#90172
Oaten hay in 8x4x3 bales. Cut at flowering with possibility of some milky dough grain. Cut with mower conditioner. Received 2 rain events during the curing period. Has only stained a minor amount of the hay. Dust evident in core sample and small amount of residual cereal straw. Average moisture of 11.5% with a tight range. Normal to soft in texture.
Summary
Visual grade: B
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Oaten
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Drover
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
3.71
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
4.32
Protein (%)
10.3
ME (MJ / kg)
8.85
Moisture (%)
8.5
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Bale / Package Weight
600 kg
Documents
Visual
Oaten hay in 8x4x3 bales. Cut at flowering with possibility of some milky dough grain. Cut with mower conditioner. Received 2 rain events during the curing period. Has only stained a minor amount of the hay. Dust evident in core sample and small amount of residual cereal straw. Average moisture of 11.5% with a tight range. Normal to soft in texture.
Crop
Type / Species
Oaten
Variety
Drover
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
0
Bale / Package Weight
600 kg
Volume in Tonnes
0
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
Stored in a good shed
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Gravel
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
11.5
Moisture High (%)
13.9
Moisture Comment
Tight moisture range
Moisture Low (%)
10
Number of Tests
30
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Turnip
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Minor dust & straw
Foreign Material Comments
Small amount of residual cereal straw and dust evident
Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)
14
Rainfall damage
Water marking leaf & stems
Weather while Curing
Rainfall >10mm & < 25mm
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Full Flower, possible milky dough seed
Raked Times
3
Comment
Rain over two events 18mm from n total
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
05-Oct-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Short length with normal to soft texture
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
20
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
Dusty, bland, weak caramel or rodent
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
08/10/2025
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (90172-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
8.85
Relative Feed Value
110
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
8.81
Relative Forage Quality
119
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
26.1
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
7.7
% Crude Fat
1.6
Digestible Energy (DE)
10.63
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
2.42
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
5.06
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
4.76
Crude Protein (CP)
10.3
% Available Protein
9.2
Soluble Protein
5
Degradable Protein
8
% ADICP
1.1
% NDICP
3.2
Soluble Protein % of CP
48
Degradable Protein % of CP
74
Est. Lysine
0.36668
Est. Methionine
0.19261
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
54.1
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
32.4
aNDFom
50.4
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
14.2
% TDN
58
% Starch
1.3
% Lignin
4.1
% Moisture
8.5
% Dry Matter
91.5
% Ash
11.1
uNDFom 30hr
14.5
uNDFom 120hr
13
uNDFom 240hr
11.6
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
37
Potassium (K)
1.97
Calcium (Ca)
0.57
Magnesium (Mg)
0.21
Phosphorus (P)
0.31
Sulfur (S)
0.22
Chloride (Cl)
0.42
Total Fatty Acids
0.74
C18:1 Oleic
0.05
C18:2 Linoleic
0.09
C18:3 Linolenic
0.04
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