#90328
Oaten Hay 90328
Forbes, NSW2025 Oaten Hay
Oaten hay in 8x4x3 bales stacked in a safe shed fully protected with walls or other hay on exposed sides. Cut with mower conditioner at full flower with small amount of milky dough seed. Cured in good conditions and raked once. Steamer used to assist with baling. Average moisture of 11.7% Good leaf quality. Small amount of residual straw in some bales. Small amount of Rye grass.
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: A

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Oaten
Sold By The
bale
Variety
Comet
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
3.94
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
4.05
Protein (%)
10.4
ME (MJ / kg)
10.1
Moisture (%)
9.6
Visual Grade
A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
535 bales
Bale / Package Weight
620 kg
Documents
Visual
Oaten hay in 8x4x3 bales stacked in a safe shed fully protected with walls or other hay on exposed sides. Cut with mower conditioner at full flower with small amount of milky dough seed. Cured in good conditions and raked once. Steamer used to assist with baling. Average moisture of 11.7% Good leaf quality. Small amount of residual straw in some bales. Small amount of Rye grass.
Crop
Type / Species
Oaten
Variety
Comet
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
535
Bale / Package Weight
620 kg
Volume in Tonnes
331.7
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
Well maintained shed with bitumen floor and good access
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Concrete / Bitumen
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
11.8
Moisture High (%)
13.8
Moisture Comment
Tight moisture range
Moisture Low (%)
10
Number of Tests
55
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Rye Grass
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
7
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
Good curing conditions
Steamed at baling?
Yes
Harvesting
Harvest Date
14-Nov-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
322
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 dry texture
Leaf Retention comment
Green quality leaf and stems evident
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
17/12/2025
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (90328-NIRD-1)
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
10.1
Relative Feed Value
113
Relative Forage Quality
149
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
9.84
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
29.2
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
11.5
% Crude Fat
2.8
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
11.87
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
3.38
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
5.76
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
5.81
% Crude Protein
10.4
% Available Protein
9.6
% Soluble Protein
5
% Degradable Protein
8
% ADICP
0.8
% NDICP
2.6
Soluble Protein % of CP
46
Degradable Protein % of CP
75
% Est. Lysine
0.37024
% Est. Methionine
0.19448
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
53.2
% Acid Detergent Fibre
31.3
% aNDFom
50.4
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
15.2
% TDN
65
% Starch
5.2
% Lignin
3.4
% Moisture
9.6
% Dry Matter
90.4
% Ash
7.1
% uNDFom 30hr
19.9
% uNDFom 120hr
12.8
% uNDFom 240hr
10.4
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
48
% Potassium (K)
1.75
% Calcium (Ca)
0.33
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.17
% Phosphorus (P)
0.28
% Sulfur (S)
0.26
% Chloride (Cl)
0.76
Total Fatty Acids
1.32
C18:1 Oleic
0.13
C18:2 Linoleic
0.22
C18:3 Linolenic
0.24
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