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Anyone buying hay in the near future?

Posted By: run

Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/16/19 11:36 PM

Do you share how many Dollars per bale people are asking? I saw an out of state truck hauling hay to West Virginia and my curiosity is killing me. I've heard 60-65 per bale for a round bale. Any one care to share?
Posted By: Jurassic Park

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/16/19 11:42 PM

$80-$100 here right now.
Posted By: Prejeans0316

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/16/19 11:45 PM

Here in Louisiana we sell hay, $5 dollars a square bale and $35 for a round bale!
Posted By: 080808

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/16/19 11:46 PM

What is the weight of these bales?
Posted By: bulletbox

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/16/19 11:47 PM

$ 90 to $125 For round bail sudan hay...

About the same for costail...
Posted By: Prejeans0316

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/16/19 11:48 PM

our round bales are 1300 lbs each
Posted By: KeithC

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/16/19 11:48 PM

I paid $4.00 a bale, today, for orchard grass, timothy, other mixed grass and clover, second cutting, 60 pound bales. Round bales are mostly $25.00 to $50.00 each.

Keith
Posted By: TraderVic

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/17/19 12:17 AM

In 2012 - 2013, during a drought, I bought a lot of hay. I always weighed a few bales from each source when calculating my winter feed needs for my beef herd, based on AU's and animal type.

Big Round Bales (15% moisture or less), weight can/will vary a bit by baler. Certainly contingent on how tight the bales are rolled up.

4x5 = 700 - 900 lbs ave.

5x5 = 1100 - 1250 lbs ave

5x6 = 1500 - 1800 lbs ave
Posted By: Wild_Idaho

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/17/19 12:24 AM

Free from my hunting buddy. His less quality stuff his wife doesn't want to feed to the horses. But an 80-pound square bale is like $7 a bale.
Posted By: cat daddy

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/17/19 12:32 AM

$180 a ton for feeder hay here in WASHINGTON STATE
Posted By: JTfromWV

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/17/19 12:43 AM

Just had 22 4x5 round bales delivered, barn kept, $25 each.
Posted By: Bear Tracker

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/17/19 12:50 AM

Trader Vic is correct on weight in general. Hay in WI, 5X6 100-150, 3x3x8 1st crop 100-125, 2nd crop 124-150. Drought then flood this summer, terrible 2nd and 3rd crops.
Small squares: 5.00-8.00
Posted By: wheelers

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/17/19 01:18 AM

Sale here every other weekend. Small square bales run 5.00 to 8.75.
Posted By: warrior

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/17/19 01:38 AM

I remember square bales buck and a quarter in the field two at the barn but that's been awhile ago.
Posted By: 330-Trapper

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/17/19 01:45 AM

$35 to 50.oo 4x5's
Posted By: bblwi

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/17/19 02:58 AM

With all the rain here, making hay was a real issue. Dairy quality alfalfa 2nd and 3rd cutting at weekly auction here is $180-$270 per ton.
Good 1st cutting $120-$160 per ton
poor 1st cutting $150 and down
Most round bales of older grass here say 800 lbs. are $40-$60 each depending upon quality.
Most small squared are $5-$7 per bale
Straw, clean for cow rations $120-$160 per ton, poorer straw $120 and down.

Lot of people really nervous about our hay crop for this year with the wet fall, open winter and then the real cold. We have snow now but lots of ice in the lower spots in the fields.

Bryce
Posted By: traprjohn

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/17/19 04:35 AM

I pay $100 for 3 round bales of barn kept fescue every 6-8 wks for horses
Posted By: nvwrangler

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/17/19 04:38 AM

Just put a contract out for 1500 tons of big square balle 3x4 or 4x4 delivered and stacked expect to pay 300 to 350 per ton
Posted By: jjbathke2001

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/17/19 05:10 AM

Just sold two semi loads of 50lb idiot bricks for 10.50$ a bale. Fourth cutting alfalfa.
Posted By: M.Magis

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/17/19 12:35 PM

Its like asking how much a car costs. Hay can range from $50/ton to over $200/ton.
Posted By: Snowpa

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/17/19 12:55 PM

Grass hay 550# round bale cost me 25.00 last summer 40.00+ now
Posted By: newfox1

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/17/19 12:57 PM

Small squares off wagon $2.75, round silage bails $30.
Posted By: mike mason

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/17/19 02:58 PM

$4.00/bale in NY
Posted By: NebrCatMan

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/17/19 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by jjbathke2001
Just sold two semi loads of 50lb idiot bricks for 10.50$ a bale. Fourth cutting alfalfa.

That's about what good alfalfa is bringing down here in SE Nebraska for 4th and 5th cutting. $10 maybe a little more!
Posted By: mike mc murray

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/17/19 04:10 PM

1st crop feeder alfalfa 200 a ton here 2nd and 3rd better quality 225 and up per ton
Posted By: cat_trapper_nv

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/18/19 02:04 AM

Originally Posted by cat daddy
$180 a ton for feeder hay here in WASHINGTON STATE


Washington State University sells hay? Must have a pretty good Ag program.
Posted By: run

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/20/19 04:28 PM

4X5 round bales stored inside $60. Small square bale 2017 $1.75 - 1st cut. $2 -2nd cut. Those are 2 different listings I saw in the newspaper.
Posted By: Cedar Hacker

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/20/19 10:13 PM

I will be getting 5x6 round bales of coastal bermuda tomorrow, $80 for irrigated and $65 for dry land.
Picking up two string small bales of coastal bermuda the next day at $8 from the barn

These are at farm prices. The price at the feed stores are way higher.
The only bales of alfalfa available are at the feed stores, 2 string bales are $15 and 3 string is $26. Small coastal there is $11.75.
Posted By: run

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/20/19 11:24 PM

Sounds like hay is kind of expensive in Texas, hopefully it has more nutritional value than the junk I mess with.
Posted By: trapperbless

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/20/19 11:33 PM

We've been selling 3x3x8s for 40. We've sold all the extra we had for the year. Been turning people down daily. Wish I had an extra 1000 bales to sell cause I could sell them all in a couple days.
Posted By: VaBeagler

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/21/19 05:33 AM

2.00 for fescue and clover out of the field when baled here, square bales. Sold 50 bales today, 3.50 a bale out of the barn.
Posted By: trapper20

Re: Anyone buying hay in the near future? - 02/21/19 02:16 PM

i wish we had those southern prices!!! luckily I have enough for winter
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