Tub grinding & feed processing ratesAlberta
Typical charge in Alberta
$325.00/hour
Median of 11 surveyed charges, 2016–2018
Low (25th pct)
$120.00
High (75th pct)
$325.00
Surveyed: what people actually charged
Rates over time ($/hour)
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
$/hour, surveys 2014–2018. Click a column to sort.
| Clearwater County | 2 | $287.50 | $325.00 |
| Lac Ste. Anne County | 2 | $185.00 | $250.00 |
| Leduc County | 2 | $150.00 | $180.00 |
| Strathcona County | 2 | $150.00 | $180.00 |
| Ponoka County | 2 | $215.00 | $250.00 |
| Foothills County | 1 | $325.00 | $325.00 |
| Lethbridge County | 1 | $325.00 | $325.00 |
| Wheatland County | 1 | $325.00 | $325.00 |
| Kneehill County | 1 | $325.00 | $325.00 |
| Mountain View County | 1 | $325.00 | $325.00 |
| Rocky View County | 1 | $325.00 | $325.00 |
| Parkland County | 1 | $120.00 | $120.00 |
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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.
| Foothills County | $325.00 | MD of Foothills Hay Buster 1150 500 hp mobile bale processor with diesel No. 31 power; skid on tandem truck | |
| Lethbridge County | $325.00 | Lethbridge Hay Buster 1150 500 hp mobile bale processor with diesel County power; skid on tandem truck | |
| Wheatland County | $325.00 | Wheatland Hay Buster 1150 500 hp mobile bale processor with diesel County power; skid on tandem truck | |
| Clearwater County | $325.00 | Clearwater Hay Buster 1150 500 hp mobile bale processor with diesel County power; skid on tandem truck | |
| Kneehill County | $325.00 | Hay Buster 1150 500 hp mobile bale processor with diesel Kneehill County power; skid on tandem truck | |
| Mountain View County | $325.00 | Mountain View Hay Buster 1150 500 hp mobile bale processor with diesel County power; skid on tandem truck | |
| Rocky View County | $325.00 | Rocky View Hay Buster 1150 500 hp mobile bale processor with diesel County power; skid on tandem truck | |
| Clearwater County | $250.00 | Tractor for PTO, Hay Buster H1130 tub grinder bale Clearwater Within 100 mile radius processor; with operator |