Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Alfalfa Hay
in Seth Ward, Texas

Name: Alfalfa market intelligence for Seth Ward, Texas
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Evidence strength65/ 100 · EXACT

Local mapped footprint1,062.2 acres within 25 miEXACT

Alfalfa

Production depth90.4 / 100HIGH

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence84.6 / 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 difficulty41.1 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal19.3 in1991–2020 NORMAL

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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA crop mapping directly identifies alfalfa around Seth Ward. The latest 2025 raster shows 1,062 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 91st percentile among 1,863 analyzed Texas localities and the 43rd percentile nationally. Hale County reports 6,311 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 Causey, New Mexico, 85 miles away with 3,792 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 supplySTRONG

Nearby sourcingSTRONG

Drought pressureMODERATE

MarketplaceLIMITED

Seth Ward 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

5 mi

154 ac

10 mi

442 ac

25 mi

1,062 ac

50 mi

2,785 ac

100 mi

14,828 ac

150 mi

74,114 ac

250 mi

275,398 ac

Within 25 miles1,062mapped acres · 0.085% of radius · 2025

91th percentile among 1,863 analyzed Texas localities · 43th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Seth Ward · 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: 4776
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2025-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 4776 classified pixels
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: LATEST
Fact ID: fact:3afbea1ea1eceb6c94ef38c6c795
Official record: Open source ↗

Footprint history

84.6 / 100 persistence · HIGH

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.

90.4production depth

Beef CattleHISTORICAL

6,311 head

Hale County · 2022

How calculated

Hale County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 48189:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 6,311 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:e1f17359453bc159a2189a081606
Official record: Open source ↗

CattleHISTORICAL

121,898 head

Hale County · 2022

How calculated

Hale County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 48189:cattle:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 121,898 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:3dc34a28d5359fb81213eed23751
Official record: Open source ↗

Dairy CattleHISTORICAL

27,601 head

Hale County · 2022

How calculated

Hale County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 48189:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 27,601 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:743a3ceb30665cb25bd3ad96ba62
Official record: Open source ↗

SheepHISTORICAL

5,374 head

Hale County · 2022

How calculated

Hale County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 48189:sheep:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 5,374 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:0a8a491f11248390bd0855219153
Official record: Open source ↗

Beef CattleHISTORICAL

6,311 head

Hale County · 2022

How calculated

Hale County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 48189:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 6,311 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:e1f17359453bc159a2189a081606
Official record: Open source ↗

CattleHISTORICAL

121,898 head

Hale County · 2022

How calculated

Hale County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 48189:cattle:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 121,898 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:3dc34a28d5359fb81213eed23751
Official record: Open source ↗

Dairy CattleHISTORICAL

27,601 head

Hale County · 2022

How calculated

Hale County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 48189:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 27,601 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:743a3ceb30665cb25bd3ad96ba62
Official record: Open source ↗

SheepHISTORICAL

5,374 head

Hale County · 2022

How calculated

Hale County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 48189:sheep:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 5,374 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:0a8a491f11248390bd0855219153
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

No sufficiently comparable current observation is stored for this market. HayQuotes does not substitute an incompatible price.

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Only compatible type, quality, package, sale-basis, unit, geography and time observations may be aggregated.

Official 1991–2020 normals

Local climate context

Annual precipitation19.3 in

How calculated

PLAINVIEW, 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:8fc1bd6c74e13b201b555d7e1636
Official record: Open source ↗

Annual mean temperature59.7 °F

How calculated

PLAINVIEW, 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:3d36d9df3356bd05d8c76ece4a82
Official record: Open source ↗

Station distance1.9 miles

How calculated

PLAINVIEW, TX US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Seth Ward 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:82763aaa6763a4d8e121d49e6ad6
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

Seth Ward · 2026

How calculated

Seth Ward · 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:2404a4ccacfcdb16459ec2213161
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST

100 percent

Seth Ward · 2026

How calculated

Seth Ward · containing county

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:253c78b49be58e3271f85b99985b
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST

45.8 percent

Seth Ward · 2026

How calculated

Seth Ward · containing county

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:547d22249a75cafb970cb87980be
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST

D2 category

Seth Ward · 2026

How calculated

Seth Ward · containing county

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:8abdf5029e51a016d898f6e1cfd2
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST

69.2 0-100

Seth Ward · 2026

How calculated

Seth Ward · containing county

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:1773b24f8c6d58ba0803705c4633
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Four Week TrendLATEST

WORSENING category

Seth Ward · 2026

How calculated

Seth Ward · containing county

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:830259f87641d9499512b462397c
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST

35 weeks

Seth Ward · 2026

How calculated

Seth Ward · containing county

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:347fea9920adcbd082c7e6f75422
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST

49.5 0-100

Seth Ward · 2026

How calculated

Seth Ward · containing county

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:0e3fc1be363d06e596e332be80d5
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST

49.2 0-100

Seth Ward · 2026

How calculated

Seth Ward · containing county

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:6fefc9939dc722f82f3d718235d2
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST

40 0-100

Seth Ward · 2026

How calculated

Seth Ward · containing county

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:021df8fd0454a0662a4831b6a1b5
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST

60.8 percent

Seth Ward · 2026

How calculated

Seth Ward · containing county

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:eaaaa4615d8154640c041ecfb80a
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST

32.6 percent

Seth Ward · 2026

How calculated

Seth Ward · containing county

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:b57d62aa4f38bc0a404be1e614a4
Official record: Open source ↗

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

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Bale countWeight per bale (lb)

Order weight0.00 short tons0 lb · 0.00 metric tonnes

Quote A

Pickup price / baleLoaded route milesFreight / loaded mileUnloading totalStacking totalOther chargesPayload / load

Delivered total$0.00

Delivered equivalent—

Loads—Enter payload

$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials

Quote B

Pickup price / baleLoaded route milesFreight / loaded mileUnloading totalStacking totalOther chargesPayload / load

Delivered total$0.00

Delivered equivalent—

Loads—Enter payload

$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials

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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.

41.1sourcing difficulty

Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength

1. Alfalfa Hay in Causey, New Mexico85.4 mi3,792 ac95.7 2. Alfalfa Hay in Alanreed, Texas87.8 mi3,650 ac92.8 3. Alfalfa Hay in Lelia Lake, Texas71 mi3,464 ac90 4. Alfalfa Hay in Cannon AFB, New Mexico93.3 mi3,421 ac88 5. Alfalfa Hay in Portales, New Mexico94.9 mi3,362 ac86.7 6. Alfalfa Hay in Clovis, New Mexico86.9 mi3,158 ac83.1 7. Alfalfa Hay in Howardwick, Texas72.1 mi3,060 ac81.9 8. Alfalfa Hay in Clarendon, Texas67.5 mi3,025 ac81.4 9. Alfalfa Hay in McLean, Texas93.8 mi2,995 ac79.5 10. Alfalfa Hay in Hedley, Texas74.1 mi2,843 ac77.5

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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

2022countyOfficial source ↗

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.

Alfalfa Hayin Seth Ward, Texas

What the local hay data shows

What the evidence says now

Local alfalfa footprint

Footprint history

Production & livestock context

Price intelligence

Local climate context

Drought & moisture context

Visible supply & verified demand

Delivered-cost, bale & truckload engine

Quote A

Quote B

Strong nearby sourcing candidates

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Methodology & sources

Alfalfa Hay
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