#91857
Barley Hay 91857
Peake, SA2025 Barley hay lot 2
Good line of barley hay with reasonable colour. Cut with mower conditioner and raked once. Had one rain event during curing of about 40mm. Nice short crop with soft texture and normal hay smell.
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: B

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Barley
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Commodus
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2.96
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
2.79
Protein (%)
10.6
ME (MJ / kg)
11.24
Moisture (%)
10.8
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
500.5 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
700 kg
Interim Visual
Good line of barley hay with reasonable colour. Cut with mower conditioner and raked once. Had one rain event during curing of about 40mm. Nice short crop with soft texture and normal hay smell.
Crop
Type / Species
Barley
Variety
Commodus
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
715
Bale / Package Weight
700 kg
Volume in Tonnes
500.5
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
8 - String
Material Consistency
Very even <5% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
New shed
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
13.7
Moisture High (%)
22
Moisture Comment
Ranging from 10-22
Moisture Low (%)
10
Number of Tests
23
# Tests >18%
2
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
<5% Blackspot or stain
How Long Cured (days)
18
Weather while Curing
Rainfall >10mm & < 25mm
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Heads formed, no milky dough seed evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
One rain event
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
31-Oct-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
20-30
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
25
Stem Thickness
3-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
CE3 - >50% shades of green, with remainder sun bleached to bright white / golden colour
Colour Comment
Good colour
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Very soft in texture
Leaf Retention comment
Very soft texture
Aroma
Aroma
Sweet fresh hay smell
Aroma Comment
Smells normal
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
26/02/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (91857-NIRD-1)
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
11.24
Relative Feed Value
114
Relative Forage Quality
175
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
10.22
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
30.6
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
14.9
% Crude Fat
2.5
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
12.99
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
4.09
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
6.26
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
6.6
% Crude Protein
10.6
% Available Protein
10
% Soluble Protein
5
% Degradable Protein
7
% ADICP
0.6
% NDICP
2.2
Soluble Protein % of CP
50
Degradable Protein % of CP
70
% Est. Lysine
0.2491
% Est. Methionine
0.12296
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
53.9
% Acid Detergent Fibre
29.6
% aNDFom
50.2
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
19.8
% TDN
71
% Starch
1.9
% Lignin
1.2
% Moisture
10.8
% Dry Matter
89.2
% Ash
4.8
% uNDFom 30hr
16
% uNDFom 120hr
6.8
% uNDFom 240hr
5.5
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
54
% Potassium (K)
1.06
% Calcium (Ca)
0.31
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.15
% Phosphorus (P)
0.21
% Sulfur (S)
0.22
% Chloride (Cl)
1.28
Total Fatty Acids
1.18
C18:1 Oleic
0.1
C18:2 Linoleic
0.13
C18:3 Linolenic
0.29
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