Timothy hay

[wilder11354]

small farm, planted a 6 acre field in timothy/red clover few years ago. This year am baling it all fields(30acres) myslf. think the yeild was good, and got a good quality hay.Clover is starting to thin out some.I don't beleive $4 a square is too much.

 

[Anonymous-0]

4.00 a square should be ok where you from? I live in central Wi and always thought hay should go up in price due to less people making small bales so far not happening.People want horse hay at walmart prices.

 

[paul]

Hay markets are so different, place to place. This time of year, hard to get $3.00 a bale locally. I saw loads of hay this time ofyear, at an auction, notbring a dollar a bale.

Just depends on where you are.

--->Paul

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

This time of year right off the field I try to get 2 bucks a bale, once I handle it the price goes to 2.50 a bale. I sell most of my hay in the spring as I can get a little better price. But I have to store it and then hope that spring doesn't come early and animals go onto pasture early thus not needing late winter hay.

 

[Loosehandle]

If it looks like straw you get straw prices. Might get $4 for 2nd or 3rda cut alfalfa if nice and green.

 

[TomA in CA]

Out here in CA. $10 is cheap. AlAlfa is still going for $20

 

[kyhayman]

I dont sell anything under 5.00. If it wont bring it now, it will later. Most of my suppliers that I buy squares from at at the 3.50-4.50 range right now. Thats one reason Ive not bought more. Around here you can sell about anything for 5.00 in the winter, but 6.00 takes something pretty special. If I have to give 4.50, I've got to get 6.00 to make what Ive got to make.

 

[Greyhorse]

Here hay is $6-6.50 picked up in the field. I'm about an hour drive SE of the DFW area.

 

[Country Nate]

Around here at $2 it will sell good right now. If you want to store it all winter you might get more.

I like selling it out of the field and will lower the price to do so. Don't have to store it or move it twice.

 

[wilder11354]

Funny thing how people base quality of hay upon color of it. Color of it has little to do with nutritional feed quality of it.