bigbull338
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hay around here is gold,as its worth from $60 to $100 a bale.
So dry ... Cut, rake & bale
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Isn't that something ... $100 a roll ... seems like price gouging !! sadly some of it is like I was talking about when this thread started, anything and everything is getting baled and sold as hay.
bigbull338
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yes its like it was a few years ago when they was baling weeds an thorn bushes an selling it for $60 a bale.buying hay from out of state was an is a big gamble.alot of cattlemen here are selling most if not all of their cows right now.
bigbull338
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there is such a thing as over priced hay,an this year all of the hay will be over priced.cattlemen cant afford putting $600 in hay in a cow thats only worth $700.any kind of feed is $220 to $320 a ton or more.
I will disagree. Hay is worth what someone is willing to pay.
bigbull338
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you maybe right,but most people wont pay more than $50 a bale for hay.but then again theres a few people that bale trash an pass it off as good hay.here in texas they sent 100,000 head through the sale barns last week.an alot of the barns are filling their pens to 2500hd,an then telling the trailers in line to haul the cattle back home an feed them for awhile.
We have been selling 750 lb squares for $55+ for years. "Good" hay in large squares at the local auction sold for $175 ton last week. That was only 1st crop non dairy hay.
I am about half tempted to get some cow calf pairs from down south. Some friends of mine did that several years ago. They got something like 12 semi loads IIRC.
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A person with the right connections could make some money right now buying cattle from TX/OK and trucking them north. I wish I was one of those people. Ohio is just too far. As it stands up here, I have excess grass but can’t hardly afford what decent cattle are bringing. Even culls are worth quite a bit.
Indeed. A guy could make good money bringing hay down here and hauling cattle out. Of course, it's just like a lot of other things in this economy, if you're liquid enough, you can buy a lot of things for a **** of a bargain.
jlsmith
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I agree. Im selling mine for $100 a role, but mine is fertilized. I got about 3 rolls to the acer on my tifton but only 1 1/2 on my costal. I cut mine late on day and baled early the next morning. The reason alot of folks are cutting and baling the same day is that it is easier to bale with a little moister on the stems than it is if they let it dry out.
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..and the wife an I were looking at a 500 acre spread in central Texas.
I'll pass.
If I ever charged 100 bucks a roll, I'd have to spend a week at confession.
I'll pass.
If I ever charged 100 bucks a roll, I'd have to spend a week at confession.
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Folk's tell me that there's a good chance they'll get 3 cutting's in their part of SD. That's about as rare as "hen's teeth"! One year in 15... maybe.
They'll be some hay goin' down south from there!
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They'll be some hay goin' down south from there!
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Some are making 3rd crop right now. They will get 4 if not 5 crops.
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Sure enough a true statement ... how would you like being on the buying end and the seller tells you "Yep good hay" you pay $100 a roll plus trucking and then when you get it its mostly junk. Not nessacarly weeds, just brown dried out no feed value junk.
I can see high prices for quality ... supply and demand. I would also ask for debate purposes, if a farmer sets up his budget, calculates cost and estimates production and at that time says "if I can get $65 a roll I have met my profit margin and will have a good year" .... then those suffering in the drought, well heck now I can sell for $100 a roll ... just asking?
MMagis
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The price of hay around the country seems to vary more than just about anything. Around here, everyone has hay and most folks have more than they need, so it’s cheap. Most isn’t real high quality, but sufficient for cattle and even horses. I see an ad on Craigslist right now for smaller (4’x4’) rolls for $15 each, new hay. I’m not sure how one could bale it for that cost. I know I wouldn’t. Normal around here for a 5’x4’ bale is around $30. On years like this with the drought in the SW, a lot of people will bale every piece of grass that they can get, and then truck it down that way, and make money.
I would think it would behoove anyone buying from a distance, or not, to have hay tested. Also if you are buying from a reputable seller they will replace or refund if not satisfied.
I am not sure if I am understanding you here.
You are saying that if 65 is normally a fair price to both parties that now when there is half as much hay on the market and hay is worth half again as much that I shouldn't be able to get 100?
I see the same thing with straw and corn fodder as well as crap hay. They might as well leave it the field for fertilizer for what they are selling it for.
bigbull338
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yes yall are right theres going tobe alot of hay sellers getting rich selling any kind of hay.but what if the shoe was on the other foot,would yall pay that $100 a bale hay.i know a guy that sells hay thats 3yrs or old stored outside forv $65 a bale,an 5yr old or older barn stored hay for $75 or more.
