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Oaten Hay 92159

Hopetoun, VIC
200.2 tonnes available

oaten 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.

Seller Information:

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Summary

Visual grade: A
grade-gauge
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

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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