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The $85 per. ton beef quality alfalfa hay is the most economical feed available to beef producers when considering. protein alone. The $0.28/ pound of actual protein is $0.08 cheaper than the average grass hay listed and. significantly cheaper than the packaged supplements listed. Table 1.
Good-quality alfalfa hay that cost about $12 per bale in January is now running about $18 at local feed stores. In some cases, prices have nearly doubled in the past year, in a run-up blamed on short supplies and keen demand for hay in drought-stricken areas like Texas, as well as overseas demand in China and Japan.