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Hay cutting & swathing rates, 2006Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2006 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom hay cutting & swathing had a median charge of $14.25 per acre across 48 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $12.50 and $16.00 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2006
$14.25/acre
Median of 48 surveyed charges, 2006
Low (25th pct)
$12.50
High (75th pct)
$16.00
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, 2006
$/acre, 2006 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Mountain View County | 7 | $16.00 | $23.00 |
| Foothills County | 6 | $15.00 | $17.00 |
| Rocky View County | 6 | $15.00 | $23.00 |
| Red Deer County | 4 | $12.50 | $14.50 |
| Kneehill County | 2 | $14.00 | $15.00 |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | 2 | $13.25 | $14.00 |
| Cardston County | 1 | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| Cypress County | 1 | $14.50 | $14.50 |
| Lethbridge County | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
| MD of Taber | 1 | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| Vulcan County | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
Individual charges, 2006
Every 2006 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF.
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | $23.00 | Sp International Harvester 5000 swather with 12' ~8-10 Bighorn MD 8 MC Minimum charge $125.00/hour header acres/hour | |
| Clearwater County | $23.00 | Sp International Harvester 5000 swather with 12' ~8-10 Clearwater MC Minimum charge $125.00/hour header acres/hour | |
| Mountain View County | $23.00 | Sp International Harvester 5000 swather with 12' ~8-10 Mountain View MC Minimum charge $125.00/hour header acres/hour | |
| Rocky View County | $23.00 | Sp International Harvester 5000 swather with 12' ~8-10 Rocky View MD 44 MC Minimum charge $125.00/hour header acres/hour | |
| 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 110 hp tractor, John Deer 946 ~8-9 Cardston MC discbine 13' wide acres/hour | |
| Foothills County | $17.00 | Massey Ferguson 2675 100 hp tractor, or Fendt 714 Foothills MD 31 MC ~7 acres/hour 125 hp tractor, New Holland 116 haybine 16' wide | |
| MD of Taber | $17.00 | John Deere 7700 125 hp tractor, New Holland 1431 Taber MD MC 7 acres/hour discbine 13.5' wide | |
| Foothills County | $16.00 | Case-IH 7230 175 hp or Case-IH 7240 190 hp tractor, Foothills MD 31 MC Hesston 1365 mower conditioner 15' wide |