#98480
2026 Oaten Hay
2026 Oaten hay baled on October with a 6 string baler. Average bale weight is. Cut with mower conditioner. Total of 25mm during curing period. Moisture readings ranging from 12-15%. Two higher readings - 20% and 33.5%. Clean leaf and stems. Stem length ranging from 25-30cm. Good leaf retention and head retention. Texture is normal to soft. Lots of green colour through out the core sample. Some sun bleached stems.hay aroma is sweet and fresh.
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: FS-A
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)
3.89
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
3.15
Protein (%)
7
ME (MJ / kg)
8.65
Moisture (%)
8.2
Visual Grade
FS-A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
862.5 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
575 kg
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Interim Visual
2026 Oaten hay baled on October with a 6 string baler. Average bale weight is. Cut with mower conditioner. Total of 25mm during curing period. Moisture readings ranging from 12-15%. Two higher readings - 20% and 33.5%. Clean leaf and stems. Stem length ranging from 25-30cm. Good leaf retention and head retention. Texture is normal to soft. Lots of green colour through out the core sample. Some sun bleached stems.hay aroma is sweet and fresh.
Crop
Type / Species
Oaten
Variety
Archer
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
1500
Bale / Package Weight
575 kg
Volume in Tonnes
862.5
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
Good storage
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (No Covers)
Storage Surface
Earth / paddock surface
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
13.3
Moisture High (%)
33.5
Moisture Comment
Moisture readings ranging from 12-15%. Two higher readings - 20% and 33.5%.
Moisture Low (%)
10.1
Number of Tests
40
# Tests >18%
2
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
30
Weather while Curing
Rainfall >10mm & < 25mm
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Full Flower, possible milky dough seed
Raked Times
1
Comment
25mm of rain at once
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
20-Oct-2026
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Stem length ranging from 25-30cm
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
30
Stem Thickness
>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
Lots of green colour through out the core sample. Some sun bleached stems.
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to soft texture
Leaf Retention comment
Good leaf retention and head retention. Texture is normal to soft
Aroma
Aroma
Sweet fresh hay smell
Aroma Comment
Sweet, fresh hay smell
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
24/10/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (98480-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
8.65
Relative Feed Value
81
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
8.53
Relative Forage Quality
95
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
20.6
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
7.9
% Crude Fat
2.2
Digestible Energy (DE)
10.43
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
2.34
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
4.45
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
4.67
Crude Protein (CP)
7
% Available Protein
6
Soluble Protein
3
Degradable Protein
5
% ADICP
1
% NDICP
1.9
Soluble Protein % of CP
40
Degradable Protein % of CP
69
Est. Lysine
0.2492
Est. Methionine
0.1309
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
65.6
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
41
aNDFom
61.9
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
9.6
% TDN
58
% Starch
1.7
% Lignin
5.2
% Moisture
8.2
% Dry Matter
91.8
% Ash
6.5
uNDFom 30hr
33.6
uNDFom 120hr
22.6
uNDFom 240hr
19.4
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
32
Potassium (K)
1.66
Calcium (Ca)
0.4
Magnesium (Mg)
0.15
Phosphorus (P)
0.21
Sulfur (S)
0.1
Chloride (Cl)
0.6
Total Fatty Acids
0.87
C18:1 Oleic
0.07
C18:2 Linoleic
0.12
C18:3 Linolenic
0.09
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