#93425
3rd cut Lucerne
Good 3rd cut lucerne hay well prepared in hot conditions with 3 millimetres of rain on windrow & stored in a good shed. Cured quickly with an average moisture content of 12.5%
Summary
Visual grade: B

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Lucerne
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Unknown
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
3.42
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
6.57
Protein (%)
17.7
ME (MJ / kg)
9.21
Moisture (%)
9.1
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
115.91 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
670 kg
Documents
Visual
Good 3rd cut lucerne hay well prepared in hot conditions with 3 millimetres of rain on windrow & stored in a good shed. Cured quickly with an average moisture content of 12.5%
Crop
Type / Species
Lucerne
Variety
Unknown
Irrigated
Yes
What cut is it?
3rd
Volume
Quantity
173
Bale / Package Weight
670 kg
Volume in Tonnes
115.91
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 Comment
Excellent shed
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
12.5
Moisture High (%)
17.6
Moisture Comment
low of 10% to 17.6%
Moisture Low (%)
10
Number of Tests
30
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Clean
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Maturity
Lucerne Cut
3rd
Cutting & Curing
Weather while Curing
Light Rain or Heavy Dew
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
10
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Mid flowering
Raked Times
1
Comment
3mil
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
17-Jan-2026
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Even
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
12
Stem Thickness
Lucerne 2-3mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LU3 - >50% shades of green with remainder bleached colours
Colour Comment
Good
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Soft to normal in texture Leaf mostly connected; >90% retention and 95% in bale.
Leaf Retention comment
In bale
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Aroma Comment
Good
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
29/01/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (93425-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
9.21
Relative Feed Value
125
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
9.79
Relative Forage Quality
105
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
31.1
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
5.5
% Crude Fat
1.2
Digestible Energy (DE)
10.98
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
2.45
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
5.32
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
4.79
Crude Protein (CP)
17.7
% Available Protein
16.3
Soluble Protein
8
Degradable Protein
14
% ADICP
1.4
% NDICP
3.6
Soluble Protein % of CP
44
Degradable Protein % of CP
78
Est. Lysine
0.89916
Est. Methionine
0.27966
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
44.8
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
36.8
aNDFom
43.5
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
6.5
% TDN
57
% Starch
0.7
% Lignin
7.4
% Moisture
9.1
% Dry Matter
90.9
% Ash
8.8
uNDFom 30hr
28.8
uNDFom 120hr
28.2
uNDFom 240hr
28.1
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
27
Potassium (K)
2.34
Calcium (Ca)
1.01
Magnesium (Mg)
0.32
Phosphorus (P)
0.26
Sulfur (S)
0.26
Chloride (Cl)
0.81
Total Fatty Acids
1.09
C18:1 Oleic
0.02
C18:2 Linoleic
0.15
C18:3 Linolenic
0.2
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