Feed Prices

[dcara]

Has anyone seen a drop in feed prices yet? The prices here seem to be holding even though the grains have been dropping for a month

 

[Red Bull Breeder]

Bought a little feed a few days ago had went down $2.30 a hundred.

 

[Limomike]

Dropped here about a month ago, but back up again as of yesterday.

 

[bigbull338]

i havent seen a dropp in feed prices.still giving tween $7 an $8 a sack for 14% creep feed.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

probably be awhile before the price fall's,

 

[HEREFORD ROADHOG]

this goes to disprove the old saying that what goes up must come down....not always ;-)

 

[TexasBred]

this goes to disprove the old saying that what goes up must come down....not always ;-)

Ingredient prices are falling on the futures market. Corn is at just above $3.70 a bushel...only thing....nobody is selling...I figure most of the feed companies bought what they needed back in September to cover their winter bookings so don't expect much movement on the downside for feed even if your supplier is able to buy a little cheaper he may just see it as a chance to make a little extra money.

 

[Red Bull Breeder]

$10.90 per hundred now was $13.20, not as cheap as it has been but better than it was.

 

[shorty]

Our feed prices came down here, even milk replacer dropped $6 a bag .

 

[Workinonit Farm]

At the mill I use prices dropped by $3.00 a hundred. At the co-op, some of their feeds (the ones they mill/produce there) have dropped by .50 to $1.00 per 50 depending on the product. Name brand feeds, like Triple Crown etc. have incresed by $2.00 per 50. :roll:

Katherine

 

[Caustic Burno]

Don't buy feed just grass summer and winter . Have supplemented CLS with sorry hay, no more as it has went from 1.50 a gallon to 3.00. Anything that needs more than grass doesn't have a home here.

 

[denoginnizer]

Don't buy feed just grass summer and winter . Have supplemented CLS with sorry hay, no more as it has went from 1.50 a gallon to 3.00. Anything that needs more than grass doesn't have a home here.

Is your hay ferilized? I have been wanting to try to go without protein but my hay isnt fertilized and I have no idea to its protein content.

 

[Caustic Burno]

Don't buy feed just grass summer and winter . Have supplemented CLS with sorry hay, no more as it has went from 1.50 a gallon to 3.00. Anything that needs more than grass doesn't have a home here.

Is your hay ferilized? I have been wanting to try to go without protein but my hay isnt fertilized and I have no idea to its protein content.

I have both fertilized and unfertilized and I have no idea of the protien content either. As an old friend of mine has stated if the cow can't perform on my grass I'm changing the cow not the grass. Buying feed in a sack is like having an ARM on your house.

 

[tom4018]

Don't buy feed just grass summer and winter . Have supplemented CLS with sorry hay, no more as it has went from 1.50 a gallon to 3.00. Anything that needs more than grass doesn't have a home here.

Hey CB around here you can buy condensed solubles from the ethanol plant, here of people getting it to supplement sorry hay. 8% protien, they say just poor it over the hay. Ever heard of this? Guess it entices then to eat the sorry hay by taste, about $50 a ton I think.

 

[dun]

Has anyone seen a drop in feed prices yet? The prices here seem to be holding even though the grains have been dropping for a month

When gas prices dropped fertilizer and feed prices both dropped considerably.

Fertilizer hasn;t dropped a penny here but feed has gone down from what I've been told

 

[nap]

Don't buy feed just grass summer and winter . Have supplemented CLS with sorry hay, no more as it has went from 1.50 a gallon to 3.00. Anything that needs more than grass doesn't have a home here.

I agree totally! If we continue to rely on hay there is absolutely no way for the small producer to remain competitive in this business. There are alternatives out there but they don't seem to gaining momentum. If you are reliant on hay or supplements, in my opinion, you are ultimately going to lose big time.

 

[Farmgirl]

We paid $1.00 a gallon for Mix 30 last year. Got some just the other day for $1.20. It is good stuff and the cows do well on it.

My 2 cents.

Farmgirl

 

[TexasBred]

Don't buy feed just grass summer and winter . Have supplemented CLS with sorry hay, no more as it has went from 1.50 a gallon to 3.00. Anything that needs more than grass doesn't have a home here.

Is your hay ferilized? I have been wanting to try to go without protein but my hay isnt fertilized and I have no idea to its protein content.

I have both fertilized and unfertilized and I have no idea of the protien content either. As an old friend of mine has stated if the cow can't perform on my grass I'm changing the cow not the grass. Buying feed in a sack is like having an ARM on your house.

There have been times when I would sign nothing but an ARM. A time and place for everything.

 

[Angus Cowman]

got a few butcher beeves I am feeding 14% dairy was 11.10per cwt and corn was 12.20 per cwt today