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Bale hauling & moving ratesSouth Alberta
Typical charge in South Alberta
$4.25/bale
Median of 22 surveyed charges, 2016–2018
Low (25th pct)
$3.00
High (75th pct)
$7.95
Surveyed: what people actually charged
Rates over time ($/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.
| Vulcan County | 20 | $6.00 | $13.20 |
| 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 |
| County of Newell | 1 | $3.00 | $3.00 |
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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 | |
| Vulcan County | $13.10 | Vulcan H Self-loading and unloading bale truck holds 17 large round bales 50 miles | |
| Vulcan County | $11.40 | Vulcan County H Self-loading and unloading bale truck holds 17 large round bales 40 miles | |
| Vulcan County | $11.30 | Vulcan H Self-loading and unloading bale truck holds 17 large round bales 40 miles | |
| Cypress County | $10.00 | Tandem truck with 53' tri-axle drop deck trailer holds 38 large Cypress County H 31-50 miles round bales | |
| Vulcan County | $9.60 | Vulcan County H Self-loading and unloading bale truck holds 17 large round bales 30 miles | |
| Vulcan County | $9.50 | Vulcan H Self-loading and unloading bale truck holds 17 large round bales 30 miles | |
| Cypress County | $9.00 | Tandem truck with 53' tri-axle drop deck trailer holds 38 large Cypress County H 16-30 miles round bales |