It is real hard to figure what fence building will cost--depends on what you plan to use for materials, soil conditions, brush to remove and a whole lot of other things.
Where I live there are areas that are very rocky and other areas that have no rocks at all. When I was a kid, I dug many post holes for railroad ties that took me more than half a day for one proper hole. They were deep and carefully backfilled and those posts are still there, about as good as when I set them. Later my Dad got a rotary post hole digger for the 3 point on the Ford. That allowed very fast digging of holes for split cedar posts in some areas, but the digger would not work at all if there were any large rocks. In some areas, the only way to get a fence to be reliable was to fill a steel barrel with rocks and tie a fence post to the barrel.
When I have built fence the last 30 years or so, I have mostly used heavy steel T posts, installed with a hand operated steel driver. In the Spring of the year, the T posts go in very easily unless the location is pure rock. I have always thought that Spring was the best time to set posts, although I have got vehicles stuck. I still put in railroad tie corner posts by digging a large hole and still occasionally need to use a barrel of rocks. Spring is also the best time to clear out brush, before the leaves come, so you can see what you are cutting.
A fence can be quite expensive to build. I think that a 4 strand barb wire fence on T posts is about the least expensive fence that should hold in cattle. But at least in my currently VERY dry area, I would wait until Spring to set posts, since I don"t like to work any harder than I have to.
Something else to consider: liability. I don"t hire much work to be done on my property because I am concerned with the possibility of being sued if a worker got hurt using my equipment. You might want to consider getting bids from fence companies to rebuild the fence using THEIR equipment. Legitimate companies should be licensed, insured and bonded.
I hate to think of the number of miles of barb wire fence I have built in my lifetime! Good luck!
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