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Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Alfalfa Hay
in Mertzon, Texas

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Evidence strength65/ 100 · EXACT
Local mapped footprint5.8 acres within 25 miEXACT

Alfalfa

Production depth63.7 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence50.6 / 100MODERATE
Price benchmark— NO DEFENSIBLE BENCHMARK

Sample count and comparability are required before publishing an aggregate.

Supplier depth0 active suppliers within 50 miNO CURRENT OBSERVATIONS
Verified demand0 requests / 90 days / 50 miNO CURRENT OBSERVATIONS
Sourcing difficulty52.1 / 100MODERATE

Deterministic composite of production depth, supplier coverage, sourcing distance and price-discovery radius.

Annual precipitation normal21.6 in1991–2020 NORMAL
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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA crop mapping directly identifies alfalfa around Mertzon. The latest 2025 raster shows 6 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 61st percentile among 1,863 analyzed Texas localities and the 20th percentile nationally. Irion County reports 5,962 head of beef cattle in 2022, giving HayQuotes regional production context without treating that published geography as live city inventory. No compatible public price benchmark is stored for this market, so the page does not invent pricing. The sourcing graph points to nearby alternatives such as Stanton, Texas, 83 miles away with 1,665 mapped acres. The current drought signal is D0 as of 2026-09-01, which can affect how quickly buyers should confirm quality and freight.

Buyer decision panel

What the evidence says now

Price dataLIMITED
Local supplyMODERATE
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureLOW
MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped alfalfa footprint ranks at the 61st percentile among analyzed Texas localities.

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  • usda-cdl-2025-30m
Satellite crop map

Local alfalfa footprint

Mapped acreage is shown by sourcing radius. It is land-cover evidence, not inventory available for sale.

EXACT
Within 25 miles6mapped acres · 0% of radius · 2025

61th percentile among 1,863 analyzed Texas localities · 20th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Mertzon · radius

Counts preserve native CDL pixels in 32×32 blocks; a block is included in a radial total when its projected center falls inside the requested radius. Acreage uses the raster's projected pixel area.

Source
usda-cdl-2025-30m
Snapshot
usda-cdl-2025-30m:3621cf215579b174
Source record
26
Evidence
EXACT
Period
2025-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
26 classified pixels
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:97a1614db295633218e8b42dbd91
Official record
Open source ↗

Footprint history

50.6 / 100 persistence · MODERATE

2008: 0 acres · 23rd regional percentile · 10th national percentile2009: 2 acres · 30th regional percentile · 14th national percentile2010: 9 acres · 47th regional percentile · 20th national percentile2011: 1 acres · 44th regional percentile · 15th national percentile2012: 0 acres · 13th regional percentile · 11th national percentile2013: 0 acres · 37th regional percentile · 12th national percentile2014: 5 acres · 51st regional percentile · 17th national percentile2015: 0 acres · 34th regional percentile · 11th national percentile2016: 2 acres · 44th regional percentile · 15th national percentile2017: 0 acres · 38th regional percentile · 12th national percentile2018: 1 acres · 24th regional percentile · 12th national percentile2019: 9 acres · 43rd regional percentile · 16th national percentile2020: 7 acres · 30th regional percentile · 14th national percentile2021: 6 acres · 36th regional percentile · 15th national percentile2022: 19 acres · 42nd regional percentile · 18th national percentile2023: 9 acres · 47th regional percentile · 16th national percentile2024: 4 acres · 62nd regional percentile · 17th national percentile2025: 6 acres · 61st regional percentile · 20th national percentile
20082025
Agricultural census

Production & livestock context

The smallest published agricultural geography is shown with each measure. These values are never attributed directly to the city.

63.7production depth
Beef CattleHISTORICAL
5,962 head

Irion County · 2022

How calculated

Irion County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48235:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
5,962 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:58727288f2d7dc65524b5aeff77d
Official record
Open source ↗
CattleHISTORICAL
10,143 head

Irion County · 2022

How calculated

Irion County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48235:cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
10,143 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:c9868a1a7a4f9f9d0f9bc0034bac
Official record
Open source ↗
Dairy CattleHISTORICAL
- head

Irion County · 2022

How calculated

Irion County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48235:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
- head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:205e95577686167a55201403076d
Official record
Open source ↗
SheepHISTORICAL
4,192 head

Irion County · 2022

How calculated

Irion County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48235:sheep:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
4,192 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:6869d339f55e1230c9d00d607dfa
Official record
Open source ↗
Beef CattleHISTORICAL
5,962 head

Irion County · 2022

How calculated

Irion County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48235:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
5,962 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:58727288f2d7dc65524b5aeff77d
Official record
Open source ↗
CattleHISTORICAL
10,143 head

Irion County · 2022

How calculated

Irion County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48235:cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
10,143 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:c9868a1a7a4f9f9d0f9bc0034bac
Official record
Open source ↗
Dairy CattleHISTORICAL
- head

Irion County · 2022

How calculated

Irion County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48235:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
- head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:205e95577686167a55201403076d
Official record
Open source ↗
SheepHISTORICAL
4,192 head

Irion County · 2022

How calculated

Irion County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48235:sheep:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
4,192 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:6869d339f55e1230c9d00d607dfa
Official record
Open source ↗

Production depth measures evidence of production capacity; it is not an estimate of tons available for sale.

Comparable market observations

Price intelligence

No defensible Alfalfa benchmark

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Official 1991–2020 normals

Local climate context

Annual precipitation21.6 in
How calculated

MERTZON 12NNW, TX US · nearest station

Nearest official station with complete temperature and precipitation normals.

Source
noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020
Snapshot
noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020:0fdb814203150780
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2020-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
in
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:72ec3c0adf4fbe6c77386d96f137
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature63.9 °F
How calculated

MERTZON 12NNW, TX US · nearest station

Nearest official station with complete temperature and precipitation normals.

Source
noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020
Snapshot
noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020:0fdb814203150780
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2020-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
°F
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:3527f0c6db5fc5c08557f2e41214
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance12.5 miles
How calculated

MERTZON 12NNW, TX US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Mertzon reference point to the official station.

Source
noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020
Snapshot
noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020:0fdb814203150780
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2020-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
miles
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:9abcfed3539b21c8205955977323
Official record
Open source ↗

Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.

Environmental pressure

Drought & moisture context

Drought Current Area D1 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Mertzon · 2026

How calculated

Mertzon · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:d544fc5453dd5837
Source record
drought:current_area_d1_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:e7ae0303b58723cc8c41f1f6b056
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Mertzon · 2026

How calculated

Mertzon · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:d544fc5453dd5837
Source record
drought:current_area_d2_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:1c4f819805a7c326002ca693ec7a
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Mertzon · 2026

How calculated

Mertzon · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:d544fc5453dd5837
Source record
drought:current_area_d3_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:0d6a4abef3d0fcd00576b99f7acd
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
D0 category

Mertzon · 2026

How calculated

Mertzon · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:d544fc5453dd5837
Source record
drought:current_category_majority_area:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
category
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:2cad7b661d16a69de17fb32d469d
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
17.3 0-100

Mertzon · 2026

How calculated

Mertzon · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:d544fc5453dd5837
Source record
drought:current_pressure_score:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:87549b33c9fb09bb384cae632c93
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
WORSENING category

Mertzon · 2026

How calculated

Mertzon · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:d544fc5453dd5837
Source record
drought:four_week_trend:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
category
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:edb2e76c559ba1826ab061b8aa04
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
0 weeks

Mertzon · 2026

How calculated

Mertzon · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:d544fc5453dd5837
Source record
drought:longest_recent_majority_d1_plus_run:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
weeks
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:fd6db7c9acbcdb26ac0ae1509449
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Mertzon · 2026

How calculated

Mertzon · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:d544fc5453dd5837
Source record
drought:pressure_score_12_weeks_ago:2026-06-09
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-09
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:654334de3db07839f16ee561a376
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Mertzon · 2026

How calculated

Mertzon · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:d544fc5453dd5837
Source record
drought:pressure_score_26_weeks_ago:2026-03-03
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-03-03
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:7e69a9610eca901ddf01922a16ff
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Mertzon · 2026

How calculated

Mertzon · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:d544fc5453dd5837
Source record
drought:pressure_score_4_weeks_ago:2026-08-04
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-08-04
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:e1b0a3c82f2c6c1578d1e4d19694
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
0.4 percent

Mertzon · 2026

How calculated

Mertzon · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:d544fc5453dd5837
Source record
drought:trailing_year_mean_area_d1_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:3352cdd35114c2ff4ed63f968461
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Mertzon · 2026

How calculated

Mertzon · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source
us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot
us-drought-monitor-history:d544fc5453dd5837
Source record
drought:trailing_year_mean_area_d2_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-09-01
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:7a77aad471b93799b411e53df306
Official record
Open source ↗

Drought and weather pressure provide environmental context; they do not estimate production or price.

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Geographic market graph

Strong nearby sourcing candidates

Ranked from the precomputed locality graph using type-aware mapped evidence and distance. Mapped land is not inventory for sale.

52.1sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Alfalfa Hay in Stanton, Texas82.9 mi1,665 ac95.92. Alfalfa Hay in Ackerly, Texas101.8 mi1,336 ac80.13. Alfalfa Hay in Midland, Texas92.5 mi1,225 ac75.64. Alfalfa Hay in Los Ybanez, Texas119.4 mi1,196 ac72.95. Alfalfa Hay in Lamesa, Texas121.4 mi1,168 ac71.56. Alfalfa Hay in Big Spring, Texas78 mi1,070 ac69.37. Alfalfa Hay in Garden City, Texas57.7 mi926 ac63.88. Alfalfa Hay in Forsan, Texas66.8 mi831 ac59.19. Alfalfa Hay in San Angelo, Texas25.1 mi396 ac41.610. Alfalfa Hay in Sterling City, Texas41 mi360 ac39.2
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County and agricultural-region markets

Alfalfa Hay markets in Irion Countycounty
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Methodology & sources

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationU.S. Annual/Seasonal Climate Normals, multivariate by station
1991-2020 v1.0.1stationOfficial source ↗
National Drought Mitigation Center / USDA / NOAAU.S. Drought Monitor comprehensive weekly statistics
rollingcounty area statistics attached to localities through TIGER/Line containmentOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2008 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
200830-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2009 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
200930-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2010 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201030-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2011 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201130-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2012 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201230-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2013 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201330-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2014 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201430-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2015 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201530-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2016 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201630-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2017 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201730-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2018 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201830-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2019 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
201930-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2020 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
202030-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2021 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
202130-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2022 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
202230-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2023 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
202330-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2024 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
202430-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2025 Cropland Data Layer — national resampled 30-meter
202530-meter rasterOfficial source ↗
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2022 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Chapter 2 County Level
Evidence definitions and data confidence

EXACT identifies this hay type directly. FAMILY is broader family or supporting-crop evidence. GENERAL is context only. Public price observations are treated as confidence signals, not mandatory evidence.

Public agricultural records identify Alfalfa Hay in this area. Prices vary by quality, bale format, season, and delivery, so request current supplier quotes for the most relevant pricing.

Generator: max-v1.0 · 49 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-09-01.