Bale hauling & moving ratesAlberta
Typical charge in Alberta
$5.00/bale
Median of 91 surveyed charges, 2016–2018
Low (25th pct)
$2.68
High (75th pct)
$7.80
Surveyed: what people actually charged
Rates over time ($/bale)
Median charge per year, with the middle 50% of charges shaded.
These are surveyed rates: what Alberta producers and custom operators reported actually charging, by county (Alberta Custom Rates Survey, Government of Alberta). Some are “good neighbour” rates. Alberta hasn’t published a newer survey. How we source data
By county
$/bale, surveys 2014–2018. Click a column to sort.
| Mountain View County | 23 | $5.90 | $13.20 |
| Red Deer County | 21 | $6.00 | $13.20 |
| Vulcan County | 20 | $6.00 | $13.20 |
| Kneehill County | 19 | $6.00 | $13.20 |
| Rocky View County | 19 | $4.50 | $13.20 |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | 6 | $0.30 | $5.00 |
| Cypress County | 4 | $8.50 | $10.00 |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | 3 | $3.00 | $3.00 |
| Wheatland County | 3 | $4.00 | $4.50 |
| Lethbridge County | 2 | $1.65 | $2.75 |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | 2 | $4.25 | $4.50 |
| Clearwater County | 2 | $4.25 | $4.50 |
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Individual charges, 2014–2018
Each row is one operator’s reported charge (repeats from later surveys shown once), linked to its source PDF page.
| Vulcan County | $13.20 | Vulcan County H Self-loading and unloading bale truck holds 17 large round bales 50 miles | |
| Kneehill County | $13.20 | Kneehill County H Self-loading and unloading bale truck holds 17 large round bales 50 miles | |
| Mountain View County | $13.20 | Mountain View County H Self-loading and unloading bale truck holds 17 large round bales 50 miles | |
| Red Deer County | $13.20 | Red Deer County H Self-loading and unloading bale truck holds 17 large round bales 50 miles | |
| Rocky View County | $13.20 | Rocky View County H Self-loading and unloading bale truck holds 17 large round bales 50 miles | |
| Vulcan County | $13.10 | Vulcan H Self-loading and unloading bale truck holds 17 large round bales 50 miles | |
| Kneehill County | $13.10 | Kneehill H Self-loading and unloading bale truck holds 17 large round bales 50 miles | |
| Mountain View County | $13.10 | Mountain View H Self-loading and unloading bale truck holds 17 large round bales 50 miles |