#98030
Oaten hay grown on flood plain country with full profile of moisture with 200kg urea in crop.
Oaten hay in 8x4x3 bales cut at full flower with grain evident. Cured in good conditions with one raking. Average moisture of 13.5% some variability in stem thickness with a normal to soft texture. Some residual straw from previous season possible. Dry weather access only.
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: FS-A
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Oaten
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Drover
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (No Covers)
Season
2026
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
5.41
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
5.01
Protein (%)
8.9
ME (MJ / kg)
9.6
Moisture (%)
8.6
Visual Grade
FS-A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
330 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
550 kg
Visual
Oaten hay in 8x4x3 bales cut at full flower with grain evident. Cured in good conditions with one raking. Average moisture of 13.5% some variability in stem thickness with a normal to soft texture. Some residual straw from previous season possible. Dry weather access only.
Crop
Type / Species
Oaten
Variety
Drover
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
600
Bale / Package Weight
550 kg
Volume in Tonnes
330
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
Stacked 6 high end n single row in paddock with dry weather access only
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (No Covers)
Storage Surface
Earth / paddock surface
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
13.5
Moisture High (%)
15.8
Moisture Low (%)
11
Number of Tests
40
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
12
Weather while Curing
Hot dry conditions no rain
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Milky dough seed very evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
Good curing period
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
08-Oct-2026
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
40
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
15/10/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (98030-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
9.6
Relative Feed Value
118
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
9.6
Relative Forage Quality
118
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
29.5
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
5
% Crude Fat
3.4
Digestible Energy (DE)
11.37
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
3.17
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
5.71
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
5.58
Crude Protein (CP)
8.9
% Available Protein
8
Soluble Protein
4
Degradable Protein
6
% ADICP
0.9
% NDICP
2.1
Soluble Protein % of CP
45
Degradable Protein % of CP
68
Est. Lysine
0.31684
Est. Methionine
0.16643
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
50
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
32.9
aNDFom
45.2
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
7.2
% TDN
62
% Starch
8.4
% Lignin
3.7
% Moisture
8.6
% Dry Matter
91.5
% Ash
10.5
uNDFom 30hr
23.6
uNDFom 120hr
14.6
uNDFom 240hr
13.3
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
30
Potassium (K)
2.17
Calcium (Ca)
0.33
Magnesium (Mg)
0.2
Phosphorus (P)
0.32
Sulfur (S)
0.12
Chloride (Cl)
0.76
Total Fatty Acids
1.2
C18:1 Oleic
0.19
C18:2 Linoleic
0.2
C18:3 Linolenic
0.08
What You'll Pay
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