hay value in your area

[bucket]

At 120 a tonne do you start thinking of selling cows?

[15444]

Thx.guys I guess I have a better idea now,i cant imagine how anyone could buy or sell by the bale ,weighing is fair for everyone involved....bob

99% of hay/straw here is sold by bale. Common attitude sees per pound pricing as nit-picking. 90% of hay is stored outside, so some spoilage is to be expected and how you factor the per pound weight of that waste to be deducted would only cause tension. The only questions a buyer need concern himself with here is: do I need it? And can I afford it? Beggars can't be choosers.

[15444]

At 120 a tonne do you start thinking of selling cows?

BTO beef guys around Fargo to Twin Cities are paying $125-160 CDN per ton for slough grass for their cows, so they would be the ones to ask.

[bob_64]

99% of hay/straw here is sold by bale. Common attitude sees per pound pricing as nit-picking. 90% of hay is stored outside, so some spoilage is to be expected and how you factor the per pound weight of that waste to be deducted would only cause tension. The only questions a buyer need concern himself with here is: do I need it? And can I afford it? Beggars can't be choosers.

Good point never been a buyer or a seller,usually had enough for myself with minimal leftovers...bob

[makar]

Twenty years ago in a dry year a cow bto was advertising for hay in July, I had some, phoned him and said I wanted 30 a bale, he said great I will come in January, I told him pay me now and haul it out of the field, haven't heard from him since. Told a good friend at 2000 acre land there is no cheap anything.

[makar]

Good thing I run old tr nh,s, cow dorks don't realize the nutreint value in straw.

[TSIPP]

Price/lb depends on how big of a lie someone tells. Guys say their bales weigh 1800 lbs. Never seen an 1800 lbs dry hay bale in my life. I can believe 1400-1500 but 1800 is a stretch. Makes it hard for the honest guy that actually weighs the darn things.

I know people that have 5 foot bales and they are 1800 pounds and for sale. I’m scared to ask a price.

[Guest]

Seems like 5 to 6 cents a lb around here. For good hay. Gunna seed a bunch more. Good money in hay!

seed is cheap !!

[flea beetle]

I know people that have 5 foot bales and they are 1800 pounds and for sale. I’m scared to ask a price.

Make a deal by the pound and weigh the first load before you pay. I bet you will find they are around 1100 lbs unless he made them wet as hell. I sell all my hay by the bale, but try to be honest on the weights.

[Hay Farmer]

Central Alberta prices for quality feed seem to be topping out around .12/pound. That is 10% moisture and stored in a shed though.