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Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Alfalfa Hay
in Plains, Texas

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Evidence strength65/ 100 · EXACT
Local mapped footprint1,668.2 acres within 25 miEXACT

Alfalfa

Production depth93.9 / 100HIGH

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence88.8 / 100HIGH
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 difficulty41.5 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal16.2 in1991–2020 NORMAL
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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA crop mapping directly identifies alfalfa around Plains. The latest 2025 raster shows 1,668 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 95th percentile among 1,863 analyzed Texas localities and the 47th percentile nationally. Yoakum County reports 3,043 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 Hagerman, New Mexico, 88 miles away with 24,346 mapped acres. The current drought signal is 98.9% 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 supplySTRONG
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureMODERATE
MarketplaceLIMITED

Plains ranks among the strongest persistent mapped alfalfa footprints in Texas.

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Production evidence is relatively strong, but HayQuotes currently has no observed active supplier coverage in this market.

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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 miles1,668mapped acres · 0.133% of radius · 2025

95th percentile among 1,863 analyzed Texas localities · 47th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Plains · 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
7501
Evidence
EXACT
Period
2025-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
7501 classified pixels
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:aa03a2b885d3427eb3ec17efc079
Official record
Open source ↗

Footprint history

88.8 / 100 persistence · HIGH

2008: 2,866 acres · 97th regional percentile · 54th national percentile2009: 4,310 acres · 98th regional percentile · 61st national percentile2010: 4,531 acres · 98th regional percentile · 60th national percentile2011: 3,147 acres · 98th regional percentile · 52nd national percentile2012: 1,750 acres · 96th regional percentile · 52nd national percentile2013: 2,866 acres · 97th regional percentile · 56th national percentile2014: 1,757 acres · 95th regional percentile · 48th national percentile2015: 2,034 acres · 96th regional percentile · 49th national percentile2016: 2,364 acres · 96th regional percentile · 51st national percentile2017: 3,766 acres · 98th regional percentile · 56th national percentile2018: 3,452 acres · 97th regional percentile · 55th national percentile2019: 2,947 acres · 97th regional percentile · 53rd national percentile2020: 3,014 acres · 97th regional percentile · 52nd national percentile2021: 3,130 acres · 97th regional percentile · 55th national percentile2022: 1,767 acres · 96th regional percentile · 49th national percentile2023: 1,788 acres · 96th regional percentile · 50th national percentile2024: 2,015 acres · 95th regional percentile · 59th national percentile2025: 1,668 acres · 95th regional percentile · 47th 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.

93.9production depth
Beef CattleHISTORICAL
3,043 head

Yoakum County · 2022

How calculated

Yoakum County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48501:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
3,043 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:4d3f9ab042f83d7c8cd3c1d32fac
Official record
Open source ↗
CattleHISTORICAL
10,656 head

Yoakum County · 2022

How calculated

Yoakum County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48501:cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
10,656 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:9c6b1add072efc814496183cf28f
Official record
Open source ↗
Dairy CattleHISTORICAL
- head

Yoakum County · 2022

How calculated

Yoakum County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48501:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
- head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:55051d0d86adb65b106ee18ed742
Official record
Open source ↗
Beef CattleHISTORICAL
3,043 head

Yoakum County · 2022

How calculated

Yoakum County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48501:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
3,043 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:4d3f9ab042f83d7c8cd3c1d32fac
Official record
Open source ↗
CattleHISTORICAL
10,656 head

Yoakum County · 2022

How calculated

Yoakum County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48501:cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
10,656 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:9c6b1add072efc814496183cf28f
Official record
Open source ↗
Dairy CattleHISTORICAL
- head

Yoakum County · 2022

How calculated

Yoakum County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48501:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
- head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:55051d0d86adb65b106ee18ed742
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 precipitation16.2 in
How calculated

PLAINS, 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:fd8de4d951dd032bf10829fe69f9
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature59.5 °F
How calculated

PLAINS, 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:200ca70ce454c14d94ca8f5b5241
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance0.4 miles
How calculated

PLAINS, TX US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Plains 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:99547752f72b60e01c0a4fe980b1
Official record
Open source ↗

Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.

Environmental pressure

Drought & moisture context

Drought Current Area D1 PlusLATEST
100 percent

Plains · 2026

How calculated

Plains · 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:3bf988223620e62551d9ab81912f
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
98.9 percent

Plains · 2026

How calculated

Plains · 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:f3ffe914f528e90add7cd64c7e51
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Plains · 2026

How calculated

Plains · 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:f7a992b12c6a1a88c7a20651b618
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
D2 category

Plains · 2026

How calculated

Plains · 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:daa7fb803305efed9280e4a1d8bf
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
59.8 0-100

Plains · 2026

How calculated

Plains · 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:3684690e9ef7286a0e79038f804a
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
WORSENING category

Plains · 2026

How calculated

Plains · 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:b2d6ffcbba88cd6402301d22311d
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
35 weeks

Plains · 2026

How calculated

Plains · 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:b3f27bf4402a5285f6a3d3874bbd
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
42.9 0-100

Plains · 2026

How calculated

Plains · 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:d94a5babe8f4d09f424806e6c883
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
41.3 0-100

Plains · 2026

How calculated

Plains · 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:e86d805a8b880d22d0783ea306ff
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
34.1 0-100

Plains · 2026

How calculated

Plains · 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:e81ce56090dd9417179b4a563c8e
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
65.4 percent

Plains · 2026

How calculated

Plains · 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:b522ed5119518447d580a45b9d44
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
24.1 percent

Plains · 2026

How calculated

Plains · 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:0bab358e0a423f527e346d163cf9
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.

41.5sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Alfalfa Hay in Hagerman, New Mexico87.5 mi24,346 ac95.62. Alfalfa Hay in Dexter, New Mexico89.5 mi23,373 ac92.53. Alfalfa Hay in Midway, New Mexico94.5 mi21,952 ac87.94. Alfalfa Hay in Lake Arthur, New Mexico90.2 mi21,784 ac87.65. Alfalfa Hay in Roswell, New Mexico99.5 mi18,979 ac78.56. Alfalfa Hay in Morningside, New Mexico94 mi17,434 ac747. Alfalfa Hay in Artesia, New Mexico95.7 mi16,603 ac71.48. Alfalfa Hay in Atoka, New Mexico95.4 mi12,893 ac59.99. Alfalfa Hay in La Huerta, New Mexico96.1 mi9,399 ac49.210. Alfalfa Hay in Happy Valley, New Mexico100.2 mi9,312 ac48.7
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Alfalfa Hay markets in Yoakum 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 · 48 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-09-01.