A system for sectional yield measurement comprises a draper frame (106) a reciprocating knife (112) fixed to a forward edge of the draper frame (106) rollers (122, 126) spaced apart from one another across the width of the draper frame (106) a first endless belt (120, 124) supported on the plurality of rollers (122, 126) load sensors (300) disposed to sense a cut crop load applied to the plurality of rollers (122, 126) and an ECU (204) coupled to the load sensors to calculate a sectional yield of the row independent harvesting head (102) based at least upon signals indicative of the cut crop load.
