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Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Alfalfa Hay
in Salado, Texas

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Evidence strength65/ 100 · EXACT
Local mapped footprint0.9 acres within 25 miEXACT

Alfalfa

Production depth66 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence65.5 / 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 difficulty49.3 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal37 in1991–2020 NORMAL
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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA crop mapping directly identifies alfalfa around Salado. The latest 2025 raster shows 1 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 57th percentile among 1,863 analyzed Texas localities and the 17th percentile nationally. Bell County reports 20,347 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 Riesel, Texas, 50 miles away with 13 mapped acres. The current drought signal is 100% 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 pressureMODERATE
MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped alfalfa footprint ranks at the 57th 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 miles1mapped acres · 0% of radius · 2025

57th percentile among 1,863 analyzed Texas localities · 17th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Salado · 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
4
Evidence
EXACT
Period
2025-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
4 classified pixels
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:58e8881fa98c856775f57ab4292c
Official record
Open source ↗

Footprint history

65.5 / 100 persistence · MODERATE

2008: 2 acres · 44th regional percentile · 15th national percentile2009: 4 acres · 39th regional percentile · 16th national percentile2010: 103 acres · 72nd regional percentile · 29th national percentile2011: 171 acres · 78th regional percentile · 33rd national percentile2012: 81 acres · 71st regional percentile · 29th national percentile2013: 97 acres · 74th regional percentile · 29th national percentile2014: 111 acres · 73rd regional percentile · 28th national percentile2015: 42 acres · 69th regional percentile · 24th national percentile2016: 46 acres · 73rd regional percentile · 25th national percentile2017: 45 acres · 73rd regional percentile · 24th national percentile2018: 44 acres · 73rd regional percentile · 23rd national percentile2019: 34 acres · 61st regional percentile · 20th national percentile2020: 33 acres · 57th regional percentile · 20th national percentile2021: 48 acres · 67th regional percentile · 22nd national percentile2022: 56 acres · 70th regional percentile · 24th national percentile2023: 3 acres · 29th regional percentile · 13th national percentile2024: 0 acres · 51st regional percentile · 12th national percentile2025: 1 acres · 57th regional percentile · 17th 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.

66production depth
Beef CattleHISTORICAL
20,347 head

Bell County · 2022

How calculated

Bell County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48027:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
20,347 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:c648a0ab57671ad79f0e9b05475c
Official record
Open source ↗
CattleHISTORICAL
51,483 head

Bell County · 2022

How calculated

Bell County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48027:cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
51,483 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:b5afa80d76702929400561930979
Official record
Open source ↗
Dairy CattleHISTORICAL
- head

Bell County · 2022

How calculated

Bell County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48027:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
- head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:44d4c31064d49c179b2b3cd34756
Official record
Open source ↗
SheepHISTORICAL
6,284 head

Bell County · 2022

How calculated

Bell County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48027:sheep:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
6,284 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:7f218036cb6760e08634c22816aa
Official record
Open source ↗
Beef CattleHISTORICAL
20,347 head

Bell County · 2022

How calculated

Bell County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48027:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
20,347 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:c648a0ab57671ad79f0e9b05475c
Official record
Open source ↗
CattleHISTORICAL
51,483 head

Bell County · 2022

How calculated

Bell County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48027:cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
51,483 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:b5afa80d76702929400561930979
Official record
Open source ↗
Dairy CattleHISTORICAL
- head

Bell County · 2022

How calculated

Bell County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48027:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
- head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:44d4c31064d49c179b2b3cd34756
Official record
Open source ↗
SheepHISTORICAL
6,284 head

Bell County · 2022

How calculated

Bell County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48027:sheep:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
6,284 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:7f218036cb6760e08634c22816aa
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 precipitation37 in
How calculated

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM, 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:f7f368ef16601ea422e627f2d465
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature66.6 °F
How calculated

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM, 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:a107c3bc84325cf298b21b16528e
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance6.1 miles
How calculated

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM, TX US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Salado 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:693b74dce1069d3a5d3b51815dd5
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

Salado · 2026

How calculated

Salado · 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:8dded152f774b36833f940dc159a
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Salado · 2026

How calculated

Salado · 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:9442ccbec2f3aab0298e85332c48
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Salado · 2026

How calculated

Salado · 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:2d4abc1098afdd2853360a0d7a10
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
D1 category

Salado · 2026

How calculated

Salado · 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:11194d0bdada68fc203d84f73e98
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
40 0-100

Salado · 2026

How calculated

Salado · 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:6ea8bab0771261a3db2aaa8054f8
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
WORSENING category

Salado · 2026

How calculated

Salado · 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:98e21e4c7c3ac541ca653457e45e
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
8 weeks

Salado · 2026

How calculated

Salado · 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:06fa3481620f3985f67c82263715
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Salado · 2026

How calculated

Salado · 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:1b87faa548dd7e4d20ff25d11870
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
33 0-100

Salado · 2026

How calculated

Salado · 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:0dd932eeb190baa27a2cfbaffb08
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Salado · 2026

How calculated

Salado · 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:c193adcaf1338860ca4291b542f4
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
21.7 percent

Salado · 2026

How calculated

Salado · 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:89d54cedca7158ea1eb3c14fdc96
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
5 percent

Salado · 2026

How calculated

Salado · 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:a0c495521520b59495b7cb925e1b
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.

49.3sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Alfalfa Hay in Riesel, Texas50.1 mi13 ac97.52. Alfalfa Hay in Waco, Texas46.6 mi12 ac92.63. Alfalfa Hay in Bellmead, Texas52 mi12 ac914. Alfalfa Hay in Gause, Texas49.1 mi11 ac87.45. Alfalfa Hay in Beverly Hills, Texas45.3 mi11 ac86.36. Alfalfa Hay in Milano, Texas43.5 mi11 ac82.67. Alfalfa Hay in Woodway, Texas41.9 mi10 ac81.48. Alfalfa Hay in Calvert, Texas50.8 mi10 ac79.79. Alfalfa Hay in Hewitt, Texas40 mi9 ac76.410. Alfalfa Hay in Robinson, Texas42.2 mi9 ac76.3
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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.