On July 3, the price was $19 per bale for 20 bales or more. Today, the price was $25 per bale, a 32% increase in six months.
The average horse would consume around five bales per month, putting the cost of feeding him at $125 per AUM.
Adopters will spend $1,500 on feed before they receive the second half of the $1,000 incentive, leaving them with a $500 deficit.
The price to graze livestock on public lands is $1.35 per AUM. The fee for the 2022 season should be announced in a few weeks.
RELATED: Price of Hay Up Again.
Western Horse Watchers Association 
It won’t be long before all the livestock companies with contracts can’t find hay or ask for more money to feed the horses and BLM says it’s time for a mass culling. They’ve already got a plan in place:
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