Anonymous-0
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what kind of prices are people hearing for hay off the wagon, a couple neighbors are saying 3.00 a bale ( 40 to 50 lb bales), just wondering about other areas ?
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I sell some good Alfalfa/Orchard grass mix and would like to know too. I was thinking maybe $3.00 for first cutting and $4.00 for second/third cuttings. I'm not sure that is enough because I sold it for $1.50 to $2.50 bale when diesel was less than a dollar and fertilizer was $200 ton. Seed prices and everything else keeps going up too.
Keith in NW MO
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Thats fine to cover the inputs but what about something to pay for the hay. You need $1 per square to go for the land, then add for fuel, fertilizer twine/wire etc. Pretty easy to get to $3 or more per bale. Don't you deserve a profit?
jose bagge
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$5.00 on the trailer, $6.00 out of the barn here in Virginia for 60 lb squares horse quality...3 different folks, all priced the same
Last summer I got 2.50 per bale for nice weed seed free alfalfa. They were about 45 lbs, and the buyer loaded them off the field. I bale early mornings and he gets them that afternoon.
$2.25 for nice pure brome.(Not beer can ahy).
Feed stores are getting $6. But they don't sell more than 3-4 at a time.
This summer I will go up 10% or so.
Gordo
$2.25 for nice pure brome.(Not beer can ahy).
Feed stores are getting $6. But they don't sell more than 3-4 at a time.
This summer I will go up 10% or so.
Gordo
Most of our custom balers are getting 3.50-4.00 to cut rake and bale with it dropped on the ground. I decided a few years ago that I was tired of working for nothing. I try to make a good product, and sell it for what its worth. If that means I hold product over, so be it. The most amazing thing happened. When I raised prices, I sold more hay and the people who were buying it paid more reliably (fewer bad checks). It changed my customer mix but that was ok.
This year its 5.00 per bale behind the baler, on the ground for my hay. The way I price it is I add a quarter everytime we touch it (5.25 loaded on the wagon).
This year its 5.00 per bale behind the baler, on the ground for my hay. The way I price it is I add a quarter everytime we touch it (5.25 loaded on the wagon).
Ken Macfarlane
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Last year I sold for 3$ from the barn, 2.75 from the trailer, 2.50 from the ground. I was told my prices were way outta line and people complained but all the squares sold.
This year will be at least 0.25$ higher accross the board, we are at 5.70$/USgallon for fuel here and those bales don't make themselves.
I did make some lower price hay last year from lower quality fields, I mowed with a M-C and laid it wide and let it dry 2 days, then raked once let it sit for half day then round baled. It was the only way I could cut my costs. Guess what, nobody wanted it. Was too bleached out from the sun. The work horse and sheep my neighbour has liked it better than my good hay so they got a good deal on hay.
If I can't sell hay and make money on it, I'll have to find something else to grow! I'm not into this for my health!
This year will be at least 0.25$ higher accross the board, we are at 5.70$/USgallon for fuel here and those bales don't make themselves.
I did make some lower price hay last year from lower quality fields, I mowed with a M-C and laid it wide and let it dry 2 days, then raked once let it sit for half day then round baled. It was the only way I could cut my costs. Guess what, nobody wanted it. Was too bleached out from the sun. The work horse and sheep my neighbour has liked it better than my good hay so they got a good deal on hay.
If I can't sell hay and make money on it, I'll have to find something else to grow! I'm not into this for my health!
I am with you Keith. This is too hard a work and too high of inputs to be selling for $3.00. I am going to be at $5.00 at my barn for 50lb. fescue/clover and orchard grass/clover mix, and probably raise my price as time goes by. I am not going to deliver anything this year. Cost to much to load up 300 bales and pull them 50 miles, put a pencil to it. I have no problem selling everything I can make for those figures, all of my hay for this year is all ready spoken for.
Anonymous-0
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Here in oklahoma I'm going to be at 5.00 in the field for fertilized weed free bermuda. Only way I see to make any kind of profit with prices the way they are, but I'm ready to put it all in the barn if need be. Might come back to bite me. Hope not.
P.S. last time I checked urea was $707/ton
P.S. last time I checked urea was $707/ton
Anonymous-0
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I'm going for $4.50 out of the field.When it hits the barn it will be $6.00.If it don't sell the hayfield will be in beans next year.My beans where planted on May 7th.It sure was easy rideing that 966 working the ground and the White 2-70 pulling the drill.People forget just how much work goes into makeing hay.
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