BaleWiseCalifornia hay market
What hay costs in California
BaleWise tracks 49 hay sellers in California — 20 with listed prices, verified July 25, 2026. Every price is normalized to true cost per US ton (2,000 lb) so a heavy bale and a light bale compare honestly.
Small square bales run $200–560 per US ton across 17 priced listings, with a midpoint of $286/ton. Sticker prices run $7.00–$28.00 per bale — bale weight is what moves the true cost. Round bales: one priced listing at $273/ton.
Fair-price verdicts below are judged against the Pacific market midpoint — the same yardstick the live board uses. For distances from you, ZIP search, and price alerts, head to the full board.
Every listing
California hay listings
All 49 sellers we track in California, cheapest true cost per ton first; call-for-price sellers at the bottom. Prices are farm-gate unless the details say otherwise.
| Seller | Town | Bale | Price | True cost | Verdict | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private sellercow/sheep grass hay, rough grade with some weeds, not horse quality; “84 a block”; “Delivery available / Plz call” (listing updated Jul 10) | Merced, CA | Bale not listed | $4.00/bale | — | — | checked Jul 4 |
| Private sellerAlfalfa, new 2026 crop, grown with regenerative practices, barn stored; sold by the stack (68 or 88 bales), hay squeeze on site for pickup; appointment only (bale type and weight not stated) | Nicolaus, CA | Bale not listed | $14.00/bale | — | — | checked Jul 25 |
| Private sellersquare · grass pasture mix (rye, fescue, Dallis grass, clover), 3-string bales; $10/bale or $700 for an 80-bale stack | Biggs, CA | Small square | $10.00/bale | ≈ $200/ton | Good deal | checked Jul 18 |
| Private sellersquare · irrigated pasture hay, native grass (timothy grass, bull rush, water grass), natural, no chemicals, good quality; $7/bale single, $6/bale at 74+ bales | Dos Palos, CA | Small square | $7.00/bale | ≈ $200/ton | Good deal | checked Jul 25 |
| Private sellersquare · 3-twine grass hay, clean, no weeds/no spray/no rain damage, barn stored; $13/bale horse quality or $11 stock hay; 15-bale minimum, cash only, will help load | Red Bluff, CA | Small square | $11.00/bale | ≈ $220/ton | Good deal | checked Jul 18 |
| Private sellersquare · 2026 first-cutting wheat/alfalfa mix, 3-string bales ~95 lb each; delivery available on 128+ bales; also grain hay & barley straw | Chico, CA | Small square | $12.00/bale | ≈ $253/ton | Good deal | checked Jul 18 |
| Private sellersquare · alfalfa, 2026 second cutting, clean and not weedy; $13/bale loose or $12/bale for a full 80-bale stack | Fresno, CA | Small square | $12.00/bale | ≈ $253/ton | Good deal | checked Jul 18 |
| Private sellersquare · fresh clean alfalfa, ~110 lb avg bales; stack sizes 64-104 bales or truck/trailer loads; delivery for extra fee | Sanger, CA | Small square | $14.00/bale | ≈ $255/ton | Good deal | checked Jul 18 |
| Richard (private seller) — Cottonwood, CAround · grass hay, 4x4 round bales, $75 each; seller loads for you (pickup) | Cottonwood, CA | Round | $75.00/bale | ≈ $273/ton | — | checked Jul 18 |
| Private sellersquare · organically grown forage mix (oats, wheat, beardless barley, peas), green hay, minimal waste, barn stored, ~107 lb bales; alfalfa also available at $18/bale; satisfaction guarantee; pickup only, call/text to arrange | Templeton, CA | Small square | $15.00/bale | ≈ $280/ton | Good deal | checked Jul 18 |
| Private sellersquare · 2026 three-way grain hay (oats, beardless barley, wheat) for cows/sheep/goats; $10/bale at 20-bale minimum, $11 under 20 | Woodland, CA | Small square | $10.00/bale | ≈ $286/ton | Good deal | checked Jul 25 |
| Tom's Hay Farmsq · Alfalfa 105+ lb 3-string bales — sale price $15 (Bermuda $14, orchard $32); 15-22% protein; daily deliveries in Imperial Valley/San Diego | Calexico, CA | Small square | $15.00/bale | = $286/ton | Good deal | checked Jul 25 |
| Silva Family Ranchsquare · 2025 alfalfa, ~100 lb 3-tie bales, sold by the stack of 88; pickup min 15 bales; 2026 alfalfa due May 2026 | Tracy, CA | Small square | $15.00/bale | ≈ $300/ton | Good deal | checked Jul 25 |
| Lynn (private seller) — Tracy, CAsquare · beardless wheat hay, stacks for sale, ~30 stacks remaining; delivery available (near Mountain House) | Tracy, CA | Small square | $10.00/bale | ≈ $308/ton | Good deal | checked Jul 25 |
| Alfredo (private seller) — Oakdale, CAsquare · 2nd cutting alfalfa, barn stored, ~102 lb avg bales; no minimum, help loading, discounts on full stack/truckload | Oakdale, CA | Small square | $16.50/bale | ≈ $324/ton | Fair price | checked Jul 18 |
| Private sellersquare · alfalfa, second cutting (segundo corte); bilingual ad | Biola, CA | Small square | $16.00/bale | ≈ $337/ton | Fair price | checked Jul 18 |
| Private sellersquare · horse hay alfalfa, flakes well, medium stem with lots of leaf, nice heavy bales; $17 delivered & stacked, 10-bale minimum for free delivery | Victorville, CA | Small square | $17.00/bale | ≈ $358/ton | Fair price | checked Jul 18 |
| S.D. Seifert Co.sq · Alfalfa (#1/#2), meadow grass, low-sugar orchard, orchard, orchard/alfalfa blend, beardless wheat & forage mixes; daily price updates | Acampo, CA | Small square | $18.00/bale | ≈ $360/ton | Fair price | checked Jul 25 |
| Private sellersquare · horse-quality 4-way blend (rye grass, clover, orchard grass, oats); single bale or block of 80-88; cash only, pickup | Wilton, CA | Small square | $14.00/bale | ≈ $400/ton | High per ton | checked Jul 25 |
| Tony's Hay and Grainsq · Premium 80/20 orchard/alfalfa mix, bermuda, alfalfa (#1 & #4) & teff grass; ~105 lb horse-hay bales | Norco, CA | Small square | $28.00/bale | ≈ $560/ton | High per ton | checked Jul 25 |
| RT Hay LLCOrchard grass, timothy, orchard/alfalfa mix, meadow grass, alfalfa & teff; horse hay direct from the farm (prices by phone) | Lincoln, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 17 |
| Coastal Hay & AgAlfalfa, Bermuda, coastal oat, orchard grass, teff, timothy & three-grain forage; high-fiber low-sugar horse hay, ~2,000 acres (prices by phone) | Santa Ynez, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 17 |
| Romberg Milling Inc.Alfalfa, timothy, orchard, Bermuda, teff, oat hay & straw; 80+ yrs supplying SoCal equestrian facilities (prices by phone) | Paramount, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 17 |
| SoCal Hay (Jason Allensworth)Orchard, timothy, alfalfa & meadow mixes, Bermuda, teff, grain hay, 3-way & straw; truckloads squeeze-unloaded at your farm (prices by phone) | Fresno, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 17 |
| White Stallion Hay & RanchBermuda, oat & timothy hay; wholesale, established 2019, delivers and unloads (prices by phone) | Corona, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 25 |
| Shasta Farm EquipmentAlfalfa #1/#2, alfalfa-grass mix, grain hay (wheat/oat/rye), meadow grass, orchard grass & straw; small & big bales from local ranches (prices by phone) | Cottonwood, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 17 |
| Imperial Hay Sales, Inc.Alfalfa hay, giant Bermuda & wheat straw; Imperial Valley grower, second location serving Chino (prices by phone) | Westmorland, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 17 |
| Golden Eagle Hay Co., Inc.Imperial Valley non-GMO alfalfa, premium sudan & Bermuda hay; grower/broker/exporter, double-compressed (prices by phone) | Calipatria, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 25 |
| West-Gro Farms, Inc.High-quality green horse hay, alfalfa hay & straw, grass products; 45-yr multigenerational forage farm, ships nationwide (prices by phone) | El Centro, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 17 |
| AGCO Hay CompanyAlfalfa, oat, wheat, barley, forage mix, timothy, rye, orchard blends & straw; sources top California hay via 40+ yr grower relationships (prices by phone) | Tres Pinos, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 17 |
| Bar-Roq RanchRye grass, second-cut alfalfa, cow-hay mixes, horse-quality mixed grass & three-way grass (prices by phone) | Hopland, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 17 |
| Bill Claverie FarmsAlfalfa & Bermuda hay; Imperial Valley grower (prices by phone) | Heber, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 25 |
| C. L. Smith Hay & GrainHay & grain dealer serving SoCal horse owners (call for current types/availability) (prices by phone) | San Jacinto, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 25 |
| Ametza, LLCImperial Valley alfalfa & forage (call for current types/availability) (prices by phone) | Holtville, CA | Large square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 25 |
| Eric Sanchez Trucking & Hay SalesHay sales & trucking out of Blythe (call for current types/availability) (prices by phone) | Blythe, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 25 |
| Big Mare's Hay DistributionHorse hay distribution serving the Temecula area (call for current types/availability) (prices by phone) | Temecula, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 25 |
| Caballero Feed Co.Hay & feed dealer serving Inland Empire horse owners (call for current types/availability) (prices by phone) | Ontario, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 25 |
| O. H. Kruse Grain & MillingGrain & milling supplier carrying hay for SoCal horse owners (call for current types/availability) (prices by phone) | La Habra, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 25 |
| San Dimas Grain Co.Grain & hay dealer serving San Gabriel Valley horse owners (call for current types/availability) (prices by phone) | San Dimas, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 25 |
| D. Owens, Inc.Hay supplier serving San Diego & Temecula areas (call for current types/availability) (prices by phone) | Temecula, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 25 |
| Calliope Wholesale Feeds & SuppliesTimothy (long-headed 1st cut), orchard, alfalfa, bermuda, teff & orchard-alfalfa blends; full/half-truckload horse hay (prices by phone) | Phelan, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 17 |
| OH Commercial FarmsAlfalfa, bermuda grass, orchard grass & straw; horse/dairy/cow hay, small & big bales, alfalfa pellets (prices by phone) | Sacramento, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 17 |
| North Cal HayAlfalfa, timothy, bermuda, klein grass & oat hay; semi-truckload supply to ranches & feed stores, statewide (prices by phone) | Bakersfield, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 17 |
| Jamul Feed Storesquare · feed-store retail — alfalfa $17.99/bale, Bermuda $18.99/bale, Teff $26/bale; also carries straw | Jamul, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 25 |
| Private sellersquare · premium green alfalfa, high protein, medium stem, very leafy; 16-inch bales (larger than standard); $1,036 for a 74-bale full load; delivery available | Bakersfield, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 25 |
| The Saturday Hay SaleWholesale-to-the-public hay yard — #1 alfalfa, Bermuda grass & hay pellets; posts a monthly price flyer on its site (prices by phone) | Ontario, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 17 |
| Elston Hay & GrainFeed store carrying alfalfa #1/#2/organic, timothy, Bermuda, teff, orchard grass & chaff in 3-twine and pressed bales; delivers across San Diego County (prices by phone) | Ramona, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 17 |
| The Hay YardHay yard open Fri & Sat — alfalfa, mountain grass and wheat/alfalfa mix in ~115 lb 3-string bales, truckload delivery available; posted flyer prices are undated, so confirm by phone (prices by phone) | Red Bluff, CA | Small square | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 17 |
| Private seller2026 high-quality alfalfa, no rain and no weeds, tarped before storms; sold in stacks of 88 bales (prices by phone) | Sacramento, CA | Bale not listed | call for price | — | call | checked Jul 25 |
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