How to Sell Hay

Your hay produced a good crop this year and your field, covered with scenic round bales, is ready for marketing. Now that you've harvested the hay, you need to sell it. Unlike other farm crops, regulated by standards and grades, hay is grown and sold on an individual basis. Contact potential buyers and markets before you harvest in order to sell your hay while it is fresh.

Instructions

1

Cut a few strands of hay just before harvest and have them tested for fiber and protein at your extension office. Potential buyers will want to know this information and your selling price depends upon it.

2

Consider the baling technique used to secure your hay. Large round bales are harder to maneuver and need a tractor for moving. Small square bales sell at a better price to people with horses. Cattlemen prefer the round bales for livestock.

3

Determine your selling price by calling other sellers in the area and asking what they are getting for their hay. Make sure you adjust the price to fit the protein and fiber content. Subtract from the value if you have a lot of weeds.

4

Run an advertisement in the local paper or on the radio if you have a small amount to sell-under a hundred bales. Local horse owners are often looking for a source of hay.

5

Take the harvest to the hay barn. Most farming communities have a place where hay regularly auctions about once a week. You can pull a trailer with the entire harvest, or sell a little each week. Stick around during the auction and make contacts with buyers for later use.

6

Advertise the hay for sale on the Internet. This is especially good if you have a big harvest and there is abundance in your area, driving your price down. Feedlots from other areas search for sources of good hay and will pay premium prices if there is a current demand. They may offer to pay you for your time and trouble hauling it, also (see Resources).

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Your hay produced a good crop this year and your field, covered with scenic round bales, is ready for marketing. Now that you've harvested the hay, you need to sell it. Unlike other farm crops, regulated by standards and grades, hay is grown and sold on an individual basis. Contact potential buyers and markets before you harvest in order to sell your hay while it is fresh.

Instructions

1

Cut a few strands of hay just before harvest and have them tested for fiber and protein at your extension office. Potential buyers will want to know this information and your selling price depends upon it.

2

Consider the baling technique used to secure your hay. Large round bales are harder to maneuver and need a tractor for moving.

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. Small square bales sell at a better price to people with horses. Cattlemen prefer the round bales for livestock.
3

Determine your selling price by calling other sellers in the area and asking what they are getting for their hay. Make sure you adjust the price to fit the protein and fiber content. Subtract from the value if you have a lot of weeds.

4

Run an advertisement in the local paper or on the radio if you have a small amount to sell-under a hundred bales. Local horse owners are often looking for a source of hay.

5

Take the harvest to the hay barn. Most farming communities have a place where hay regularly auctions about once a week. You can pull a trailer with the entire harvest, or sell a little each week. Stick around during the auction and make contacts with buyers for later use.

6

Advertise the hay for sale on the Internet. This is especially good if you have a big harvest and there is abundance in your area, driving your price down. Feedlots from other areas search for sources of good hay and will pay premium prices if there is a current demand. They may offer to pay you for your time and trouble hauling it, also (see Resources).