#90554
Oaten Hay 90554
Tarawera, QLDOaten hay in 8x4x3 bales with baler moistures around 14% and baler weights of 680kg. Stacked on edge of paddock with all weather access. Cured in good conditions over 14 days. Raked once two days prior to baling. Good quality with yield 6.8 ton ha. Cut at flowering to early milky dough.
Oaten hay in 8x4x3 bales stacked in paddock next to all weather road. Cut with mower conditioner at early milky dough stage. Cured in good conditions over 19 days with one raking.Variable moistures with average of 15.3%. Has good green colour with soft texture. Small amount of dust in core sample.
Summary
Visual grade: A

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Oaten
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Drover
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (Tarped)
Visual Grade
A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
65.66 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
670 kg
Documents
Visual
Oaten hay in 8x4x3 bales stacked in paddock next to all weather road. Cut with mower conditioner at early milky dough stage. Cured in good conditions over 19 days with one raking.Variable moistures with average of 15.3%. Has good green colour with soft texture. Small amount of dust in core sample.
Crop
Type / Species
Oaten
Variety
Drover
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
98
Bale / Package Weight
670 kg
Volume in Tonnes
65.66
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 5 and 6 high in paddock
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (Tarped)
Storage Surface
Earth / paddock surface
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
15.3
Moisture High (%)
22.3
Moisture Low (%)
12
Number of Tests
40
# Tests >18%
5
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Turnip
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
19
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?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
19-Sep-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
20
Stem Thickness
3-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
CE2 - Fresh green to dark green <25% sun bleached to bright white / golden colour
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Very soft in texture
Leaf Retention comment
Good
Aroma
Aroma
Normal species hay smell, possible dust
Aroma Comment
Small amount of dust in core sample
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
22/09/2025
Inspection Manager
Stephen Page
Feed Test
90554-NIRD-3
% Acid Detergent Fibre
31.8
% ADICP
0.8
% Ash
11.3
% Available Protein
12.9
% Calcium (Ca)
0.43
% Chloride (Cl)
1.46
% Crude Fat
3
% Crude Protein
13.7
% Dry Matter
89.7
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
11.2
% Lignin
3.4
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.25
% Moisture
10.3
% NDICP
3.8
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
48.6
% Phosphorus (P)
0.31
% Potassium (K)
2.91
% Starch
2.2
% Sulfur (S)
0.29
% TDN
62
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
17.7
% aNDFom
45.6
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
11.67
Degradable Protein % of CP
79
% Est. Lysine
0.48772
% Est. Methionine
0.25619
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
9.37
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
9.91
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
55
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
3.17
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
5.75
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
5.58
Relative Feed Value
123
Soluble Protein % of CP
48
% uNDFom 120hr
9.3
% uNDFom 240hr
7.2
% uNDFom 30hr
11.6
C18:1 Oleic
0.03
C18:2 Linoleic
0.11
C18:3 Linolenic
0.22
% Degradable Protein
11
Relative Forage Quality
154
Total Fatty Acids
0.95
% Soluble Protein
7
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
27.3
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