Alfalfa and non-alfalfa hay context
Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04
Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay
in Covington, Virginia
Compare local and regional supply, market data, and delivered or pickup options for Grass / Alfalfa Mix hay serving Covington.
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Evidence strength30/ 100 · FAMILY
Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.
Sample count and comparability are required before publishing an aggregate.
Deterministic composite of production depth, supplier coverage, sourcing distance and price-discovery radius.
Local interpretation
What the local hay data shows
USDA mapping identifies alfalfa and non-alfalfa hay context around Covington, but it does not measure how much is specifically Grass / Alfalfa Mix hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 12,340 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 54th percentile among 700 analyzed Virginia localities and the 54th percentile nationally. 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 Moneta, Virginia, 46 miles away with 30,122 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 54th percentile among analyzed Virginia 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.
5 mi
141 ac
10 mi
798 ac
25 mi
12,340 ac
50 mi
69,236 ac
100 mi
238,328 ac
150 mi
484,782 ac
250 mi
1,381,824 ac
Within 25 miles12,340mapped acres · 0.982% of radius · 2025
54th percentile among 700 analyzed Virginia localities · 54th percentile nationally.
How calculated
Covington · 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
6120- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2025-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 6120 classified pixels
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:4b22108d0124a102df8b79339a8e- Official record
- Open source ↗
Footprint history
84.3 / 100 persistence · HIGH
20082025
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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Official 1991–2020 normals
Local climate context
Annual precipitation39.5 in
How calculated
COVINGTON FLTR PLT, VA 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:4f5d31db30ea9001c8cc5b34ba8a- Official record
- Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature52.7 °F
How calculated
COVINGTON FLTR PLT, VA 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:02295bfc18baaa1b7dc8740e42ef- Official record
- Open source ↗
Station distance2.1 miles
How calculated
COVINGTON FLTR PLT, VA US · nearest station
Great-circle distance from Covington 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:a576b218059be0e46f752cda716f- 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 percentCovington · 2026
How calculated
Covington · 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:b868910d62a5537d- 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:eb66dea05be2b45c45518e8291a5- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percentCovington · 2026
How calculated
Covington · 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:b868910d62a5537d- 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:75399e7e5cc6036e696a2ac58c45- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percentCovington · 2026
How calculated
Covington · 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:b868910d62a5537d- 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:f51577d1ce5c7a6aebee43eee643- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
D0 categoryCovington · 2026
How calculated
Covington · 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:b868910d62a5537d- 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:7c0719be923708f666c66dfe6329- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
20 0-100Covington · 2026
How calculated
Covington · 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:b868910d62a5537d- 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:4cb384c58ea0c9653c305b59a3cd- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
STABLE categoryCovington · 2026
How calculated
Covington · 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:b868910d62a5537d- 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:fc719ad747ff7c0dc2ee9cc57042- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
16 weeksCovington · 2026
How calculated
Covington · 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:b868910d62a5537d- 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:ac1fc6f8024cb2f73ea404d047db- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
60 0-100Covington · 2026
How calculated
Covington · 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:b868910d62a5537d- 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:cfede6bc5a9a0a02cf98083e0e09- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
20 0-100Covington · 2026
How calculated
Covington · 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:b868910d62a5537d- 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:6ec4a2ac987eff80546cc6287f0c- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
20 0-100Covington · 2026
How calculated
Covington · 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:b868910d62a5537d- 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:3dbd78087ecb7e21a9f799fbb00f- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
61.2 percentCovington · 2026
How calculated
Covington · 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:b868910d62a5537d- 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:4a61bfd729ac1528360f7137d697- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
22.6 percentCovington · 2026
How calculated
Covington · 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:b868910d62a5537d- 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:34fa479e65464cde2aaa9b6a7804- 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—
Loads—Enter payload
$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials
Quote B
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.
53.3sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in Moneta, Virginia45.8 mi30,122 ac97.62. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in Forest, Virginia47.9 mi30,149 ac97.63. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in Timberlake, Virginia51.6 mi30,145 ac97.44. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in Bedford, Virginia39.9 mi28,699 ac94.45. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in Lynchburg, Virginia50.7 mi27,936 ac926. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in Montvale, Virginia30.8 mi26,606 ac89.67. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in North Shore, Virginia51.6 mi27,017 ac89.68. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in Stewartsville, Virginia37.5 mi26,656 ac89.49. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in Westlake Corner, Virginia48.4 mi26,158 ac87.710. Grass / Alfalfa Mix Hay in Alderson, West Virginia36 mi25,478 ac86.6Source hay
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Internal market pathways
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County and agricultural-region markets
Audit trail
Methodology & sources
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationU.S. Annual/Seasonal Climate Normals, multivariate by station
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
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2009 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2010 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2011 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2012 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2013 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2014 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2015 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2016 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2017 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2018 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2019 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2020 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2021 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2022 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2023 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2024 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2025 Cropland Data Layer — national resampled 30-meter
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 · 70 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-09-01.