#96618
2025 barley hay has some green colour and sun bleaching, some staining / black spot from rain event when in Windrow. Small amount of grain present. Average moisture 10.7%.
Summary
Visual grade: B
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Barley
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Planet
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
5.59
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
3.52
Protein (%)
7.3
ME (MJ / kg)
11.61
Moisture (%)
11.8
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
512 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
640 kg
Documents
Visual
2025 barley hay has some green colour and sun bleaching, some staining / black spot from rain event when in Windrow. Small amount of grain present. Average moisture 10.7%.
Crop
Type / Species
Barley
Variety
Planet
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
800
Bale / Package Weight
640 kg
Volume in Tonnes
512
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
6 - string
Material Consistency
Very even <5% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
11
Moisture High (%)
12.2
Moisture Low (%)
10.2
Number of Tests
20
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Some ryegrass present in grab sample.
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
>10% but <30% Blackspot or staining
How Long Cured (days)
20
Weather while Curing
Light Rain or Heavy Dew
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Heads formed, no milky dough seed evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
5mm of rain while in windrows
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
20-Nov-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
20
Stem Thickness
3-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
CE5 - >50% sun bleached & mottled colours, stained green leaf
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to soft texture
Aroma
Aroma
Normal species hay smell, possible dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
09/07/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (96618-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
11.61
Relative Feed Value
121
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
10.94
Relative Forage Quality
146
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
37.3
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
12.7
% Crude Fat
2.3
Digestible Energy (DE)
13.36
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
4.48
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
6.68
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
7.04
Crude Protein (CP)
7.3
% Available Protein
6.7
Soluble Protein
4
Degradable Protein
5
% ADICP
0.6
% NDICP
0.9
Soluble Protein % of CP
56
Degradable Protein % of CP
65
Est. Lysine
0.17155
Est. Methionine
0.08468
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
50.8
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
29.5
aNDFom
48
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
24.3
% TDN
74
% Starch
2.4
% Lignin
0.7
% Moisture
11.8
% Dry Matter
88.2
% Ash
3.2
uNDFom 30hr
20.9
uNDFom 120hr
8.3
uNDFom 240hr
6.6
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
41
Potassium (K)
0.98
Calcium (Ca)
0.2
Magnesium (Mg)
0.12
Phosphorus (P)
0.18
Sulfur (S)
0.12
Chloride (Cl)
0.95
Total Fatty Acids
0.85
C18:1 Oleic
0.09
C18:2 Linoleic
0.05
C18:3 Linolenic
0.14
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