#96607
LUcerrne hay 10mm rain in storm early in curing period
5 th cut irrigated lucerne hay in 8x4x3 bales. Cut at full flower with some seed evident. Had 5mm rain in storm during curing with some staining evident. Course in texture. 1 raking prior to baling
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: B
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Lucerne
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Q31
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2.11
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
4.5
Protein (%)
21.1
ME (MJ / kg)
9.88
Moisture (%)
10
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
165 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
550 kg
Documents
Visual
5 th cut irrigated lucerne hay in 8x4x3 bales. Cut at full flower with some seed evident. Had 5mm rain in storm during curing with some staining evident. Course in texture. 1 raking prior to baling
Crop
Type / Species
Lucerne
Variety
Q31
Irrigated
Yes
What cut is it?
5th
Volume
Quantity
300
Bale / Package Weight
550 kg
Volume in Tonnes
165
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 (%)
15.1
Moisture High (%)
17.1
Moisture Low (%)
14
Number of Tests
25
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Milk thistle
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Maturity
Lucerne Cut
5th
Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)
7
Rainfall damage
<5% Blackspot or stain
Weather while Curing
Light Rain or Heavy Dew
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Early flowering <25% flower
Raked Times
1
Comment
5 mm rain
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
08-Apr-2026
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
30
Stem Thickness
Lucerne 2-3mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LU3 - >50% shades of green with remainder bleached colours
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Stems course in texture Leaf partly connected
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
28/07/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (96607-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
9.88
Relative Feed Value
126
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
9.79
Relative Forage Quality
122
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
27.7
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
1.4
% Crude Fat
2
Digestible Energy (DE)
11.64
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
2.85
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
5.61
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
5.23
Crude Protein (CP)
21.1
% Available Protein
19.3
Soluble Protein
7
Degradable Protein
15
% ADICP
1.8
% NDICP
4.6
Soluble Protein % of CP
34
Degradable Protein % of CP
71
Est. Lysine
1.07188
Est. Methionine
0.33338
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
45
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
35.6
aNDFom
41.6
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
3.4
% TDN
60
% Starch
1.7
% Lignin
6.1
% Moisture
10
% Dry Matter
90
% Ash
8.8
uNDFom 30hr
27.6
uNDFom 120hr
21
uNDFom 240hr
19.6
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
24
Potassium (K)
2.78
Calcium (Ca)
1.5
Magnesium (Mg)
0.37
Phosphorus (P)
0.34
Sulfur (S)
0.35
Chloride (Cl)
1.22
Total Fatty Acids
1.48
C18:1 Oleic
0.08
C18:2 Linoleic
0.21
C18:3 Linolenic
0.31
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