Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay
in Highlands, Texas

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Evidence strength45/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint2,776.8 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Alfalfa and non-alfalfa hay context

Production depth56.7 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence71 / 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 difficulty52 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal64.7 in1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies alfalfa and non-alfalfa hay context around Highlands, but it does not measure how much is specifically Grass / Alfalfa Mix hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 2,777 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 37th percentile among 1,863 analyzed Texas localities and the 20th percentile nationally. Harris County reports 10,746 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 Mission Bend, Texas, 37 miles away with 4,994 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 and non-alfalfa hay context footprint ranks at the 37th percentile among analyzed Texas localities.

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This raster evidence is broader alfalfa and non-alfalfa hay context; it does not identify how much is specifically Grass / Alfalfa Mix hay.

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Satellite crop map

Local alfalfa and non-alfalfa hay context footprint

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

FAMILY

Footprint history

71 / 100 persistence · HIGH

2008: 11,479 acres · 39th regional percentile · 37th national percentile2009: 16,068 acres · 55th regional percentile · 50th national percentile2010: 0 acres · 17th regional percentile · 6th national percentile2011: 0 acres · 26th regional percentile · 7th national percentile2012: 7 acres · 42nd regional percentile · 7th national percentile2013: 10,686 acres · 39th regional percentile · 38th national percentile2014: 11,812 acres · 41st regional percentile · 38th national percentile2015: 9,895 acres · 42nd regional percentile · 33rd national percentile2016: 5,899 acres · 33rd regional percentile · 25th national percentile2017: 10,265 acres · 39th regional percentile · 32nd national percentile2018: 10,544 acres · 34th regional percentile · 29th national percentile2019: 9,155 acres · 35th regional percentile · 25th national percentile2020: 12,188 acres · 37th regional percentile · 29th national percentile2021: 11,253 acres · 39th regional percentile · 32nd national percentile2022: 10,952 acres · 37th regional percentile · 33rd national percentile2023: 11,102 acres · 36th regional percentile · 33rd national percentile2024: 148 acres · 48th regional percentile · 19th national percentile2025: 2,777 acres · 37th 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.

56.7production depth
Beef CattleHISTORICAL
10,746 head

Harris County · 2022

How calculated

Harris County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48201:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
10,746 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:e5054e3e4097a295c8d88b590d7e
Official record
Open source ↗
CattleHISTORICAL
18,651 head

Harris County · 2022

How calculated

Harris County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48201:cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
18,651 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:462d7882904d59b5098cd6b8cdc2
Official record
Open source ↗
Dairy CattleHISTORICAL
- head

Harris County · 2022

How calculated

Harris County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48201:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
- head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:463bfca3e4c01eda153841bf6ac8
Official record
Open source ↗
SheepHISTORICAL
1,160 head

Harris County · 2022

How calculated

Harris County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48201:sheep:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1,160 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:65b4046324e3c02644faa71545fa
Official record
Open source ↗
Beef CattleHISTORICAL
10,746 head

Harris County · 2022

How calculated

Harris County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48201:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
10,746 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:e5054e3e4097a295c8d88b590d7e
Official record
Open source ↗
CattleHISTORICAL
18,651 head

Harris County · 2022

How calculated

Harris County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48201:cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
18,651 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:462d7882904d59b5098cd6b8cdc2
Official record
Open source ↗
Dairy CattleHISTORICAL
- head

Harris County · 2022

How calculated

Harris County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48201:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
- head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:463bfca3e4c01eda153841bf6ac8
Official record
Open source ↗
SheepHISTORICAL
1,160 head

Harris County · 2022

How calculated

Harris County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48201:sheep:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1,160 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:65b4046324e3c02644faa71545fa
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 Grass / Alfalfa Mix 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 precipitation64.7 in
How calculated

BAYTOWN, 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:3ce67a97dafbb47185dcc4d32ec3
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature68.7 °F
How calculated

BAYTOWN, 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:a51845ae18b876b7b14c6f3fe607
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance8.1 miles
How calculated

BAYTOWN, TX US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Highlands 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:855f7506b2152ad915bbb5eda6cb
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

Highlands · 2026

How calculated

Highlands · 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:0b04287cd898e4c963db2c936fb4
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Highlands · 2026

How calculated

Highlands · 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:ebe1e5928ae1462a865177ff1f7c
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Highlands · 2026

How calculated

Highlands · 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:76b08cb7910d01856953f3d50b8a
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
D0 category

Highlands · 2026

How calculated

Highlands · 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:00a1db31936fb8db429a13a11bf6
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
20 0-100

Highlands · 2026

How calculated

Highlands · 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:69fd718a03ea55fa2aeefcd114a4
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
WORSENING category

Highlands · 2026

How calculated

Highlands · 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:d902d47cd032f70f832b44a94fb7
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
14 weeks

Highlands · 2026

How calculated

Highlands · 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:aa9290238f2f2178ff4b53bff2f8
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
0.1 0-100

Highlands · 2026

How calculated

Highlands · 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:24f42816892e9c8bb736c193ad72
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
50.4 0-100

Highlands · 2026

How calculated

Highlands · 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:4816ba6c034e60cf39134c6ed450
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Highlands · 2026

How calculated

Highlands · 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:9557b2889b6cc3a18adf023f271b
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
38.4 percent

Highlands · 2026

How calculated

Highlands · 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:2443a26779f976c7b35dabc7303a
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
9 percent

Highlands · 2026

How calculated

Highlands · 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:d6ea15f0a45b2456eb08b4532af1
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.

52sourcing 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 Grass / Alfalfa Mix 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 · 74 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-09-01.