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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.
Bales can vary from 30 to 150 lbs. You need to weigh them.   Most 1000 pound horses should be given about 15 to 20 pounds of grass hay a day, if this is their only source of roughage (as with stalled horses). So with a normal 50 pound bale, that just under half a bale.