#96489
1st cut lucerne hay in 8x4x3 bales .
1st cut irrigated Lucerne hay cut with mower conditioner and raked once. Still showing some good green colour from curing over a fourteen day period with morning dew. Has a soft texture with leaf holding together when touched. 660 kg bales showing plenty of leaf on bale ends.
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: A
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Lucerne
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Siriver
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2.59
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
4.74
Protein (%)
18.2
ME (MJ / kg)
9.94
Moisture (%)
10.8
Visual Grade
A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
462 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
660 kg
Visual
1st cut irrigated Lucerne hay cut with mower conditioner and raked once. Still showing some good green colour from curing over a fourteen day period with morning dew. Has a soft texture with leaf holding together when touched. 660 kg bales showing plenty of leaf on bale ends.
Crop
Type / Species
Lucerne
Variety
Siriver
Irrigated
Yes
What cut is it?
1st
Volume
Quantity
700
Bale / Package Weight
660 kg
Volume in Tonnes
462
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 (%)
11.6
Moisture High (%)
13.3
Moisture Comment
Tight range
Moisture Low (%)
11.3
Number of Tests
40
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
< 5%
Weeds Comments
Very small amount of milk thistle in the odd bale.
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Minor dust & straw
Foreign Material Comments
small amount of stick/straw and eucalyptus leaf found in core sample.
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
Ideal conditions, with dews.
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
10-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
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Soft to normal in texture Leaf mostly connected; >90% retention and 95% in bale.
Leaf Retention comment
Soft to touch, leaf holds together when touched.
Aroma
Aroma
Normal species hay smell, possible dust
Aroma Comment
Smells normal
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
21/07/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (96489-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
9.94
Relative Feed Value
137
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
10.3
Relative Forage Quality
136
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
32.7
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
5.9
% Crude Fat
2.5
Digestible Energy (DE)
11.71
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
3.08
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
5.84
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
5.48
Crude Protein (CP)
18.2
% Available Protein
16.6
Soluble Protein
7
Degradable Protein
13
% ADICP
1.6
% NDICP
4.1
Soluble Protein % of CP
36
Degradable Protein % of CP
73
Est. Lysine
0.92456
Est. Methionine
0.28756
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
42.1
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
34.2
aNDFom
39.3
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
6.5
% TDN
61
% Starch
1.9
% Lignin
6.4
% Moisture
10.8
% Dry Matter
89.2
% Ash
8.6
uNDFom 30hr
25.9
uNDFom 120hr
20.1
uNDFom 240hr
18.6
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
29
Potassium (K)
1.77
Calcium (Ca)
1.56
Magnesium (Mg)
0.47
Phosphorus (P)
0.29
Sulfur (S)
0.25
Chloride (Cl)
0.76
Total Fatty Acids
1.16
C18:1 Oleic
0.05
C18:2 Linoleic
0.18
C18:3 Linolenic
0.22
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