#94098
wheaten hay 2025
Dryland bearded wheaten hay in 8x4x3 bales. Crop stressing at end of season. Small amount of residual cereal straw in some bales. Average moisture of11.3%. Normal to dry in texture. Good curing period with no rain. Mainly golden in colour due to maturity of crop with approx 20% green leaf and stems
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: B

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Wheaten (awned)
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Sunmaster
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (No Covers)
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2.24
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
2.42
Protein (%)
10.6
ME (MJ / kg)
9.83
Moisture (%)
7.4
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
247.5 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
550 kg
Documents
Visual
Dryland bearded wheaten hay in 8x4x3 bales. Crop stressing at end of season. Small amount of residual cereal straw in some bales. Average moisture of11.3%. Normal to dry in texture. Good curing period with no rain. Mainly golden in colour due to maturity of crop with approx 20% green leaf and stems
Crop
Type / Species
Wheaten (awned)
Variety
Sunmaster
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
450
Bale / Package Weight
550 kg
Volume in Tonnes
247.5
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
Stacked in single rows 6 high
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (No Covers)
Storage Surface
Earth / paddock surface
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
11.3
Moisture High (%)
15.9
Moisture Low (%)
9
Number of Tests
32
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Minor dust & straw
Foreign Material Comments
Residual straw
Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)
14
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
Weather while Curing
Ideal curing conditions, light dews
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Milky dough seed very evident
Raked Times
2
Comment
Good curing period
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
13-Oct-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
40
Stem Thickness
3-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
CE4 - <50% mottled colours remainder green
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to dry texture
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
23/02/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (94098-NIRD-1)
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
9.83
Relative Feed Value
113
Relative Forage Quality
129
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
9.61
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
29.2
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
8.1
% Crude Fat
2.2
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
11.59
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
3.13
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
5.57
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
5.54
% Crude Protein
10.6
% Available Protein
9.8
% Soluble Protein
5
% Degradable Protein
8
% ADICP
0.8
% NDICP
3.4
Soluble Protein % of CP
48
Degradable Protein % of CP
76
% Est. Lysine
0.44626
% Est. Methionine
0.18762
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
53.6
% Acid Detergent Fibre
30.5
% aNDFom
51.1
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
12.1
% TDN
63
% Starch
4.6
% Lignin
3.6
% Moisture
7.4
% Dry Matter
92.6
% Ash
7.8
% uNDFom 30hr
22.1
% uNDFom 120hr
14.6
% uNDFom 240hr
12.9
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
42
% Potassium (K)
1.68
% Calcium (Ca)
0.36
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.17
% Phosphorus (P)
0.23
% Sulfur (S)
0.37
% Chloride (Cl)
0.95
Total Fatty Acids
0.46
C18:1 Oleic
0.06
C18:2 Linoleic
0.08
C18:3 Linolenic
0.08
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