A 55 gal barrel full of deer corn will weigh a LOT more than you want to pick up. You can put prolly 12-15 bags in one. I am guessing of course and trying to remember back when we had a deer feeder in the back of the back yard at home. Seems to me, if you put in 10 bags, that would be $51.50, so you would prolly come out ahead with the barrel.