Posted 2007-08-01 7:33 PM (#64853) Subject: Hay prices?
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This is a little off the subject about a trailer,But what are the prices of a square bale of 2nd cutting hay going for around the country.Sounds like its pretty high in some parts already.Thought I would hear it from some buyers direct in all parts of the U.S. this way.Thanks
Posted 2007-08-01 11:15 PM (#64871 - in reply to #64853) Subject: RE: Hay prices?
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Location: Northern Utah
Number 1 Dairy Alfalfa is running $140 a ton. I bought a 60/40 alfalfa/grass mix for $100 a ton in mid sized bales. So you can find some deals if you pre-order and shop around.
Small bales out of the barn are running $5 a bale.
Posted 2007-08-01 11:36 PM (#64875 - in reply to #64853) Subject: RE: Hay prices?
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Location: Iowa
We are selling small squares of brome for $2.50 and alfalfa for 3.00. 5ft. round of grass for 50.00. Hay will be short supply so I suspect our winter prices to go up around .50
Posted 2007-08-02 1:22 AM (#64880 - in reply to #64853) Subject: RE: Hay prices?
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Location: columbia tn
i bought nice 55-60lbs bales of orchard for 3.50 a bale..(tennessee) i got mine early though.. i think there is going to be alot of people searching for hay this yr...happy trails...
Posted 2007-08-02 7:02 AM (#64885 - in reply to #64853) Subject: RE: Hay prices?
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Were paying 4.50 - 6.00 here in SC. Coastal Bermuda hay too. Back in May we had no rain and they couldn't cut. They were having it shipped in and it was running 8.50 - 10.00 a bale. The 8.50 bales were alfalfa and timothy. My horses loved it. The ten a bale hay was timothy and fescue and they turned there nose up at that. I never feed fescue but that's all we could get for a few weeks. Much better now. Although some are saying it's going to real scarce again around cutting time next year.
Posted 2007-08-02 10:10 AM (#64904 - in reply to #64853) Subject: RE: Hay prices?
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Location: Monroe, WA
Anywhere from $190 a ton (good horse alfalfa) on up - and timothy or high grade mix is higher than that here. That's off the truck and in the barn - you can get it a little less over in E.WA, but the hauling over the mountains drives the price right on up there. That, and the export hay thing....
Posted 2007-08-02 2:40 PM (#64925 - in reply to #64853) Subject: RE: Hay prices?
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Location: Northern CA
I am paying $8.50 a bale for good quality alfalfa; fine stem and lots of leaf (3 string bales, probably 110lbs) and buy in 44 bale lots every 6 weeks. Oat hay same quality is running $7.00 and timothy is $10.25. This is all from a hay dealer, not the feedstore. Prices at the feedstore are running about $10.75-$12.00 per alfalfa and $14.00-$16.50 for the timothy.