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Manure spreading rates, 2013Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2013 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom manure spreading had a median charge of $130.00 per hour across 223 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $120.00 and $170.00 per hour. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2013
$130.00/hour
Median of 223 surveyed charges, 2013
Low (25th pct)
$120.00
High (75th pct)
$170.00
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, 2013
$/hour, 2013 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Wheatland County | 11 | $170.00 | $240.00 |
| Kneehill County | 11 | $170.00 | $240.00 |
| Lethbridge County | 9 | $126.00 | $240.00 |
| Vulcan County | 9 | $126.00 | $240.00 |
| Sturgeon County | 9 | $145.00 | $200.00 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 8 | $133.00 | $240.00 |
| Ponoka County | 8 | $160.00 | $200.00 |
| Cardston County | 7 | $126.00 | $240.00 |
| Foothills County | 7 | $126.00 | $240.00 |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 7 | $126.00 | $240.00 |
| County of Newell | 7 | $126.00 | $240.00 |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | 7 | $126.00 | $240.00 |
Individual charges, 2013
Every 2013 answer in $/hour, linked to its page in the government PDF. 89 outside the normal range are greyed out and excluded from the median.
| Beaver County | $350.00 | Beaver CC 2 truck-mounted Knight 350 bushel spreaders; with operator | |
| Camrose County | $350.00 | Camrose Co 22 CC 2 truck-mounted Knight 350 bushel spreaders; with operator | |
| Flagstaff County | $350.00 | Flagstaff CC 2 truck-mounted Knight 350 bushel spreaders; with operator | |
| MD of Wainwright No. 61 | $350.00 | Wainwright MD 61 CC 2 truck-mounted Knight 350 bushel spreaders; with operator | |
| Cardston County | $240.00 | Cardston CC Tandem axle dump truck-mounted custom-built 2,000 bushels articulating spreader; with operator | |
| Cypress County | $240.00 | Cypress CC Tandem axle dump truck-mounted custom-built 2,000 bushels articulating spreader; with operator | |
| Foothills County | $240.00 | Foothills MD 31 CC Tandem axle dump truck-mounted custom-built 2,000 bushels articulating spreader; with operator | |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | $240.00 | Forty Mile Co 8 CC Tandem axle dump truck-mounted custom-built 2,000 bushels articulating spreader; with operator | |
| Lethbridge County | $240.00 | Lethbridge CC Tandem axle dump truck-mounted custom-built 2,000 bushels articulating spreader; with operator | |
| County of Newell | $240.00 | Newell Co 4 CC Tandem axle dump truck-mounted custom-built 2,000 bushels articulating spreader; with operator |