#88503
Lucerne Hay 88503
Canowindra, NSW3rd cut lucerne hay.
Full inspection and feed test pending
Clean 3rd cut lucurne hay in 8x4x3 bales. Good sound bales. Slightly bleaches due to some heavy dews during curing. Good all weather access with a telehandler available to load.
Summary
Visual grade: B

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Lucerne
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Stamina
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2.06
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
4.32
Protein (%)
21.7
ME (MJ / kg)
10.36
Moisture (%)
10.7
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
164.16 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
570 kg
Visual
Clean 3rd cut lucurne hay in 8x4x3 bales. Good sound bales. Slightly bleaches due to some heavy dews during curing. Good all weather access with a telehandler available to load.
Crop
Type / Species
Lucerne
Variety
Stamina
Irrigated
Yes
What cut is it?
3rd
Volume
Quantity
288
Bale / Package Weight
570 kg
Volume in Tonnes
164.16
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
6 - string
Material Consistency
<20% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Gravel
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
15.2
Moisture High (%)
23
Moisture Comment
Good moisture range with a few high readings.
Moisture Low (%)
11
Number of Tests
35
# Tests >18%
4
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Phalaris
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Maturity
Lucerne Cut
3rd
Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)
5
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
Weather while Curing
Ideal curing conditions, light dews
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Early flowering <25% flower
Raked Times
1
Comment
Good hot drying days With heavy dews.
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
14-Jan-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
25
Stem Thickness
Lucerne 3-4mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LU4 - Approx 50% mottled green colours, remainder bleached yellow, brown-tan-silver
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal Texture, Leaf generally connected
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
15/04/2025
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (88503-NIRD-1)
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
10.36
Relative Feed Value
167
Relative Forage Quality
158
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
10.74
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
35.4
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
6.8
% Crude Fat
2
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
12.12
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
3.25
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
6.07
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
5.67
% Crude Protein
21.7
% Available Protein
20.2
% Soluble Protein
8
% Degradable Protein
16
% ADICP
1.5
% NDICP
4.3
Soluble Protein % of CP
37
Degradable Protein % of CP
76
% Est. Lysine
1.10236
% Est. Methionine
0.34286
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
36.5
% Acid Detergent Fibre
30.1
% aNDFom
35.2
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
8.1
% TDN
63
% Starch
1.8
% Lignin
6.4
% Moisture
10.7
% Dry Matter
89.3
% Ash
8.8
% uNDFom 30hr
22.6
% uNDFom 120hr
21.7
% uNDFom 240hr
21.4
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
31
% Potassium (K)
1.97
% Calcium (Ca)
1.36
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.38
% Phosphorus (P)
0.26
% Sulfur (S)
0.32
% Chloride (Cl)
0.93
Total Fatty Acids
1.38
C18:1 Oleic
0.02
C18:2 Linoleic
0.17
C18:3 Linolenic
0.3
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