The Price of Hay or Straw by the Ton calculator computes the price to buy or sell a certain weight of a commodity at a unit price.
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:
- (W) Weight of Hay or Straw.
- (UP) Unit Price per Ton (e.g. $78.98 per ton).
Total Cost (TC): The calculator returns the total price in U.S. dollars (USD). However, this can be automatically converted into numerous other currencies (see list below) via the pull-down menu next to the answer.
The most current US Hay and Straw Price Survey information data is as follows. The prices listed are U.S. dollars per ton:
- 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
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
The photo shows first-cut hay after its been cut, tedded, and raked into windrows in preparation for the baler.
The Math / Science
The formula for the Total Cost base on a price per ton is;
TC = W • UP
where:
- TC = Total Cost
- W = Weight or Mass of product (e.g. 2.2 tons)
- UP = Unite Price of product (e.g. $49.50 per ton)