Finding buyers is always the problem. Some locations are starved for hay, you get $6 a bale, some locations are swimming in hay and you can"t get $1.50 a bale. Typically it"s most profitable tostore the hay under roof & sell it over winter when people realize they need some, typically you get the least money now in summer when everyone has hay but then it"s less work for you too.
Western hay in arid regions is much different than eastern hay in humid regions, the dew point/ relative humidity makes a big big difference on how long the hay needs to dry. You didn"t provide any info at all... Could take 24 hours, could take 5 days to dry down (or longer if the weather forcast goes wrong...).
Good hay is high in protien and cut young and dried properly and didn"t have the leaves shattered off it and will be worth top dollar for your area. Poorly made over ripe hay is only worth multch - up to 50 cents a bale. Depending on your location, hay demand, and your skills at cutting, drying, and baling the hay, will determine what it"s worth.
Those small round bales can be a bit different to handle and store, so might keep some buyers away. On the other hand they might be viewed as "cute and different" and sell well in fall as decorations....
We are probably moving into the "overripe" hay season pretty soon now, grass hay is mature as it goes to seed, and loses protien in the stems that get stemmy and the leaves are more likely to shatter as they dry. But - depends on where you are. Cutting early often allows a 2nd cutting which is a better grade of feed most times. This first cutting is typically a battle with the rain gods tho, anyhow "here".
Lots more details, but that"s an overview from what you provided us.
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