I"m in central MN. Just sold 80 tons of decent upland grass hay for $150/ton that would be $82.50 per bale at 1100#. The buyer will haul the hay. The two closest auctions to me are 30 and 50 miles away. I haven"t went to auctions yet with my hay, I run a repair shop full time so hard to make it work unless I have someone else haul it. I figure by the time I"m done paying commission, hauling to the auction the 10-20 less a ton Im taking is worth it, for now anyway.
I have three good customers that take most of my hay. One dairy guy, one beef guy, and one guy that raises some Holstein heifers. If I sell to anyone with a few horses that I don"t know well, its cash only.
I"m not a horse hater, in fact we have seven of the things. Around here we have a glut of folks that have 2-3 horses, and run non stop to gaming events and shows. They are all the same, flat broke, but will spend hundreds of dollars a weekend just to win a belt buckle, then bounce me a check for the hay that keeps their critters alive. Oh, and they always need one bale, usually in the middle of a snow storm. Sorry for the rant.
I wouldn"t be afraid to head to an auction with it for the reasons you mentioned. My FIL buys a lot of dairy alfalfa big squares at auction and has always had good experiences. He usually buys from the auction in Sauk Centre, but has bought in Litchfield as well.
I set up a nice staging area about 1/4 mile from my farm for my hay that is being sold. Like you I don"t like everybody and their brother pulling through my yard.
If you are gonna keep making and selling hay now that the cattle are gone, word will get out. In no time, you will have a few reliable buyers who will want to come to you directly for hay. BW
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