#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.
Summary
Visual grade: A

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Oaten
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Comet
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Visual Grade
A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
850 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
580 kg
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
850
Bale / Package Weight
580 kg
Volume in Tonnes
850
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
90328-NIRD-1
% Acid Detergent Fibre
31.3
% ADICP
0.8
% Ash
7.1
% Available Protein
9.6
% Calcium (Ca)
0.33
% Chloride (Cl)
0.76
% Crude Fat
2.8
% Crude Protein
10.4
% Dry Matter
90.4
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
11.5
% Lignin
3.4
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.17
% Moisture
9.6
% NDICP
2.6
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
53.2
% Phosphorus (P)
0.28
% Potassium (K)
1.75
% Starch
5.2
% Sulfur (S)
0.26
% TDN
65
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
15.2
% aNDFom
50.4
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
11.87
Degradable Protein % of CP
75
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
9.84
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
10.1
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
48
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
3.38
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
5.76
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
5.81
Relative Feed Value
113
Soluble Protein % of CP
46
% uNDFom 120hr
12.8
% uNDFom 240hr
10.4
% uNDFom 30hr
19.9
% Est. Lysine
0.37024
% Est. Methionine
0.19448
C18:1 Oleic
0.13
C18:2 Linoleic
0.22
C18:3 Linolenic
0.24
% Degradable Protein
8
Relative Forage Quality
149
Total Fatty Acids
1.32
% Soluble Protein
5
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
29.2
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