#92843
Lucerne Hay 92843
Ob Flat, SA1st cut lucerne
Typical representation of first cut Lucerne comprising 50% ryegrass. Normal hay smell, but bleached due to rain events and a long curing period.
Summary
Visual grade: C

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Lucerne
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
SF Force 7
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2.14
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
3.83
ME (MJ / kg)
8.78
Protein (%)
15.7
Moisture (%)
10.7
Visual Grade
C
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
150 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
600 kg
Visual
Typical representation of first cut Lucerne comprising 50% ryegrass. Normal hay smell, but bleached due to rain events and a long curing period.
Crop
Type / Species
Lucerne
Variety
SF Force 7
Irrigated
No
What cut is it?
1st
Volume
Quantity
250
Bale / Package Weight
600 kg
Volume in Tonnes
150
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 Comment
Good open sided shed
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Gravel
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
22.5
Moisture High (%)
27
Moisture Comment
Mostly around 20%
Moisture Low (%)
14
Number of Tests
22
# Tests >18%
6
Weeds
Weed Amount
>40% or notify weeds
Weeds Comments
50% ryegrass
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Minor dust & straw
Foreign Material Comments
Leaf dust
Maturity
Lucerne Cut
1st
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
>10% but <30% Blackspot or staining
How Long Cured (days)
28
Weather while Curing
Poor curing conditions
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Early flowering <25% flower
Raked Times
1
Comment
Rain events on and off during curing period
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
14-Dec-2025
Curing additive
No
Baling to Storage Time
More than 2 weeks
Stem
Stem Length Comment
20-50
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
30
Stem Thickness
Lucerne 2-3mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LU5 - Majority mottled colours with possible moisture damage / mould / black spot
Colour Comment
Bleached due to weather damage from rain events
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Stems course in texture Leaf partly connected
Leaf Retention comment
Leaf detaches easily. Soft to touch though.
Aroma
Aroma
Normal species hay smell, possible dust
Aroma Comment
Smells normal
Inspection
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (92843-NIRD-2)
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
8.78
Relative Feed Value
88
Relative Forage Quality
100
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
8.62
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
19.4
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
4.6
% Crude Fat
1.8
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
10.55
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
2.12
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
4.62
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
4.43
% Crude Protein
15.7
% Available Protein
14.2
% Soluble Protein
5
% Degradable Protein
11
% ADICP
1.5
% NDICP
3.9
Soluble Protein % of CP
34
Degradable Protein % of CP
72
% Est. Lysine
0.79756
% Est. Methionine
0.24806
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
59.9
% Acid Detergent Fibre
41.3
% aNDFom
59
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
6.7
% TDN
56
% Starch
0.6
% Lignin
6.8
% Moisture
10.7
% Dry Matter
89.3
% Ash
7.2
% uNDFom 30hr
35.1
% uNDFom 120hr
27.1
% uNDFom 240hr
26
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
34
% Potassium (K)
1.86
% Calcium (Ca)
0.99
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.22
% Phosphorus (P)
0.33
% Sulfur (S)
0.22
% Chloride (Cl)
0.61
Total Fatty Acids
0.9
C18:1 Oleic
0.08
C18:2 Linoleic
0.1
C18:3 Linolenic
0.09
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