anticipating hay price increase

[20kidsonhill]

We buy for the year. Farmer brings it right off the field to our house. That way he does not have to put it in the barn. Plus, We use enough hay that we have to be planned ahead. I do use a few large(1,200lb) round bales and those the farmer stores inside and we get one at a time. I would think hay prices are pretty much set for the year, but I am no expert.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

I think for ten tons we payed $1000 or a little over. Not to bad 100- 110 a ton. Right now we have the ten tons we just bought and probably 30 more bales from last year. We just stack and tarp so we can store as much as we want although there has been some discussion about stacking in our shop which work just as well. No, abnormal drought weather here so I expect prices won hike much higher than usual, but I would never chance buying past September.

^^ Knows how to get it done. lol 10 tons? That's cool.

 

[20kidsonhill]

I think for ten tons we payed $1000 or a little over. Not to bad 100- 110 a ton. Right now we have the ten tons we just bought and probably 30 more bales from last year. We just stack and tarp so we can store as much as we want although there has been some discussion about stacking in our shop which work just as well. No, abnormal drought weather here so I expect prices won hike much higher than usual, but I would never chance buying past September.

That is about what we pay if we get the larger round bales, but for our small square bales it is double that. I haven't seen it cheaper than $5 per small square bale anywhere around here. Which would make it $200.00 for a ton of hay. That would be horse quality hay.

 

[Tmaxson]

Round bales-$25 (neighbors)
"Sqaure"-$2.50 (neighbors)
Alfalfa-$14compressed bale (from the feed store)

We are in NC- all my neighbors grow big fields

Hi Southern (neighbor). I need to find a neighbor to buy some hay from because I've been paying $6 to $7 at the feed store for a square.

 

[Southern by choice]

Tmaxon- you are 35-45 minutes from us. My neighbor stopped by the other day asking if we need some square bales, if you are willing to drive I can call him up and see what he's got. I know he has horse hay too ( a little more expensive though). I've not used his hay before. The alfalfa is killing me If you want you can pm me.

Glad we're neighbors!

 

[Tmaxson]

Tmaxon- you are 35-45 minutes from us. My neighbor stopped by the other day asking if we need some square bales, if you are willing to drive I can call him up and see what he's got. I know he has horse hay too ( a little more expensive though). I've not used his hay before. The alfalfa is killing me If you want you can pm me.

Glad we're neighbors!

I am going to PM you

 

[Catahoula]

I think for ten tons we payed $1000 or a little over. Not to bad 100- 110 a ton. Right now we have the ten tons we just bought and probably 30 more bales from last year. We just stack and tarp so we can store as much as we want although there has been some discussion about stacking in our shop which work just as well. No, abnormal drought weather here so I expect prices won hike much higher than usual, but I would never chance buying past September.

Just saw on CL, one ton of Alfalfa 4x4x8 is $320.

 

[Southern by choice]

Hey Catahoula- ya want to ship that to me

BTW there is an Anatolian Shepherd in Dog Fancy Mag from 2008 issue that is identical to your avatar picture! When I saw it, I was going , unbelievable likeness!

 

[Alice Acres]

Wow, Co hay is expensive. I know a lot gets trucked out there from the midwest - do you know if that is the case for the hay you are pricing?

Usually I can get decent grass hay for $2.25 to $2.50 a bale. This year with the drought (I am in a severe drought pocket ), we are over $3, some at $5. This is for an average sized rectangular bale. "Square bale".

We used to grow our own...but a few yrs ago hubby had the bright idea to rent out all our hay ground to a neighbor for crops (about 18 acres) and then use the rent income to BUY hay. It was working well (cost of hay was OK, and we had none of the labor!), but with the hay prices only going up, it isn't as good of a deal.

Thank goodness we have a nice barn (LOVE my barn!)

(from a couple years ago - when we had a normal rain and green grass, etc)

and we can store an unlimited amount of hay. We have been buying anything we can get since 1st cutting. Good deal too - as we never would have dreamed the drought would get this severe, and have NO pasture from June on. It's just a dirt and dusty wasteland still.

 

[Catahoula]

Hey Catahoula- ya want to ship that to me

BTW there is an Anatolian Shepherd in Dog Fancy Mag from 2008 issue that is identical to your avatar picture! When I saw it, I was going , unbelievable likeness!

Cooper is a Catahoula Leopard dog and that's him as my avatar. I love Anatolian Shepherd but DH said no to more dogs (and goats).

Wow, Co hay is expensive. I know a lot gets trucked out there from the midwest - do you know if that is the case for the hay you are pricing?

Usually I can get decent grass hay for $2.25 to $2.50 a bale. This year with the drought (I am in a severe drought pocket ), we are over $3, some at $5. This is for an average sized rectangular bale. "Square bale".

We used to grow our own...but a few yrs ago hubby had the bright idea to rent out all our hay ground to a neighbor for crops (about 18 acres) and then use the rent income to BUY hay. It was working well (cost of hay was OK, and we had none of the labor!), but with the hay prices only going up, it isn't as good of a deal.

Thank goodness we have a nice barn (LOVE my barn!)
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/7249_001.jpg

(from a couple years ago - when we had a normal rain and green grass, etc)

and we can store an unlimited amount of hay. We have been buying anything we can get since 1st cutting. Good deal too - as we never would have dreamed the drought would get this severe, and have NO pasture from June on. It's just a dirt and dusty wasteland still.

Wow, even $5 a bale is a steal! I have seen people trying to get enough interests to get hay from out of the state or selling extra hay that they got from out of the state. Never mind the hay price... I LOVE you barn!!!!