#91624
Oaten Hay 91624
Hopetoun, VICNew season Oaten Hay with some Barley Hay blended in
2025 Oaten Hay baled on the 9th November. Not an ideal curing period due to having two rain events. Average bale weight 730kg. Baled with an 8 string Krone baler. Average moisture 12.6%. The highest moisture was 18.3%. Normal to soft in texture and great leaf retention. Some green colour. Less than 50% sunbleached or stained in sample. Slightly sweet and fresh hay aroma. Excellent storage and good access to road for trucks.
Seller Information:
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Visual grade: B
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Oaten
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Kingbale
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
620.5 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
730 kg
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2025 Oaten Hay baled on the 9th November. Not an ideal curing period due to having two rain events. Average bale weight 730kg. Baled with an 8 string Krone baler. Average moisture 12.6%. The highest moisture was 18.3%. Normal to soft in texture and great leaf retention. Some green colour. Less than 50% sunbleached or stained in sample. Slightly sweet and fresh hay aroma. Excellent storage and good access to road for trucks.
Crop
Type / Species
Oaten
Variety
Kingbale
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
850
Bale / Package Weight
730 kg
Volume in Tonnes
620.5
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
8 - String
Material Consistency
Very even <5% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
Excellent storage and great access to road for trucks.
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
12.6
Moisture High (%)
18.3
Moisture Comment
Average moisture 12.6%. Lowest 10.1%. Highest was 18.3%. A few were 16% and two 17%.
Moisture Low (%)
10.1
Number of Tests
36
# Tests >18%
1
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Possibly a small amount of ryegrass. Cut before maturity l. Ryegrass seed will be sterilised.
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
<5% Blackspot or stain
How Long Cured (days)
35
Weather while Curing
Rainfall >10mm & < 25mm
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Full Flower, possible milky dough seed
Raked Times
1
Comment
7 and an 8mm rain events Cool slow curing conditions Not ideal curing period
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
09-Nov-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Stem length ranging from 17-20cm.
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
17
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
Colour Comment
Some green colour. Less than 50% sunbleached or stained stems.
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to soft texture
Leaf Retention comment
Normal to soft in texture. Great leaf retention
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Aroma Comment
Slightly sweet, fresh hay aroma.
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
22/11/2025
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
91624-NIRD-2
% Acid Detergent Fibre
31.8
% ADICP
0.7
% Ash
8.1
% Available Protein
9.7
% Calcium (Ca)
0.34
% Chloride (Cl)
1.56
% Crude Fat
2.1
% Crude Protein
10.4
% Dry Matter
88.9
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
12.6
% Lignin
2.7
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.14
% Moisture
11.1
% NDICP
2.2
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
51.7
% Phosphorus (P)
0.29
% Potassium (K)
1.78
% Starch
2.5
% Sulfur (S)
0.24
% TDN
64
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
17.6
% aNDFom
46.8
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
11.86
Degradable Protein % of CP
77
% Est. Lysine
0.37024
% Est. Methionine
0.19448
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
9.71
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
10.09
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
48
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
3.34
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
5.78
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
5.76
Relative Feed Value
115
Soluble Protein % of CP
46
% uNDFom 120hr
11.5
% uNDFom 240hr
8.8
% uNDFom 30hr
18.4
C18:1 Oleic
0.05
C18:2 Linoleic
0.13
C18:3 Linolenic
0.24
% Degradable Protein
8
Relative Forage Quality
150
Total Fatty Acids
0.92
% Soluble Protein
5
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
29.9
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