Curious to know what everyone is paying for hay

[River Wood]

I'm just curious to know what hay is going for per bale, around the country. We purchase ours by the ton, beautiful hay, figures out to be approximately $3.00 per bale.

I have heard a few people from the southern states mention that they paid upwards of $15 per bale? :new_shocked:

What do your prices average in your area? Just curious.

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[Nathan Luszcz]

Florida hay is very commonly $15+ per 75lb bale... I think we paid 18-20 dollars per bale there. NH was something like $7/bale from the store, $4 from a farmer. Colorado was about the same. Kentucky is a little bit cheaper, but not much.

 

[~Karen~]

$2.50-3.50 a small square bale, depending on the kind of hay. Alfalfa I've seen for $4 a small sq. bale. An average large round bale is $20 for average quality grass hay. with the Bermuda and Timothy being on the upper end of the margin.

~Karen

 

[shminifancier]

I am at $2.25 here in West Central WI. per bale small bales but still a very good price.

 

[disneyhorse]

$15-20 per bale, bales average 110 lbs around here. We get alfalfa, bermuda, oat, orchard, and timothy here, with alfalfa and bermuda being cheapest and timothy is regularly over $20 per bale. A 50# bag of pellets is around $7, so that is sometimes the way to go it seems.

Andrea

 

[New2Minis]

We are in South Florida, Timothy/Alfalfa $12.00 a bale and Coastal is $6.60 a bale. :new_shocked:

 

[capall beag]

I pay $4.25 a square bale but it is wonderful hay. This is if I pick it up, or $5.00 in the barn.

During the hay season(July-Sept) it is $4 delivered and $3 if I get it right out of the field.

I am happy just to get it because it is great hay!, no waste!

 

[Girrawheen]

Hi

In Australia we are going through a very bad drought. Due to the demand, our hay prices are pretty crazy.

For a small bale we are looking at $20-25 and for a round bale around $100.

 

[shalamara minis]

We pay $200 per ton ( 80lb bales ) for orchard grass, weed free and high in protein. There is some hay here that is cheaper but not near as good of hay.

 

[Miniv]

We pay $200 per ton ( 80lb bales ) for orchard grass, weed free and high in protein. There is some hay here that is cheaper but not near as good of hay.

Hi Bill!

We just got 4 ton from your neck of the woods - sound like the same stuff for $175 a ton. The local feed store in Prineville has "lady bales" (more like 65lbs) for $8 each. Nice hay, though.

MA

 

[chandab]

Last summer, I bought small squares of grass out of the field for $65/ton (about $2.00/bale, 70# bales); and small squares out of the stack for $75/ton (same farmer, so same size bales). This winter I bought some really nice grass with 10% alfalfa for $4.50/bale about 95-100# bales; would love this hay in 70# bales.

Large rounds go for about $35 each (1200# or so).

 

[Sterling]

We can get hay here starting from $3.00 a bale locally grown on up. Me personally I go down the pike to a farmer who grows their own in their beautiful big hay fields. I get a nice 2nd cut good quality timothy for anywhere from $6.00 to $7.00 a bale....southern NJ.

 

[busyminimom]

I just paid 5.50 a square bale, it's very nice soft 2nd cut orchard grass here in NH.

 

[keely2682]

square bales up to 6.75 here :smileypuke:

 

[CharmedMinis]

You all are making me sick!!!

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We get very good alfalfa here in central NM for around $5-6 a small square bale.

We get decent fescue hay locally for around $5 per small square.

If you want other than fescue grass, feed stores are the way to go, most range from $12 to $18 for a small square.

We had our grass brough in from out of state the last couple of years, after delivery it was $7.25 a bale for good Bermuda.

Everything will be more this year!!!

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[Floridachick]

We are in northern< FL ALL OUT OF HAY for the most part at the moment> Desperate people are paying $30+ for Alfalfa.

Luckily we always overstock and still Have Perennial Peanut hay left. It costs us $9 a bale but high quality.

We moved here from Maine and AWSOME Timothy bales were $2.50 a bale.>>>> AHHHH Do I miss that! T&A costs a fortune here.

I have been doing a rain dance for 6 weeks praying the rain will come so everyones pastures will come back

 

[eagles ring farm]

we are paying this winter about 4.75 - 5.25 a square bale for Timothy hay in Southern NJ at the feed stores

 

[horsehug]

I have paid the last few years from $90 to $100 a ton for excellent wild grass timothy hay grown right up here in Wyoming on the Hilliard Flats close to me. The bales are about 80 lbs.

Susan O.

 

[Becky]

I just paid $19.95 today for a large (3 string) bale of alfalfa at one of the feed stores. :no: Hopefully, with the recent rains, maybe our 2 year drought will be over?? Grass hay is now running $10+ at the feed stores.

 

[River Wood]

WOW :new_shocked: Its amazing how the the prices fluctuate depending on the area and also amazing how much some of you have to pay!!!

I am going to be happy with $3.00 for a nice 80lb square bale!

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