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10/24/23
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Market Price of Bales of Straw as of 10/24/23.
The price is based on the US Hay and Straw pricing survey listed below and the average weight of different sizes of bales.
The Math / Science
Straw is the dry stalks of grain plant like wheat, barley and oats. It has a low nutritional value, but is commonly used in animal bedding, and as ground cover for planting seed (e.g. grass seed).
There are four common sizes of bales:
- 2 string square bales: 14"x18"x"36" These weigh between 40lbs and 60 lbs. (average 50lb)
- 3 wire square bales: 16"x22"x44" These weigh between 100lbs and 120 lbs. (average 110lb)
- Large square bales: 3' x 4' x8' These weigh between 1,200lbs and a 2,000 lbs. (average 1,600lb)
- Round bales: 48" wide and 60" in diameter These weigh between 600 and 1,200lbs (average 900lb)
The most current US Hay and Straw Price Survey information data is as follows:
- Date: 10/24/23
- State: PA
- Region: New Holland
- Alfalfa Price: $175.0 to $350.0
- Mixed Hay Price: $145.0 to $430.0
- Timothy Price: $0.0 to $0.0
- Grass Price: $0.0 to $0.0
- Straw Price: $140.0 to $220.0
Hay and Straw Calculators
- Price of Hay or Straw by the Ton (CLICK HERE)
- Market Prices of Bales of Hay. Since bales come in different sizes and not always sold by the ton, these compute the dollars per bale.
Lawn Calculators
- Time to Mow and Distance Walked Mowing
- How Many Bags for Lawn Treatment or Seeding
- Compute the amount of sod needed for a rectangular area.
- Compute the amount of sod needed for an irregular shaped area.
- Compute how much grass seed is needed to plant new sod in a rectangular area.
- Compute how much straw is needed to cover new grass seed in a rectangular area,
- Compute how much grass seed is needed to plant new sod in an irregular area.
- Compute how much straw is needed to cover new grass seed in an irregular area.
- Market Price for Bales of Straw
- Compute how much straw is needed to cover new grass in rectangular area.
- Compute how much straw is needed to cover new grass in an area (acreage)
- Compute how much straw is needed to cover new grass seed in an irregular area,
- The Sod Estimator computes the amount of sod needed for different shaped areas.