#96731
oats planted into 600ha on 20th April. Planted dry waiting for rain. Received rain on 1st May, 260mm rain from early May to early July. Previous wheaten crop. Paddock Kelly chained during fallow. Broadleaf weed spray in crop. 70Kg MAP applied at planting. !50kg urea applied before planting.
Oaten hay in 8 string 8x4x3 bales stacked in large open shed 10 high. Cut with mower conditioner at full flower early milky dough stage. Cured in ideal conditions with one raking. Average moisture of 12.1% with tight moisture range. Normal to soft texture
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: FS-A
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Oaten
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Mulgara
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
5.11
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
4.11
Protein (%)
7.8
ME (MJ / kg)
9.69
Moisture (%)
9.6
Visual Grade
FS-A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
2310 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
700 kg
Visual
Oaten hay in 8 string 8x4x3 bales stacked in large open shed 10 high. Cut with mower conditioner at full flower early milky dough stage. Cured in ideal conditions with one raking. Average moisture of 12.1% with tight moisture range. Normal to soft texture
Crop
Type / Species
Oaten
Variety
Mulgara
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
3300
Bale / Package Weight
700 kg
Volume in Tonnes
2310
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
8 - String
Material Consistency
Very even <5% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
New large open shed
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Gravel
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
12.1
Moisture High (%)
16
Moisture Low (%)
9
Number of Tests
70
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Nil
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
18
Weather while Curing
Ideal curing conditions, light dews
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Full Flower, possible milky dough seed
Raked Times
1
Comment
Ideal
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
06-Oct-2026
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Well conditioned
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
18
Stem Thickness
3-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
CE3 - >50% shades of green, with remainder sun bleached to bright white / golden colour
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to soft texture
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
29/10/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (96731-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
9.69
Relative Feed Value
98
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
9.67
Relative Forage Quality
128
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
29.6
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
13.6
% Crude Fat
2.1
Digestible Energy (DE)
11.46
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
3.1
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
5.38
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
5.5
Crude Protein (CP)
7.8
% Available Protein
7.1
Soluble Protein
4
Degradable Protein
6
% ADICP
0.7
% NDICP
2.2
Soluble Protein % of CP
51
Degradable Protein % of CP
77
Est. Lysine
0.27768
Est. Methionine
0.14586
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
57.6
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
36.5
aNDFom
56.3
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
15.7
% TDN
63
% Starch
1.7
% Lignin
4.2
% Moisture
9.6
% Dry Matter
90.4
% Ash
5.1
uNDFom 30hr
26.1
uNDFom 120hr
15.5
uNDFom 240hr
13
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
42
Potassium (K)
1.92
Calcium (Ca)
0.29
Magnesium (Mg)
0.15
Phosphorus (P)
0.25
Sulfur (S)
0.18
Chloride (Cl)
0.93
Total Fatty Acids
0.71
C18:1 Oleic
0.03
C18:2 Linoleic
0.07
C18:3 Linolenic
0.2
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