#97221
Oaten hay baled in 2025
Soft handling Wallaby oaten hay which has lost some colour over a five week curing period with a little rain. 16.4% average moisture Cut at full flower with little or no milky dough grain. Dusty when handled. Very little black spot.
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: B
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Oaten
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Wallaby
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2.44
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
2.67
Protein (%)
11.3
ME (MJ / kg)
10.32
Moisture (%)
11.2
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
188.27 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
670 kg
Documents
Visual
Soft handling Wallaby oaten hay which has lost some colour over a five week curing period with a little rain. 16.4% average moisture Cut at full flower with little or no milky dough grain. Dusty when handled. Very little black spot.
Crop
Type / Species
Oaten
Variety
Wallaby
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
281
Bale / Package Weight
670 kg
Volume in Tonnes
188.27
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
Good secure storage
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
Possible
Damage Caused
Nil to minimal rodent damage at time of assessment
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
16.4
Moisture High (%)
27
Moisture Comment
High readings appear to have not damaged hay
Moisture Low (%)
12.6
Number of Tests
54
# Tests >18%
10
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Possible ryegrass
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Water marking leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
42
Weather while Curing
Light Rain or Heavy Dew
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Full Flower, possible milky dough seed
Raked Times
1
Comment
Light showers on windrow
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
20-Oct-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Between 1 and 2 weeks
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
10
Stem Thickness
3-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
CE2 - Fresh green to dark green <25% sun bleached to bright white / golden colour
Colour Comment
Approximately 25% bleached product due to rain events
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Very soft in texture
Leaf Retention comment
Soft handling hay
Aroma
Aroma
Normal species hay smell, possible dust
Aroma Comment
Normal species aroma. Dusty when handled
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
13/08/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (97221-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
10.32
Relative Feed Value
120
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
9.99
Relative Forage Quality
165
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
30.6
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
14
% Crude Fat
3.1
Digestible Energy (DE)
12.08
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
3.54
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
6
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
5.99
Crude Protein (CP)
11.3
% Available Protein
10.5
Soluble Protein
4
Degradable Protein
8
% ADICP
0.8
% NDICP
2.7
Soluble Protein % of CP
39
Degradable Protein % of CP
72
Est. Lysine
0.40228
Est. Methionine
0.21131
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
49.6
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
31.8
aNDFom
45.4
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
20.1
% TDN
65
% Starch
2.4
% Lignin
3.1
% Moisture
11.2
% Dry Matter
88.8
% Ash
8.1
uNDFom 30hr
15.2
uNDFom 120hr
7.9
uNDFom 240hr
6.6
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
52
Potassium (K)
2.35
Calcium (Ca)
0.45
Magnesium (Mg)
0.22
Phosphorus (P)
0.28
Sulfur (S)
0.23
Chloride (Cl)
1.37
Total Fatty Acids
0.92
C18:1 Oleic
0.03
C18:2 Linoleic
0.07
C18:3 Linolenic
0.21
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