Jogeephus
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Anyone know the cost of hay in Alabama? Had a friend tell me that he has a friend who wants to buy hay from me and haul to his farm in Alabama. Said the cost of hay there was extremely high.
RD-Sam":2v0go3wl said:Don't know why that would be, they have been getting plenty of rain and there is lots of hay from what I understand.
farmwriter":2wksdqrr said:No question, some people will cut and bail anything and call it hay unfortunately. I wonder though if ya'll are getting some of the junk people here have stockpiled during previous years' droughts and are cleaning it out to make room for good hay they're able to get this year.
farmwriter":dp21h4ca said:I'm in south AL and we're getting some great hay this year. My folks buy square bales for horses and it's been beautiful. Our hay field, which is rolled for cattle, looks better than it has in three summers. Can't imagine ya'll are producing hay that's significantly cheaper for similar quality.
Just about the same here. Good cows got so cheap a while back it was sad, everything was going to slaughter. But the young bred cows have been really strong the past few weeks. The owners of the salebarn have done a good job in getting new buyers to the sale. Maybe it has a lot to do with the huge runs (for them) they have had, but it really has firmed up the prices.Jim62":3qthwv4u said:The problem I'm having with buying hay in central Texas is getting the supposed sellers to return calls. The nearest hay to be had is 50 -75 miles away, it seems. I've had 3 different sellers agree to bring me a load of 34 4 x 51/2 rolls for $65 or $70 a roll. But that's the end of it.....Never can get ahold of them again. I guess there is just so much demand that they can pick and choose where they want to haul to.
My neighbor bought a load of 5 x 5 rolls for $65 a roll, and it was pure junk. Had a lot of mesquite and other trash in it, including a garden hose that looked to be in usable condition. They called it coastal hay, and there may have been a little coastal in it, but it looked to me a lot like bahia and weeds. :shock:
It looks like this may be the year to just give up if it doesn't rain pretty soon. And, anyone that wants to increase their herds should come to the Giddings sale. It's getting to the point that people will ALMOST pay you to take their cattle. :lol2:
Any of you guys that need hay if you can figure out the trucking give me a pm I can sell it to you pretty cheapJim62":jb0h42bh said:The problem I'm having with buying hay in central Texas is getting the supposed sellers to return calls. The nearest hay to be had is 50 -75 miles away, it seems. I've had 3 different sellers agree to bring me a load of 34 4 x 51/2 rolls for $65 or $70 a roll. But that's the end of it.....Never can get ahold of them again. I guess there is just so much demand that they can pick and choose where they want to haul to.
My neighbor bought a load of 5 x 5 rolls for $65 a roll, and it was pure junk. Had a lot of mesquite and other trash in it, including a garden hose that looked to be in usable condition. They called it coastal hay, and there may have been a little coastal in it, but it looked to me a lot like bahia and weeds. :shock:
It looks like this may be the year to just give up if it doesn't rain pretty soon. And, anyone that wants to increase their herds should come to the Giddings sale. It's getting to the point that people will ALMOST pay you to take their cattle. :lol2: