Custom hay prices?

Eldo case · May 9, 2012

What is the custom hay cutting,raking and baling prices for large round bales in your area this year? I am thinking about charging $21.00 on average yield fields.

old · May 9, 2012

I have never charged by the bale but have always done it on shares where the land owner got 1/3 and we got 2/3s. That is if you do all the work and the land owner did nothing but knew you where doing the hay

Vernon in Ks · May 9, 2012

That was a good price 4 years ago. I"m looking at $25 a bale (same as last year) if fuel price don"t change.

RodinNS · May 9, 2012

I'd want at least 60 dollars per acre to cut/tedder/rake and bale on decent ground. You figure how many bales per acre. That could run anywhere between 6-10 dollars per bale here for a 4x4 round. Double that for a 5x6...
That figure doen't really allow for much/any repairs outside of 'normal' maintenance. If you were to smack into a rock and bust a module in the discbine.... those kind of repairs would be above that.

Rod

WyoDave · May 9, 2012

I do 5x6 bales, cut, raked, baled with netwrap, and moved off the field for $25 a bale. Fuel prices really don't make much difference in the cost.
David

Ralph Bauer · May 9, 2012

SW Oklahoma: either cut, and baled on the half, or $13-14 per acre cut, and $13-14 per bale, usually 5x5s. no separate charge for raking, usually not needed. Baling with twine, net may run a $1 more/bale.
2 yrs ago and prior to that, my good neighbor cut and baled for 10/10, heck of a deal I got from him! But he's a good neighbor!!

Jerry/MT · May 9, 2012

Last year I paid $25/a to moco, $5/a to rake and $10/bale to bale and net wrap($9 for twine)

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