#96942
Good line of first cut Lucerne hay with up to 20% ryegrass. Cut with mower conditioner and raked once. Baled in ideal conditions after a fourteen day curing period. Showing some green colour, but typical bleaching after dews.
Seller Information:
Summary
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Grassy Lucerne
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Siriver
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2.71
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
4.5
Protein (%)
15.5
ME (MJ / kg)
9.33
Moisture (%)
9.5
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
264 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
660 kg
Visual
Good line of first cut Lucerne hay with up to 20% ryegrass. Cut with mower conditioner and raked once. Baled in ideal conditions after a fourteen day curing period. Showing some green colour, but typical bleaching after dews.
Crop
Type / Species
Grassy Lucerne
Variety
Siriver
Irrigated
Yes
What cut is it?
1st
Volume
Quantity
400
Bale / Package Weight
660 kg
Volume in Tonnes
264
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
6 - string
Material Consistency
<10% 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 (%)
13.8
Moisture High (%)
15.6
Moisture Comment
12-15
Moisture Low (%)
12
Number of Tests
30
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
< 30%
Weeds Comments
Ryegrass, up to 20% some bales.
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Maturity
Lucerne Cut
1st
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
14
Weather while Curing
Ideal curing conditions, light dews
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Early flowering <25% flower
Raked Times
1
Comment
No rain
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
01-Nov-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
10-30
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
20
Stem Thickness
Lucerne 2-3mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LU4 - Approx 50% mottled green colours, remainder bleached yellow, brown-tan-silver
Colour Comment
Bleached, typical of the ryegrass component not keeping colour
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Soft to normal in texture Leaf mostly connected; >90% retention and 95% in bale.
Leaf Retention comment
Normal to Soft to touch
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Aroma Comment
Smells normal
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
21/07/2026
Inspection Manager
Kimberley Detmers
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (96942-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
9.33
Relative Feed Value
127
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
9.59
Relative Forage Quality
128
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
28.6
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
4.7
% Crude Fat
2.7
Digestible Energy (DE)
11.1
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
2.72
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
5.5
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
5.09
Crude Protein (CP)
15.5
% Available Protein
14
Soluble Protein
7
Degradable Protein
12
% ADICP
1.5
% NDICP
3.4
Soluble Protein % of CP
43
Degradable Protein % of CP
74
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
45.9
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
33.9
aNDFom
41.6
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
10
% TDN
59
% Starch
1.8
% Lignin
5.8
% Moisture
9.5
% Dry Matter
90.5
% Ash
10.9
uNDFom 30hr
25.2
uNDFom 120hr
18.2
uNDFom 240hr
16.8
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
33
Potassium (K)
1.89
Calcium (Ca)
1.19
Magnesium (Mg)
0.37
Phosphorus (P)
0.29
Sulfur (S)
0.26
Chloride (Cl)
0.59
Total Fatty Acids
1.09
C18:1 Oleic
0.07
C18:2 Linoleic
0.14
C18:3 Linolenic
0.16
What You'll Pay
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