Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass Hay
in Riesel, Texas

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Evidence strength45/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint12,032 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Sorghum crop context

Production depth71.7 / 100HIGH

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence84.5 / 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 difficulty44.9 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal39.1 in1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies sorghum crop context around Riesel, but it does not measure how much is specifically Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 12,032 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 57th percentile among 1,863 analyzed Texas localities and the 94th percentile nationally. McLennan County reports 34,371 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 Holland, Texas, 49 miles away with 20,895 mapped acres. The current drought signal is 86.1% 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 pressureLOW
MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped sorghum crop context footprint ranks at the 57th percentile among analyzed Texas localities.

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This raster evidence is broader sorghum crop context; it does not identify how much is specifically Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass hay.

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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 sorghum crop context footprint

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

FAMILY

Footprint history

84.5 / 100 persistence · HIGH

2008: 26,535 acres · 62nd regional percentile · 96th national percentile2009: 27,373 acres · 63rd regional percentile · 96th national percentile2010: 32,020 acres · 73rd regional percentile · 97th national percentile2011: 32,746 acres · 82nd regional percentile · 97th national percentile2012: 36,492 acres · 75th regional percentile · 97th national percentile2013: 25,934 acres · 66th regional percentile · 96th national percentile2014: 23,998 acres · 66th regional percentile · 96th national percentile2015: 14,162 acres · 54th regional percentile · 94th national percentile2016: 15,082 acres · 54th regional percentile · 95th national percentile2017: 12,467 acres · 58th regional percentile · 96th national percentile2018: 10,526 acres · 47th regional percentile · 95th national percentile2019: 15,662 acres · 63rd regional percentile · 96th national percentile2020: 11,255 acres · 50th regional percentile · 95th national percentile2021: 18,920 acres · 56th regional percentile · 95th national percentile2022: 14,418 acres · 57th regional percentile · 95th national percentile2023: 18,113 acres · 60th regional percentile · 95th national percentile2024: 4,950 acres · 50th regional percentile · 92nd national percentile2025: 12,032 acres · 57th regional percentile · 94th 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.

71.7production depth
Beef CattleHISTORICAL
34,371 head

McLennan County · 2022

How calculated

McLennan County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48309:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
34,371 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:89892337a541132af4c92bb1a867
Official record
Open source ↗
CattleHISTORICAL
86,476 head

McLennan County · 2022

How calculated

McLennan County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48309:cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
86,476 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:8e9e8a57cf86bad2a9a52e34e845
Official record
Open source ↗
Dairy CattleHISTORICAL
3,606 head

McLennan County · 2022

How calculated

McLennan County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48309:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
3,606 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:5c3f126c76bf0e73dafd24f9aaf6
Official record
Open source ↗
SheepHISTORICAL
5,406 head

McLennan County · 2022

How calculated

McLennan County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48309:sheep:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
5,406 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:74850ce7e822565bdedbbbe30a1f
Official record
Open source ↗
Beef CattleHISTORICAL
34,371 head

McLennan County · 2022

How calculated

McLennan County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48309:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
34,371 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:89892337a541132af4c92bb1a867
Official record
Open source ↗
CattleHISTORICAL
86,476 head

McLennan County · 2022

How calculated

McLennan County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48309:cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
86,476 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:8e9e8a57cf86bad2a9a52e34e845
Official record
Open source ↗
Dairy CattleHISTORICAL
3,606 head

McLennan County · 2022

How calculated

McLennan County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48309:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
3,606 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:5c3f126c76bf0e73dafd24f9aaf6
Official record
Open source ↗
SheepHISTORICAL
5,406 head

McLennan County · 2022

How calculated

McLennan County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source
usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot
usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record
48309:sheep:2022
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2022-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
5,406 head
Normalized unit
head
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:74850ce7e822565bdedbbbe30a1f
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 Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass 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 precipitation39.1 in
How calculated

MARLIN, 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:4793fb581f36d9903857bf21fb36
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature65.3 °F
How calculated

MARLIN, 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:4ae7f9a7689922283259eb2a6c9d
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance12.3 miles
How calculated

MARLIN, TX US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Riesel 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:309322aef84d5a05bf25496033ba
Official record
Open source ↗

Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.

Environmental pressure

Drought & moisture context

Drought Current Area D1 PlusLATEST
86.1 percent

Riesel · 2026

How calculated

Riesel · 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:6eba58130f05c75c6889b6d9862a
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Riesel · 2026

How calculated

Riesel · 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:65b5af0b4663da165cea28527f3c
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST
0 percent

Riesel · 2026

How calculated

Riesel · 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:781b42ba829e4cdc4a0d929b0c7b
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST
D1 category

Riesel · 2026

How calculated

Riesel · 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:dd3a4fa4cbda133e60f70c1602a1
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
37.2 0-100

Riesel · 2026

How calculated

Riesel · 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:0f1639aec159fa254309a4f13d6b
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Four Week TrendLATEST
WORSENING category

Riesel · 2026

How calculated

Riesel · 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:be8ac0f24367173a9610b7a08659
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST
15 weeks

Riesel · 2026

How calculated

Riesel · 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:a2ddc6c3013fd201db5c2930adc2
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST
1 0-100

Riesel · 2026

How calculated

Riesel · 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:9c3048a87ce3159c4e83cd677882
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST
40 0-100

Riesel · 2026

How calculated

Riesel · 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:3dec94f4d76a15a91ccf06d789a1
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST
1.3 0-100

Riesel · 2026

How calculated

Riesel · 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:312902ff084a98d62ad20e67238e
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST
27.7 percent

Riesel · 2026

How calculated

Riesel · 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:85bd9dc451799218ef1fbab801b0
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST
5.6 percent

Riesel · 2026

How calculated

Riesel · 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:40d2ffbfb9fbc7ef7067d0879a51
Official record
Open source ↗

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

HayQuotes marketplace

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No recent HayQuotes marketplace observations are available yet for this local market.

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

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Delivered total$0.00
Delivered equivalent
LoadsEnter payload

$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials

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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.

44.9sourcing 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 Sorghum-Sudan / Sudan Grass 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.