#97397
Oaten hay 2025 lot 2
630kg 8 string bales of Archer oaten hay with about 10% ryegrass. Cured in wet conditions. Average of 11.2 moisture. Has maintained a normal aroma and an average appearance. Paddock was rolled.
Only undamaged bales will be loaded. No hay from the top 3 layers- see photos.
Summary
Visual grade: FS-C
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Oaten
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Archer
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (No Covers)
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
4.09
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
2.86
Protein (%)
7.3
ME (MJ / kg)
10.42
Moisture (%)
11.2
Visual Grade
FS-C
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
1236.69 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
630 kg
Documents
Visual
630kg 8 string bales of Archer oaten hay with about 10% ryegrass. Cured in wet conditions. Average of 11.2 moisture. Has maintained a normal aroma and an average appearance. Paddock was rolled. Only undamaged bales will be loaded. No hay from the top 3 layers- see photos.
Crop
Type / Species
Oaten
Variety
Archer
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
1963
Bale / Package Weight
630 kg
Volume in Tonnes
1236.69
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
Stacked 8 high on gravel in farm yard
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (No Covers)
Storage Surface
Earth / paddock surface
Rodent
Mice/Rats
Possible
Damage Caused
Insignificant mice damage possible
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
11.2
Moisture High (%)
17.5
Moisture Low (%)
9.2
Number of Tests
35
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
< 5%
Weeds Comments
Some ryegrass -10%
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Foreign Material Comments
Paddock was rolled
Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)
35
Rainfall damage
<5% Blackspot or stain
Weather while Curing
Rainfall >10mm & < 25mm
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Full Flower, possible milky dough seed
Raked Times
2
Comment
Wet curing conditions
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
27-Nov-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
15
Stem Thickness
3-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
CE4 - <50% mottled colours remainder green
Colour Comment
Stem colour varies from pale green to the odd yellow stem and black spotted
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to dry texture
Aroma
Aroma
Normal species hay smell, possible dust
Aroma Comment
Normal oaten hay aroma
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
03/09/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (97397-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
10.42
Relative Feed Value
112
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
10.17
Relative Forage Quality
132
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
32.9
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
13.6
% Crude Fat
2.7
Digestible Energy (DE)
12.18
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
3.71
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
6.04
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
6.18
Crude Protein (CP)
7.3
% Available Protein
6.6
Soluble Protein
3
Degradable Protein
5
% ADICP
0.7
% NDICP
1.3
Soluble Protein % of CP
37
Degradable Protein % of CP
71
Est. Lysine
0.25988
Est. Methionine
0.13651
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
52.4
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
33.5
aNDFom
50.1
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
18.9
% TDN
67
% Starch
5.8
% Lignin
2.4
% Moisture
11.2
% Dry Matter
88.8
% Ash
6.1
uNDFom 30hr
26.2
uNDFom 120hr
12.4
uNDFom 240hr
10.6
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
38
Potassium (K)
1.69
Calcium (Ca)
0.31
Magnesium (Mg)
0.12
Phosphorus (P)
0.25
Sulfur (S)
0.2
Chloride (Cl)
1.13
Total Fatty Acids
1.24
C18:1 Oleic
0.15
C18:2 Linoleic
0.18
C18:3 Linolenic
0.17
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