Home / Alberta / Other haymaking
Other haymaking ratesSouth Alberta
Typical charge in South Alberta
$14.00/bale
Median of 6 surveyed charges, 2016–2018
Low (25th pct)
$13.25
High (75th pct)
$14.00
Surveyed: what people actually charged
Rates over time ($/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.
| Wheatland County | 3 | $13.00 | $14.00 |
| Foothills County | 3 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
Did this job recently?
Share what you charged or paid. It’s anonymous and helps keep these numbers current.
Individual charges, 2014–2018
Each row is one operator’s reported charge (repeats from later surveys shown once), linked to its source PDF page.
| Wheatland County | $14.00 | International Harvester 1086 130 hp tractor, Hesston 565A baler; Wheatland County B With net wrap; silage bales large round bales up to 2,400 lbs | |
| Foothills County | $14.00 | ~25 Hay, greenfeed or straw bales; price includes MD of Foothills No. 31 B Kubota 135 hp tractor, Hesston 2590 large round bales bales/hour net wrapping | |
| Foothills County | $14.00 | Rotary straw bales; price includes net MD of Foothills No. 31 B Kubota 135 hp tractor, Hesston 2590 large round bales wrapping | |
| Foothills County | $14.00 | Hay, greenfeed or straw bales; price MD of Foothills No. 31 B Kubota 135 hp tractor, Hesston 2590 large round bales ~25 bales/hour includes net wrapping | |
| Wheatland County | $13.00 | John Deere 7510 115 hp or John Deere 7700 125 hp tractor, John Wheatland County B With net wrap or twine Deere 567 or John Deere 535 baler; large round bales | |
| Wheatland County | $12.50 | White 2-105 tractor, Massey Ferguson 1665 baler; large round bales Wheatland County B With net wrap 1,500 to 1,800 lbs |