Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay
in Monte Alto, Texas

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Evidence strength45/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint15,189.3 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Alfalfa and non-alfalfa hay context

Production depth91.2 / 100HIGH

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence77.9 / 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 difficulty35.1 / 100LOW

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

Annual precipitation normal24.6 in1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies alfalfa and non-alfalfa hay context around Monte Alto, but it does not measure how much is specifically Grass / Alfalfa Mix hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 15,189 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 96th percentile among 1,863 analyzed Texas localities and the 63rd percentile nationally. Hidalgo County reports 17,701 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 Primera, Texas, 17 miles away with 18,319 mapped acres. The current drought signal is 40% 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

The 25-mile mapped alfalfa and non-alfalfa hay context footprint ranks at the 96th percentile among analyzed Texas localities.

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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 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

77.9 / 100 persistence · HIGH

2008: 11,482 acres · 39th regional percentile · 37th national percentile2009: 9,190 acres · 43rd regional percentile · 37th national percentile2010: 969 acres · 91st regional percentile · 21st national percentile2011: 319 acres · 88th regional percentile · 20th national percentile2012: 1,113 acres · 92nd regional percentile · 21st national percentile2013: 30,506 acres · 71st regional percentile · 63rd national percentile2014: 37,560 acres · 75th regional percentile · 67th national percentile2015: 20,800 acres · 62nd regional percentile · 51st national percentile2016: 25,731 acres · 72nd regional percentile · 57th national percentile2017: 22,978 acres · 67th regional percentile · 50th national percentile2018: 40,044 acres · 75th regional percentile · 62nd national percentile2019: 32,536 acres · 74th regional percentile · 56th national percentile2020: 36,066 acres · 69th regional percentile · 57th national percentile2021: 23,765 acres · 67th regional percentile · 52nd national percentile2022: 32,583 acres · 65th regional percentile · 62nd national percentile2023: 28,785 acres · 61st regional percentile · 59th national percentile2024: 4,080 acres · 91st regional percentile · 58th national percentile2025: 15,189 acres · 96th regional percentile · 63rd 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.

91.2production depth
Beef CattleHISTORICAL
17,701 head

Hidalgo County · 2022

How calculated

Hidalgo County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48215:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
17,701 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:7ebc5140a71295e6c26884000468
Official record
Open source ↗
CattleHISTORICAL
33,018 head

Hidalgo County · 2022

How calculated

Hidalgo County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48215:cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
33,018 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:653acc90e52fc7bb9f50acd2450a
Official record
Open source ↗
Dairy CattleHISTORICAL
14 head

Hidalgo County · 2022

How calculated

Hidalgo County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48215:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
14 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:ca3f29c63f7785a510f094c329b5
Official record
Open source ↗
SheepHISTORICAL
3,294 head

Hidalgo County · 2022

How calculated

Hidalgo County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48215:sheep:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
3,294 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:b407c2c0a3567e2a9fc0a2ffda30
Official record
Open source ↗
Beef CattleHISTORICAL
17,701 head

Hidalgo County · 2022

How calculated

Hidalgo County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48215:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
17,701 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:7ebc5140a71295e6c26884000468
Official record
Open source ↗
CattleHISTORICAL
33,018 head

Hidalgo County · 2022

How calculated

Hidalgo County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48215:cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
33,018 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:653acc90e52fc7bb9f50acd2450a
Official record
Open source ↗
Dairy CattleHISTORICAL
14 head

Hidalgo County · 2022

How calculated

Hidalgo County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48215:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
14 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:ca3f29c63f7785a510f094c329b5
Official record
Open source ↗
SheepHISTORICAL
3,294 head

Hidalgo County · 2022

How calculated

Hidalgo County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48215:sheep:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
3,294 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:b407c2c0a3567e2a9fc0a2ffda30
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 precipitation24.6 in
How calculated

SANTA ROSA 3 WNW, 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:63681517a470278f55f3b3a7c115
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature74.7 °F
How calculated

SANTA ROSA 3 WNW, 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:c38e26f5bd8b57f7059b4b991b75
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance9.8 miles
How calculated

SANTA ROSA 3 WNW, TX US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Monte Alto 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:db1d5fadb1eb19b45d7616984740
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

Monte Alto · 2026

How calculated

Monte Alto · 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:7b11d1167b8c1659d16bd63386c3
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
40 percent

Monte Alto · 2026

How calculated

Monte Alto · 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:4c14dd2c93d74a1917dd460dce03
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Monte Alto · 2026

How calculated

Monte Alto · 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:095ac88eda16d59859716aa7406c
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
D1 category

Monte Alto · 2026

How calculated

Monte Alto · 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:229e9fa8b4a70cc778cee078d36e
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
48 0-100

Monte Alto · 2026

How calculated

Monte Alto · 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:ba9d6f4638f43b5956d329fa302e
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
WORSENING category

Monte Alto · 2026

How calculated

Monte Alto · 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:af14dc9eab2b85bbf8ee9e5fa67b
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
20 weeks

Monte Alto · 2026

How calculated

Monte Alto · 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:7909fdd9e546352a19085888aec6
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Monte Alto · 2026

How calculated

Monte Alto · 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:e17df7dcd3ad1cddfe7fce773c62
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
77.8 0-100

Monte Alto · 2026

How calculated

Monte Alto · 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:4638bd608d501556997c207d2562
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
37.3 0-100

Monte Alto · 2026

How calculated

Monte Alto · 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:7e89d704a143a4a54a5ff51fc674
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
58.5 percent

Monte Alto · 2026

How calculated

Monte Alto · 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:045ed7e9989d764d86ae3b3f42f9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
31.3 percent

Monte Alto · 2026

How calculated

Monte Alto · 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:baee95012a7beeb2e4e19c94f630
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.

35.1sourcing 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.