I'm fortunate here in West Central Missouri, in that I can get good quality grass hay for $30. to $35. for large round bales, and $35. for large squares. When I say good quality grass hay I mean hay that has minimum weed and junk content. I don't feed alfalfa 'cuz it's too hot for the mules and donks, and the horses really don't need it since the grass hay is so good. Small squares will run $3. a bale, when you can find them. With 15 head, I'm interested in the greater value of the large bales. The large squares of Brome @ $40. are convenient when I'm feeding mares in foal and I'm keeping them fescue free in their diets for the last 90 days of their pregnancy. I keep them off the open pasture which has fescue mixed in, and the big squares enable me to control the quantity and quality of their feed.

central va.

2008 we had a hot dry year. poor hay crop all over.
even light bales were running ten dollars per bale.
hay was coming here out of upstate new york and canada.

2009 we had a decent hay year.
i placed an order yesterday for 200 more bales at 3.00 per bale.

bigt round bales 30 to 50 depending on size and quality currently.

Im getting 130# bales of good alfalfe for $8 a bale. I did get a load out of the Dome Vally down by yuma in July that was threshed alfalfe for $2.50 a bale. Hay down there on the border is a lot cheeper then up here on the Mogollon Rim. Big bales of Bermuda down there run $5 a bale max.

Grass/alfalfa mix, square bales around $5/bale. Premium grass can be as much as $7/bale. I live in the west!

Here lately we pay anywhere from 4 or 5 dollars to 7 dollars a bale i think. if its from a store its higher, if from someones house its more like 4 or 5.

COASTAL HAY SALES LARGE HORSE ROLLS $50 COW ROLLS $40 SQ BALES $5.00 DELIVERY AVAILABLE HAY IS WEED FREE AN FERTLIZED BAHIA COW ROLLS $35
SCHERER QUALITY FARMS- Florida I might add that prices here haven't fluctuated a whole lot on the rolls. Bails are up give and take, depending on fuel prices in most cases. All is about the same for the most part.