skyhightree1
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if I had to pay this I wouldn't own any cattle or a horse.
http://richmond.craigslist.org/grd/3958066345.html
http://richmond.craigslist.org/grd/3958066345.html
$ 70.00 a roll.... wtf
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fitz
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Don't know about the quality but people are advertising hay around here cheaper than I can roll it. Feast or Famine.
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skyhightree1
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3way Do you put up your own hay ?
fitz -Yea, I know a guy who sells it 20 a roll but its cattle hay. I have a ton of hay and havent made the 2nd cut yet and probably wont be able to for a while with all this rain.
fitz -Yea, I know a guy who sells it 20 a roll but its cattle hay. I have a ton of hay and havent made the 2nd cut yet and probably wont be able to for a while with all this rain.
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skyhightree1
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3waycross":2tjtkgj3 said:
wow i know that puts a nice dent into the profits
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skyhightree1
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i agree wow I cant believe those prices. How much do you normally put up a year?
skyhightree1":1dfeh92r said:
We figure a minimum of 2 tons per cow. The little bulls eat a little less plus grain of course! Depends on the winter. The last few years we haven't had measurable snow until around Dec 1. So that helps!
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skyhightree1
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This is true. I had no idea hay was that high.
greybeard
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We're always one flood or one drought away from $100+ round bales around here. Took 2 years for prices to come back down to 'normal' after 2011's drought.
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skyhightree1
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greybeard":16sye79j said:
Wow thats alot of $$$$ I just cant wrap my head around those prices.
bigbull338
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hey $70 a roll is cheap if your in a drought an theres no hay tobe found.the last drought we had a friend of mine was giving $100 a bale for hay delivered.
greybeard
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I saw lots of that in '11 and on advertised on Tx craigslist, much of it was coming from Tenn, Ky and Va.bigbull338":35bh72ze said:
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skyhightree1
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Wow... I wish I could have sold some I normally have about 250 + 5x5 rolls left over every year. I would feel like im taking advantage of someone for selling them at those prices though. I probably would sell them for 30-40 a roll though.
thommoos
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Hope does not sale a roll, I hate the guy who has to try and take advantage of a situation.
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skyhightree1
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thommoos":1j297z03 said:
same here
Dave
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You read the ad and they are 4 by 4 bales. That is about 400 or maybe 500 pounds of hay. So he is getting between $280 and $350 a ton. I can buy premium grade alfalfa delivered and stacked in my barn for less than that.
I have said it before and I will say it again. Never buy hay by the bale, do it by the ton. On the other hand if you have hay to sell, try to sell it by the bale. People will pay more for it by the bale.
I have said it before and I will say it again. Never buy hay by the bale, do it by the ton. On the other hand if you have hay to sell, try to sell it by the bale. People will pay more for it by the bale.
1982vett
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seen a 4x6 roll of coastal have a price tag of $90.....wasn't at Tractor Supply either.
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1982vett":33nkv28b said:
A 4x6 is going to weigh over twice what these $70 4x4's will weigh.
