Unveiling the Cost of Hay A Comprehensive Guide

Total cost of a bale of hay including land, custom rates and nutrient uptake is about $51 per bale for a 1,400-pound bale with a 1.1 tons per- ... (Aug. 3, 2024) Eric DeVuyst, OSU Extension agricultural economist, discusses the economics of a bale of hay. For Extension fact sheets ... I just had 200 bales delivered and stacked yesterday; it cost me $450. ML August 25, 2020, 11:27pm ... This guide is designed to provide planning information and a format for calculating the costs of producing a forage crop of 100% alfalfa or alfalfa grass ... Our Hay Prices- (Note) prices are subject to change ; Orchard Grass Baleage. $55.00 ; Alfafa Baleage (round) (1200 lbs.) 2nd cut. $85.00. Straw Bales Round. An average bale of grass hay has 12 flakes. Now, let's do the math. 2. How much does one flake of the local first cut hay weigh? 3. If you were feeding ... 27 Texas Hay Direct Report priced large round bales of good-to-premium Bermuda grass between $70 and $175 each with prices for the same quality ... ... hay, round bales are the norm. Even though round balers may cost twice as much as a square baler, the labor savings during hay baling and ... Thus our total cost increase for making hay between 2021 and 2022 would be in the range of $23-28/ton. For a 5'x5' bale this would be roughly ... We are around $65/bale in south central texas, currently. Thats normal – there was a HUGE surplus last year, and even our spring drought hasn't ...