Real cotton bale from Lubbock, Texas-the hub of the south plains. Lubbock is the center of the most concentrated cotton production in the world. In a radius of about 100 miles 2 million bales are produced yearly. Lubbock county alone produces 250,000 bales. A regular cotton bale weighs 500 Ibs. Its average value is 325.00. The average yeild per acre is 453 ibs. this little equals a long sleeve shirt in its raw form.