#98682
Some in the shed and some under tarps
Hay had 17mm of rain on it. Mix of Oaten and vetch hay. As it’s a blend the bales can vary a bit with some more vetch dominant and some more oat dominant.
Average moisture of 12.6%.
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: FS-B
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Oaten
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Kingbale
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
1.7
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
2.54
Protein (%)
13
ME (MJ / kg)
8.72
Moisture (%)
9.7
Visual Grade
FS-B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
558 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
620 kg
Visual
Hay had 17mm of rain on it. Mix of Oaten and vetch hay. As it’s a blend the bales can vary a bit with some more vetch dominant and some more oat dominant. Average moisture of 12.6%.
Crop
Type / Species
Oaten
Variety
Kingbale
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
900
Bale / Package Weight
620 kg
Volume in Tonnes
558
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
6 - string
Material Consistency
<20% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
Half stored in shed. Other half outside on tarp and under a tarp
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
12.6
Moisture High (%)
17.9
Moisture Comment
Most around the 11-14 mark
Moisture Low (%)
9.6
Number of Tests
100
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
< 5%
Weeds Comments
Pretty clean, very off bit of rye grass.
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Minor dust & straw
Foreign Material Comments
Minor dust
Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)
24
Rainfall damage
Water marking leaf & stems
Weather while Curing
Rainfall >10mm & < 25mm
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Full Flower, possible milky dough seed
Raked Times
1
Comment
Had 16 mm of rain on just after cutting
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
17-Oct-2026
Curing additive
Yes
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Can vary a bit some oat stems are a bit long but vetch is shorter
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
150
Stem Thickness
Variable thickness & stalky for species
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
CE4 - <50% mottled colours remainder green
Colour Comment
Tinges of green through but definitely lost colour with rain
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to dry texture
Leaf Retention comment
On the dryer side with some broken leaf in samples
Aroma
Aroma
Normal species hay smell, possible dust
Aroma Comment
Pretty dry hay smell. Possible dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
28/10/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (98682-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
8.72
Relative Feed Value
99
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
8.98
Relative Forage Quality
120
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
23.8
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
3.8
% Crude Fat
2.3
Digestible Energy (DE)
10.5
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
2.26
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
4.89
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
4.59
Crude Protein (CP)
13
% Available Protein
11.6
Soluble Protein
5
Degradable Protein
9
% ADICP
1.4
% NDICP
3.5
Soluble Protein % of CP
36
Degradable Protein % of CP
67
Est. Lysine
0.4628
Est. Methionine
0.2431
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
55.7
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
37.7
aNDFom
52.2
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
5
% TDN
56
% Starch
1.9
% Lignin
6.7
% Moisture
9.7
% Dry Matter
90.3
% Ash
8.7
uNDFom 30hr
26.4
uNDFom 120hr
19.4
uNDFom 240hr
18.9
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
35
Potassium (K)
2.32
Calcium (Ca)
0.83
Magnesium (Mg)
0.27
Phosphorus (P)
0.28
Sulfur (S)
0.25
Chloride (Cl)
0.78
Total Fatty Acids
1.22
C18:1 Oleic
0.11
C18:2 Linoleic
0.16
C18:3 Linolenic
0.16
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