Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Fescue Hay
in Stratford, Texas

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Evidence strength45/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint4,290.2 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Non-alfalfa hay

Production depth63.2 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence54.2 / 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 difficulty48.6 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal17.1 in1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies non-alfalfa hay around Stratford, but it does not measure how much is specifically Fescue hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 4,290 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 58th percentile among 16,767 analyzed Texas localities and the 37th percentile nationally. Sherman County reports 255,969 head of 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 Cactus, Texas, 21 miles away with 9,193 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 non-alfalfa hay footprint ranks at the 58th percentile among analyzed Texas localities.

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This raster evidence is broader non-alfalfa hay context; it does not identify how much is specifically Fescue hay.

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Satellite crop map

Local non-alfalfa hay footprint

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

FAMILY

Footprint history

54.2 / 100 persistence · MODERATE

2008: 260 acres · 8th regional percentile · 12th national percentile2009: 1,156 acres · 15th regional percentile · 26th national percentile2010: 0 acres · 99th regional percentile · 19th national percentile2011: 0 acres · 100th regional percentile · 34th national percentile2012: 0 acres · 100th regional percentile · 19th national percentile2013: 5,078 acres · 29th regional percentile · 41st national percentile2014: 439 acres · 10th regional percentile · 15th national percentile2015: 32 acres · 4th regional percentile · 4th national percentile2016: 31 acres · 4th regional percentile · 4th national percentile2017: 42 acres · 4th regional percentile · 5th national percentile2018: 505 acres · 7th regional percentile · 8th national percentile2019: 407 acres · 7th regional percentile · 8th national percentile2020: 245 acres · 5th regional percentile · 6th national percentile2021: 1,597 acres · 14th regional percentile · 19th national percentile2022: 1,525 acres · 14th regional percentile · 19th national percentile2023: 3,781 acres · 19th regional percentile · 31st national percentile2024: 580 acres · 78th regional percentile · 59th national percentile2025: 4,290 acres · 58th regional percentile · 37th 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.

63.2production depth
Beef CattleHISTORICAL
(D) head

Sherman County · 2022

How calculated

Sherman County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48421:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
(D) head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:5129fa0e4e5b9d1621f8a567f28d
Official record
Open source ↗
CattleHISTORICAL
255,969 head

Sherman County · 2022

How calculated

Sherman County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48421:cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
255,969 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:a85ac6f58962c62b2fca1f8e55d7
Official record
Open source ↗
Dairy CattleHISTORICAL
(D) head

Sherman County · 2022

How calculated

Sherman County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48421:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
(D) head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:8dc41e09973f90866f274873b5c1
Official record
Open source ↗
SheepHISTORICAL
(D) head

Sherman County · 2022

How calculated

Sherman County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48421:sheep:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
(D) head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:990eb10e74541190c5532dc9b8bf
Official record
Open source ↗
Beef CattleHISTORICAL
(D) head

Sherman County · 2022

How calculated

Sherman County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48421:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
(D) head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:5129fa0e4e5b9d1621f8a567f28d
Official record
Open source ↗
CattleHISTORICAL
255,969 head

Sherman County · 2022

How calculated

Sherman County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48421:cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
255,969 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:a85ac6f58962c62b2fca1f8e55d7
Official record
Open source ↗
Dairy CattleHISTORICAL
(D) head

Sherman County · 2022

How calculated

Sherman County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48421:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
(D) head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:8dc41e09973f90866f274873b5c1
Official record
Open source ↗
SheepHISTORICAL
(D) head

Sherman County · 2022

How calculated

Sherman County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48421:sheep:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
(D) head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:990eb10e74541190c5532dc9b8bf
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 Fescue 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 precipitation17.1 in
How calculated

STRATFORD, 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:06805469424f43d2af057604cf67
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature56.5 °F
How calculated

STRATFORD, 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:700303ee4fe19b4ccd33f9b08582
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance7.2 miles
How calculated

STRATFORD, TX US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Stratford 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:672caf961eda7bf02d34415e120d
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

Stratford · 2026

How calculated

Stratford · 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:c458f402a3e3a4d0a33eac6a00da
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
100 percent

Stratford · 2026

How calculated

Stratford · 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:3aaadceb265a90a1050e370f3175
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
30.7 percent

Stratford · 2026

How calculated

Stratford · 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:94ce512c8bf6c5df0cc92d5fecc0
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
D2 category

Stratford · 2026

How calculated

Stratford · 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:a2f99dbdbadc49379c39ddc85250
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
66.2 0-100

Stratford · 2026

How calculated

Stratford · 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:e207c24b443f5e86709ccdea2cc7
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
WORSENING category

Stratford · 2026

How calculated

Stratford · 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:e80508bffde4e3a68ce178266ec9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
28 weeks

Stratford · 2026

How calculated

Stratford · 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:bfd8650398b6177a3da33d89ac5a
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
47 0-100

Stratford · 2026

How calculated

Stratford · 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:a5ef88da301242eab2e880a31ecf
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
40 0-100

Stratford · 2026

How calculated

Stratford · 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:426987548571c233b7f61577d502
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
60 0-100

Stratford · 2026

How calculated

Stratford · 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:48aa0402d8439cf9b2db7ab8c177
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
52.8 percent

Stratford · 2026

How calculated

Stratford · 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:4209700c69af1e8ee9fd887dbda9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
37.5 percent

Stratford · 2026

How calculated

Stratford · 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:28c3e2ccc418ad8ee57a729ce78e
Official record
Open source ↗

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

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Market balanceINSUFFICIENT DATALiquidity: / 100 · INSUFFICIENT DATAPublic aggregates require at least 3 comparable observations.
Decision tool

Delivered-cost, bale & truckload engine

No bale weight, payload, route mileage, or freight rate is assumed. Use the figures supplied with each quote.

Order weight0.00 short tons0 lb · 0.00 metric tonnes

Quote A

Delivered total$0.00
Delivered equivalent
LoadsEnter payload

$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials

Quote B

Delivered total$0.00
Delivered equivalent
LoadsEnter 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.

48.6sourcing difficulty
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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 show relevant hay and forage activity in this area. Local Fescue Hay availability should be confirmed with suppliers. 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.