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Grass hay frequently weighs only 60 to 70 pounds ber bale, so there would be more bales in a ton. It varies depending on how big the baler operator made the bales. Good quality dried alfalfa hay is frequently in 100 pound or larger bales, so there would be 16 to 20 in a ton. Grass hay frequently weighs only 60 to 70 pounds ber bale, so there would be more bales in a ton. It varies depending on how big the baler operator made the bales.
How much storage area is required for hay? Baled hay requires approximately 250 cubic feet of storage space per ton of hay. An 1,100-pound horse eating 1.5 percent to 2.0 percent of its body weight per day in hay would eat 16.5 to 22.0 pounds per day, or in one year about 3 to 4 tons (100-120 bales of hay). Four tons of hay require 1,000 cubic feet of space or a storage area roughly 9 feet high and 11 feet x 11 feet (9' x 11' x 11'). In other words, a horse fed hay all year would require roughly an area the size of a box stall to store one year's supply of hay.