what are oats worth

Dave from MN · Nov 9, 2011

last years oats, a little weathered, 38# test weight. not super clean. Sold a hundred bushels to a horse gal, wondering what I should charge her.

onefarmer · Nov 9, 2011

Call a feed store and charge her 50-75% of their price.

awhtx · Nov 9, 2011

It depends upon whether they are "fresh" or have they already been through the horse? Those that have been through the horse are cheaper. LOL!

oj · Nov 9, 2011

elevator price in western manitoba is $3.00 per bushel (40lb test weight)

Dave from MN · Nov 9, 2011

I called her and told her $1.75 bushel. I wanted them out of the wagon, elevator didnt want them, to weathered, can only feed so much to the calves. Gonna grind the remaining 150 bushels and mix into the feed ration when I back ground the calves

Flewster · Nov 9, 2011

(quoted from post at 20:59:57 11/09/11) Call a feed store and charge her 50-75% of their price.

So why should a farmer take any less than the feed store? Cut out the middle man and keep the profit for yourself. I hate to see good farmers settle for less than their product is worth. No harm in making a white collar wage being a blue collar farmer. If you sell direct to the consumer charge what it is worth and keep the change in your pocket not the feed stores.

ejr-IA · Nov 9, 2011

CBOT price 3.24 a bushel.I would think 2.75 to 3.00 .

sixtyninegmc · Nov 9, 2011

(quoted from post at 20:05:34 11/09/11)

(quoted from post at 20:59:57 11/09/11) Call a feed store and charge her 50-75% of their price.

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So why should a farmer take any less than the feed store? Cut out the middle man and keep the profit for yourself. I hate to see good farmers settle for less than their product is worth. No harm in making a white collar wage being a blue collar farmer. If you sell direct to the consumer charge what it is worth and keep the change in your pocket not the feed stores.

Up here the feed stores are charging $17 a bale for small square timothy hay, I couldn`t charge that and sleep at night. No reason to gouge just because we can.

TomA in CA · Nov 10, 2011

I am afraid to call and find out what they want for seed oats. I paid $38 cwt two years ago. One place on the net wants .69 per lb but says to call for a quote on over 500 lbs. If I still had a combine I'd be sellin' not buyin', good oat country here in CA.

Chester5731 · Nov 10, 2011

In august I charged $4.50 a bushel right out of the combine and the fella was happy to get them. There was another fella standing there when we unloaded the wagon that asked if I had more.

paul · Nov 10, 2011

That's about right for Minnesota. Whatever the rest of the world is, bulk price of oats in Minnesota seems to be $1.50- 2.50 year in & year out, can't do better than that unless you are finding a newbie to sell to....

--->Paul

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