Corn/Feed Prices

[Lineman]

Baby Beef is 12.90/50#s, same time last year it was 8.50/50# year before was 7.5/50…
Hard to survive now.

 

[Lineman]

Best way to buy corn is to buy/rent a bag and buy in bulk, a lot cheaper

 

[dennishoddy]

Best way to buy corn is to buy/rent a bag and buy in bulk, a lot cheaper

I buy it by the ton and store in airtight 55 gallon drums in the fall.

 

[OKRuss]

I buy it by the ton and store in airtight 55 gallon drums in the fall.

What Dennis said!

Bought corn and all stock this weekend. $13/50lbs corn, $10.25/50lbs all stock. Bought 4 55 gallon drums and hope to fill this fall after harvest. If I had gotten it before ran out this year, it was $9/50lbs.

Jeff, if you want to look at this route, I found the good, clean drums for $25 each in OKC. They'll hold between 300-350 lbs each.

 

[dennishoddy]

What Dennis said!

Bought corn and all stock this weekend. $13/50lbs corn, $10.25/50lbs all stock. Bought 4 55 gallon drums and hope to fill this fall after harvest. If I had gotten it before ran out this year, it was $9/50lbs.

Jeff, if you want to look at this route, I found the good, clean drums for $25 each in OKC. They'll hold between 300-350 lbs each.

I do open the tops occasionally on a warm day to allow moisture to escape.

 

[retrieverman]

I do open the tops occasionally on a warm day to allow moisture to escape.

Moisture and mold is my concern, because I’m not up there enough to really keep an eye on the situation.

Are y’all using metal drums or plastic?

 

[OKRuss]

Ones I bought are metal but first year trying so defer to others on which is better.

 

[cowadle]

if the grain has a proper moisture content when you put it in the bin it will keep. bugs will most likely get in it unless you treat it sometime. don't seal it airtight though. 15 percent moisture is what i would shoot for or lower

 

[Raido Free America]

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[dennishoddy]

Moisture and mold is my concern, because I’m not up there enough to really keep an eye on the situation.

Are y’all using metal drums or plastic?

Metal here as well. I've heard rodents are tough on the plastic drums.