#92159
Oaten Hay 92159
Hopetoun, VICoaten hay 2025
2025 Oaten hay baled on the 8th of November. Average bale weights 650kg. Large square 8x4x3. Cut using a mower conditioner and stored the same day. Baled with an 8 string Krone baler. Average moisture 12.2% and consistently read between 11-12%. No high readings. About 10% black spot or staining on some of the bales. Fairly even stem length ranging from 15-17cm. Very soft in texture and good green colour. Not much sun bleaching. Fresh sweet hay aroma. Stored in an excellent shed with great access to the road for trucks.
Summary
Visual grade: A

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Oaten
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Kingbale
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Visual Grade
A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
200.2 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
650 kg
Documents
Visual
2025 Oaten hay baled on the 8th of November. Average bale weights 650kg. Large square 8x4x3. Cut using a mower conditioner and stored the same day. Baled with an 8 string Krone baler. Average moisture 12.2% and consistently read between 11-12%. No high readings. About 10% black spot or staining on some of the bales. Fairly even stem length ranging from 15-17cm. Very soft in texture and good green colour. Not much sun bleaching. Fresh sweet hay aroma. Stored in an excellent shed with great access to the road for trucks.
Crop
Type / Species
Oaten
Variety
Kingbale
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
308
Bale / Package Weight
650 kg
Volume in Tonnes
200.2
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. Great access to shed for trucks
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
12.2
Moisture High (%)
14.9
Moisture Comment
Average moisture reading 12.2%. Mostly ranging about 11-12%. No high readings.
Moisture Low (%)
10.3
Number of Tests
30
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
<5% Blackspot or stain
How Long Cured (days)
24
Weather while Curing
Ideal curing conditions, light dews
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Heads formed, no milky dough seed evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
Ideal curing conditions. No rain events.
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
08-Nov-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Stem length ranging from 15-17cm.
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
15
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
Colour Comment
Good green colour. Not much sunbleaching. A small amount of water stain
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Very soft in texture
Leaf Retention comment
Excellent leaf retention. Soft in texture.
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Aroma Comment
Sweet fresh hay aroma.
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
21/11/2025
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
92159-NIRD-2
% Acid Detergent Fibre
30.4
% ADICP
0.7
% Ash
7.7
% Available Protein
9.4
% Calcium (Ca)
0.43
% Chloride (Cl)
1.65
% Crude Fat
2.5
% Crude Protein
10.1
% Dry Matter
89.3
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
12.8
% Lignin
2.4
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.16
% Moisture
10.7
% NDICP
2.1
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
50.7
% Phosphorus (P)
0.29
% Potassium (K)
1.74
% Starch
1.9
% Sulfur (S)
0.23
% TDN
66
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
19.9
% aNDFom
46.1
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
12.14
Degradable Protein % of CP
74
% Est. Lysine
0.35956
% Est. Methionine
0.18887
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
9.96
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
10.38
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
53
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
3.57
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
5.99
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
6.02
Relative Feed Value
120
Soluble Protein % of CP
44
% uNDFom 120hr
9.3
% uNDFom 240hr
7.2
% uNDFom 30hr
16.1
C18:1 Oleic
0.06
C18:2 Linoleic
0.18
C18:3 Linolenic
0.31
% Degradable Protein
8
Relative Forage Quality
158
Total Fatty Acids
1.19
% Soluble Protein
4
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
31
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