Market Price of Bales of Alfalfa

Base Market Price of Bales of Alfalfa as of 7/17/24.  

The price is based on the US Hay and Straw pricing survey listed below and the average weight of different sizes of bales.

The Math / Science

Alfalfa is a commonly cultivated forage crop.  Is used as hay silage for many animals. It's technical name is Medicago Sativa and is also known as lucerne. 

Hay is most commonly a grass or other plan that is cut before it has gone to seed for the purpose of feeding livestock (cattle, horses, sheep and goats).  It is cut, tedded, raked and baled in dry weather to prevent damage and the danger of fire when stored in a hayloft.  The photo below shows hay that has been tedded and now raked into windrows preparing for baling.

There are four common sizes of bales:

• 2 string square bales: 14"x18"x"36"   These weigh between 40lbs and 60 lbs.  (average 50lb)
• 3 wire square bales: 16"x22"x44"   These weigh between 100lbs and 120 lbs.  (average 110lb)
• Large square bales: 3' x 4' x8'   These weigh between 1,200lbs and a 2,000 lbs. (average 1,600lb)
• Round bales:  48" wide and 60" in diameter   These weigh between 600 and 1,200lbs  (average 900lb)

The most current US Hay and Straw Price Survey information data is as follows:

• Date: 7/17/24
• State: PA
• Region: New Holland
  • Alfalfa Price: $195.0 to $320.0
  • Mixed Hay Price: $75.0 to $460.0
  • Timothy Price: $0.0 to $0.0
  • Grass Price: $0.0 to $0.0
  • Straw Price: $130.0 to $165.0

Hay and Straw Calculators

• Price of Hay or Straw by the Ton (CLICK HERE)
• Market Prices of Bales of Hay.  Since bales come in different sizes and not always sold by the ton, these compute the dollars per bale.
  • Market Price of Bales of Alfalfa 
  • Market Price of Bales of Mixed Hay
  • Market Price of Bales of Timothy Hay
  • Market Price of Bales of Straw