Silage / Straw / Hay Price Tracker

[gone up the hill]

Practically no hay/ silage in next weeks fodder sale at Sedge

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Was that the grass silage that made 40k? works out at £80t ish....

What did the wholecrop oats and barley pits make?

Not surprised what the silage made, very short, I have seen lorry's all week coming down the M5 hauling round bales of silage/ artic loads of pit silage etc etc and that isn't going to be cheap once you factor in the haulage!

A lot cheaper than £80 /ton . Maize delivered into Wales is a lot less . But perhaps not after today

 

[gone up the hill]

A lot cheaper than £80 /ton . Maize delivered into Wales is a lot less . But perhaps not after today

Aye but don't forget the stuff today was organic so really it should make more, only one sale, really need to see how trade is at the forage sales between now and Xmas to get a better idea.

Also Kivells have another on farm dispersal sale in 2 weeks time in Mid Devon and details aren't out yet but apparently there is a lot of round bale hay and barley straw in the sale so that will give an indication of what trade is like for conventional stuff also.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Aye but don't forget the stuff today was organic so really it should make more, only one sale, really need to see how trade is at the forage sales between now and Xmas to get a better idea.

Also Kivells have another on farm dispersal sale in 2 weeks time in Mid Devon and details aren't out yet but apparently there is a lot of round bale hay and barley straw in the sale so that will give an indication of what trade is like for conventional stuff also.

The big auctions in the Midlands start next week .worrying times for anyone looking for fodder

 

[jondear]

Are you sure .that's £80 /ton ?

Yep

 

[bobk]

Had a few folk asking if we have any spare hay/straw for sale the last few days. Chatting to them about the trade it seems straw is more expensive than hay. Straw around €150 and hay about €120

Actually, the straw price is irrelevant as they can’t actually find anyone to supply them.

That's how I started selling , chucking 600 quids worth of forage a day to the cattle to keep them alive .

 

[jondear]

Was that the grass silage that made 40k? works out at £80t ish....

What did the wholecrop oats and barley pits make?

Not surprised what the silage made, very short, I have seen lorry's all week coming down the M5 hauling round bales of silage/ artic loads of pit silage etc etc and that isn't going to be cheap once you factor in the haulage!

Yes grass made £40 k wholecrop £27k
R bales highest £47!

 

[J.Stephens]

@gone up the hill @jondear what was the buyers commission on all that silage. Kivells are normally 10% I thought??

 

[Silverdale]

@gone up the hill @jondear what was the buyers commission on all that silage. Kivells are normally 10% I thought??

5% on lots over £2000

 

[Henarar]

1. 5% on lots over £2000

   greedy buggers
   

 

[jondear]

5% on lots over £2000

Wasn't hard to get over 2k .Funny when paid there was no commission on silage bales . Perhaps they were thinking it was enough already!

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Wasn't hard to get over 2k .Funny when paid there was no commission on silage bales . Perhaps they were thinking it was enough already!

Buyers commision?

 

[jondear]

Buyers commision?

Yes nothing added.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Yes nothing added.

I've never paid buyers commision. Do many do that

 

[fastfish]

Buyers commision?

I think they’re all gradually getting there heads in that trough

 

[jondear]

I've never paid buyers commision. Do many do that

Do now In southwest Stags have done it for years .Greedy boogers.

 

[cattleman123]

Do now In southwest Stags have done it for years .Greedy boogers.

GTH do as well now...bought something at a sale last month it was added on..

 

[John Deere 8530]

Sold some barn stored wheat hesstons for £55/tonne and £65/tonne barley ex farm this week, East Midlands.

How much would you say 50 inch October made round bale silage is worth?

 

[jondear]

Sold some barn stored wheat hesstons for £55/tonne and £65/tonne barley ex farm this week, East Midlands.

How much would you say 50 inch October made round bale silage is worth?

Made £31 per. Bale yesterday in Devon

 

[Machineoperatorsltd]

Got 400 tons of winter wheat whole crop in a pit for sale in cumbria