How much does the average bale of hay weigh?

Question

e.g. ones like this

http://www.redroosterfarm.com/assets/images/haybale.jpg

Answer 1

50 is probably average, but you can get back breaking 90 pounders, too.  UGH!!!

Answer 2

Depends on what kind of hay and the hay baler used.  I buy coastal bermuda hay and the bales I get from my local farmer range from abut 40 to 50 pounds.

Answer 3

in my country they make them round and bigger, like a wheel.

Answer 4

Helen,

That two strand bale could weigh as little as 50 lbs, or as much as 100 lbs.  You didn't give us anything to compare it with size wise.

Here in California, we typically have a 3 strand bale of alfafa, alfafa and grass hay, which will weigh anywhere from 100+ lbs to 125 lbs.  The big round bales that I've seen pictures of in the midwest and the East Coast are HUGE, weighing upwards of a 900 lbs from what I've been told and have seen pictures of.

I hope this gives you a better idea of what the bale can differ weight wise.

Answer 5

About 9 lbs. But, you can get bales anywhere from 15 ounces to 50 pounds! You can get 50 pounds of Orchard grass for $31, which will last the average horse 5 days.

Answer 6

not enough 4 a shire 4 ever 1 day

Answer 7

Mine are 35-40 lbs.

Answer 8

the ones that we buy from our feed store are normally about 70 lbs

Answer 9

Well, it depends on the farmer.  My dad only had girls to do the stacking, so he had to make "girl bales" which only weighed about 30 pounds.  Typically though, they can weigh as much as 50-90 pounds if it's thick alfalfa or a little damp.  Balers have different tensions that they can be set to make different sizes of bales.

Horses need to eat 1-2% of their body weight every day in roughage (hay).  That means a 1000 pound horse needs to eat 10-20 pounds of hay every day.

Answer 10

Well, bale weights vary depending on size, tension setting when baled and the type of hay. We normally bale 16 flake bales for resale ranging from 50 - 60 pounds. The ones we bale for ourselves normally have 20 - 22 flakes and weigh 85lbs +.  Grass hay is light, timmothy is a bit heavier, alfalfa/red clover is the heaviest. Hope this helps!

Answer 11

It will depend upon the cutting time, the mixture of grasses, and the particular farm who bales them, but in general I'd say 35 to 50 lbs each.

Answer 12

I've had ones similar to that weighing anywhere from 50 - 75lbs.

It depends on the density of the hay.  If the field was thick, the bales will weigh more than if the field was sparse.

Answer 13

It really depends on the type of hay and how tightly it is packed.  I have seen bales like that as light as 40 lbs and as heavy as 120 pounds.  It depends a lot on who is baling and how they set the baler but also know that clover and alfalfa weigh more than grass bales.  On average I would say 60 for grass and 70 for alfalfa or clover.

Answer 14

If you are referring to the small square bales, it depends on what kind of hay that it is...grass is not going to be as heavy as alfalfa...but all bales can run from 40 lbs to 90 lbs...that is the outside on both ends....remember, it depends on what the moisture content was when the hay was baled and what is in the bale.