standing hay price

[bigbull338]

well ive seen it all now.was checking craigslist an found 90ac of standing hay for sale.the joker wants $30 a bale standing.an you haul your equipment there an bale it.what truck did he fall off of.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

I bet he sells it bigbull assuming the ad is for hay in Texas.

 

[bigbull338]

most likely yes as its listed on the east tx craigslist.but i cant see doing all the work an having $150 a bale in it.

 

[ChrisB]

If hay is as high priced in drought areas as I've been reading on these boards it doesn't seem like that bad of deal. Of course it depends on how far you have to travel, the size of bale, and quality of hay. But if you have $20 a bale into putting it up that is only $50/bale. I thought I remember reading of prices of $90+ per bale.

 

[bigbull338]

your right but your forgetting the cost to haul your equipment there an back is say $3 a loaded mile.an hauling the hay back is $3 a loaded mile.wich makes it cheaper to spend that money on an TMR type feed insted of hay.

 

[Brute 23]

Thats a decent deal if you are in the area where hauling the hay out wouldn't kill you.

 

[Cabo]

BB you may have sold the person's hay for them on a board that doesn't allow advertising. A 40' gooseneck with a hitch on it would get everything there in one load at less than 3$ a loaded mile. Leave the equipment there til you get it loaded. If I was needing hay as much as lots of folks I would be searching Craigs list.

 

[houstoncutter]

BB , I know it galls ya, but if its a decent field, that aint a bad deal in our hay market today. Now if its standing grass that hasnt been clipped all season, thats a different story. I am just now starting to mow my pastures, and needless to say they are rank. I had several people offer to come in and mow the top and wait a couple of weeks and make hay. Told no thanks, take it as is and take it all or nothing.

 

[hurleyjd]

I think that is a reasonable price for the hay. Most people who own a hay meadow has around $3000 tied up in the value of the land . Also there could be possibly $250 tied up in fertilzer liming weed control and such per acre. Do you not think that the person with the land deserves as much as the man with the hay equipment, I do for sure.

 

[bigbull338]

BB , I know it galls ya, but if its a decent field, that aint a bad deal in our hay market today. Now if its standing grass that hasnt been clipped all season, thats a different story. I am just now starting to mow my pastures, and needless to say they are rank. I had several people offer to come in and mow the top and wait a couple of weeks and make hay. Told no thanks, take it as is and take it all or nothing.

what galls me is the people selling cow an horse hay an its pure trash.ive got a buddy thats selling some last years sq bales for $10 a bale.an the buyer told him they expected his hay tobe trash for that price,an it wasnt.an they thanked him for selling them good hay.well JD let me ask you this,if you had your years worth of hay.could you sell your cows an quit,an then sell the hay for $150 a bale an feel good about it.i know people that did the above.

 

[Brute 23]

You can't be mad at the people for selling hay at a high price unless they are lieing or misleading people about it. The market decides the price. There is no right or wrong.

 

[houstoncutter]

BB , I know it galls ya, but if its a decent field, that aint a bad deal in our hay market today. Now if its standing grass that hasnt been clipped all season, thats a different story. I am just now starting to mow my pastures, and needless to say they are rank. I had several people offer to come in and mow the top and wait a couple of weeks and make hay. Told no thanks, take it as is and take it all or nothing.

what galls me is the people selling cow an horse hay an its pure trash.ive got a buddy thats selling some last years sq bales for $10 a bale.an the buyer told him they expected his hay tobe trash for that price,an it wasnt.an they thanked him for selling them good hay.well JD let me ask you this,if you had your years worth of hay.could you sell your cows an quit,an then sell the hay for $150 a bale an feel good about it.i know people that did the above.

Dont know if this question is directed to me, but yes I would have no problem doing just that. The market will decide the price, and thats why I have said in the past, you cant feed your way out of a drought. The only thing....and its a big thing is, that cattle prices are at all time highs. In 94 I bought 3 in 1, papered Angus at the NorTex dispersal sale for $500 dollars, bought bred, mainexangus heifers for $350. A virgin Angus bull, that would have been considered a top sire for a purebred operation for $900. That drought was bad but not as bad as this one. Think about it, what would a Angus 3 in 1 with the quality to be a embryo be worth on todays market. Hay prices are going to get even higher, until the market decides its had enough. The friends that have sold out are thinking with their heads, not their hearts. That in my opinion is the toughest lesson that we as cattle people have to learn. Know when to throw the towel in and live to fight another day.

 

[bigbull338]

this is the toughest drought ive seen in 40yrs.an we have made it through all the droughts before without selling cattle.an this 1 will prolly get us to sell down to the reg cows an maybe a few other cows.an feed on through the drought.talked to friend the other day,an she said that a reg beefmaster sale aved $1400,an it usually aves double that.

 

[dun]

Standing hay is one thing, a field of wild grown up grass is another. One has decent value the other is next to worthless.

 

[TexasBred]

Well said Houston and I agree 100%. That would be the actions of a good businessman anyway.

 

[cross_7]

BB , I know it galls ya, but if its a decent field, that aint a bad deal in our hay market today. Now if its standing grass that hasnt been clipped all season, thats a different story. I am just now starting to mow my pastures, and needless to say they are rank. I had several people offer to come in and mow the top and wait a couple of weeks and make hay. Told no thanks, take it as is and take it all or nothing.

what galls me is the people selling cow an horse hay an its pure trash.ive got a buddy thats selling some last years sq bales for $10 a bale.an the buyer told him they expected his hay tobe trash for that price,an it wasnt.an they thanked him for selling them good hay.well JD let me ask you this,if you had your years worth of hay.could you sell your cows an quit,an then sell the hay for $150 a bale an feel good about it.i know people that did the above.

Dont know if this question is directed to me, but yes I would have no problem doing just that. The market will decide the price, and thats why I have said in the past, you cant feed your way out of a drought. The only thing....and its a big thing is, that cattle prices are at all time highs. In 94 I bought 3 in 1, papered Angus at the NorTex dispersal sale for $500 dollars, bought bred, mainexangus heifers for $350. A virgin Angus bull, that would have been considered a top sire for a purebred operation for $900. That drought was bad but not as bad as this one. Think about it, what would a Angus 3 in 1 with the quality to be a embryo be worth on todays market. Hay prices are going to get even higher, until the market decides its had enough. The friends that have sold out are thinking with their heads, not their hearts. That in my opinion is the toughest lesson that we as cattle people have to learn. Know when to throw the towel in and live to fight another day.

i agree 100%
i try to live by that rule but it is a battle

 

[bigbull338]

it amazes me how meny here have said its a supply an demand deal.but yet very few has the guts to ride the drought out.most of the texas members has already sold down to less than 10hd here on CT.an the others are hauling cattle.but its ok if you want to quit completely.like ive said ill cull hard but dont have any plans of quitting.

 

[deenranch]

it amazes me how meny here have said its a supply an demand deal.but yet very few has the guts to ride the drought out.most of the texas members has already sold down to less than 10hd here on CT.an the others are hauling cattle.but its ok if you want to quit completely.like ive said ill cull hard but dont have any plans of quitting.

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If it were easy everyone would be doing it!!!!

The main key is to manage your grass. What little there is left!!!

 

[bigbull338]

well theres very little grass now.so its time to hay an feed the cows.im hoping the hay prices will crash in 2 or 3 months.

 

[highgrit]

Well the hay prices aren't going to crash. Hay season is about over if you want it you better get it now.