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Hay cutting & swathing rates, 2005Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2005 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom hay cutting & swathing had a median charge of $13.00 per acre across 53 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $12.00 and $15.00 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2005
$13.00/acre
Median of 53 surveyed charges, 2005
Low (25th pct)
$12.00
High (75th pct)
$15.00
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, 2005
$/acre, 2005 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Mountain View County | 7 | $15.00 | $20.00 |
| Rocky View County | 7 | $14.00 | $15.00 |
| Foothills County | 5 | $14.00 | $16.50 |
| Red Deer County | 4 | $12.50 | $15.00 |
| MD of Taber | 2 | $14.50 | $17.00 |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | 2 | $13.75 | $15.00 |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | 2 | $13.75 | $15.00 |
| Parkland County | 2 | $15.00 | $22.00 |
| Cardston County | 1 | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| Cypress County | 1 | $14.50 | $14.50 |
| Lethbridge County | 1 | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
Individual charges, 2005
Every 2005 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF.
| Parkland County | $22.00 | Parkland MC Sp Case -IH swather with 16.5' header Plus fuel | |
| Mountain View County | $20.00 | Mountain View MC Sp Hesston 8550 discbine with high pressure rolls ~12 acres/hour | |
| Cardston County | $17.00 | John Deere 4240 110hp tractor, John Deere 946 Cardston MC ~8-9 acres/hour discbine 13' wide | |
| MD of Taber | $17.00 | John Deere 7700 125hp tractor, New Holland 1431 Taber MD MC ~7 acres/hour discbine 13.5' wide | |
| Foothills County | $16.50 | Massey Ferguson 2675 100hp tractor, or Fendt 714 Foothills MD 31 MC ~7 acres/hour 125hp tractor, New Holland 160 haybine 16' wide | |
| Foothills County | $16.00 | Case-IH 7230 175hp or Case-IH 7240 190hp tractor, Foothills MD 31 MC Hesston 1365 discbine | |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | $16.00 | John Deere 7420 115hp fwa tractor, John Deere 964 Pincher Creek MD 9 MC discbine 13.5' wide | |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | $16.00 | John Deere 7420 115hp fwa tractor, John Deere 964 Willow Creek MD 26 MC discbine 13.5' wide | |
| Mountain View County | $16.00 | Mountain View MC Sp John Deere 945 haybine 13' wide | |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | $15.00 | Sp International Harvester 5000 swather with 12' ~8-10 Bighorn MD 8 MC Minimum charge $100.00/hour header acres/hour |