Hay cutting & swathing ratesSaskatchewan
Guide rate in Saskatchewan
$24.25/acre
Median of 8 machine sizes, 2026-27
Lowest
$14.18
Highest
$34.88
Calculated: machine cost + 15% margin
Guide editions ($/acre)
Guide median per edition, with the lowest–highest machine range shaded.
These are calculated guideline rates: the cost to own and run each machine, plus labour, fuel and a 15% margin. They aren’t market surveys, and commercial operators often charge more. How we source data
By machine
Official guide figures by machine size. Click a column to sort.
| 2026-27 | SP Mower/Conditioners | $27.30 | |
| 2026-27 | SP Mower/Conditioners | $28.46 | |
| 2026-27 | SP Mower/Conditioners | $34.88 | |
| 2026-27 | PT Mower/Conditioners | $33.99 | |
| 2026-27 | PT Mower/Conditioners | $19.58 | |
| 2026-27 | PT Mower/Conditioners | $21.19 | |
| 2026-27 | PT Mower/Conditioners | $18.10 | |
| 2026-27 | PT Mower/Conditioners | $14.18 | |
| 2020-21 | SP Mower/Conditioners | $18.96 | |
| 2020-21 | SP Mower/Conditioners | $23.39 | |
| 2020-21 | SP Mower/Conditioners | $25.59 | |
| 2020-21 | PT Mower/Conditioners | $26.31 |
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