good): $162/ton ↑ (+$4).

Same grade, different place — Good alfalfa$150 · Pipestone, MN$275/ton · Wolgemuth, PA (Mon)Good alfalfa traded at $150/ton in Pipestone, MN and $275/ton in Wolgemuth, PA (Mon) this week — a $125/ton gap on the same grade, set by geography and local supply.

Same grade, different price — that's geography and local supply at work. Step across grades and the gap widens further: premium and dairy-quality hay top the market, utility and grass anchor the floor. Here's where the top trades landed this week, by region.

§ 01National highs — by regionTop verified sale prices this week, grouped by region · one market each

West

Washington / OregonTimothy Grass Good/Premium$310/tonWyoming - WestTeff Good$270/tonArizona - CentralAlfalfa Premium/Supreme$250/ton

Plains

Dakota, SDGrass Good$194/ton

Midwest

Topeka, INAlfalfa/Grass Mix Good/Premium$300/tonShipshewana, INAlfalfa/Grass Mix Good/Premium$250/tonRock Valley, IA (Thu)Alfalfa Supreme$226/ton

East & South

Wolgemuth, PA (Mon)Orchard Grass Premium$480/tonAlabama - SoutheastBermuda Grass Premium$324/ton§ 02Midwest bellwether

Rock Valley, IA (Thu)

Alfalfa Fair/GoodLarge Round$140–$160/ton (avg $148)Alfalfa Fair/GoodLarge Square 3x4$160/tonAlfalfa Good/PremiumLarge Round$175/tonAlfalfa Good/PremiumMedium Square 3x3$168/tonAlfalfa Premium/SupremeLarge Round$183/tonAlfalfa Premium/SupremeMedium Square 3x3$173–$185/ton (avg $180)Alfalfa SupremeMedium Square 3x3$205–$240/ton (avg $226)Alfalfa UtilityLarge Round$43/tonSee all 18 regions across the country →

From the field

Reader-reported prices · not USDA verified

• Connecticut — Timothy: $16/bale
• Erie County, Pennsylvania — Alfalfa/Grass mix: $5-7/bale (Small square (45lb)) (~$222-311/ton)
• California — Alfalfa: $24/bale (3-string square (~100lb)) (~$480/ton)

The Call — track record

Every call logged and graded publicly0 of 1 calls accurate · see the full record → ≈Quality spread holds or widens through June 15. Premium/Supreme alfalfa stays above $200/ton at Rock Valley while Utility/Fair stays below $135/ton. Buyers continue paying up for quality ahead of first cutting.Graded on 2026-06-13 data, 2/3 checks: Rock Valley Premium/Supreme alfalfa stays above $200/ton (avg of Supreme-grade trades): MISS (realized 196.06, needed > 200); Rock Valley Utility/Fair stays below $135/ton (avg of Utility-grade trades): PASS (realized 101.88, needed < 135); Quality spread holds or widens (baseline $166 on 2026-05-18): PASS (realized 184, needed >= 166)P.S. Are you buying hay, selling it, or just tracking prices? Hit reply — one line is fine. Helps me make this more useful for you.Free · Every Tuesday · USDA-backed

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