ML_GR310 Moses Lake, WA Fri June 21, 2019 USDA Market News Washington-Oregon (Columbia Basin) Weekly Hay Report Tons: 48,600 Last Week: 5090 Last Year: 25,200 Compared to last Friday, All grades of Alfalfa and Timothy steady to firm. Trade active this week as weather improved and export and domestic buyers wanted new crop with no defects. Demand good. Dairies are aggressive for quality new crop. New crop Timothy for export with brown leaf or other defects is meeting resistance from buyers. Retail/Feed store steady. All prices are dollars per ton and FOB the farm or ranch unless otherwise stated. Delivered prices include freight, commissions and other expenses. Tons Price Wt. Avg Comments Alfalfa Mid Square Premium 850 205.00-205.00 205.00 Contracted 1000 220.00-220.00 220.00 Export 4700 232.00-248.00 239.17 Del Export Good 1000 170.00-170.00 170.00 1900 195.00-195.00 195.00 Contracted 3250 180.00-205.00 181.92 Export 1800 180.00-190.00 185.00 Rain Damage 1250 210.00-228.00 218.36 Del Export Fair 2000 195.00-195.00 195.00 Del 300 202.00-202.00 202.00 Del Rain Damage Utility 550 197.00-197.00 197.00 Del Export Alfalfa Small Square Premium 250 220.00-220.00 220.00 Export 25 230.00-230.00 230.00 Retail/Stable Good 2300 200.00-200.00 200.00 Export Orchard Grass Small Square Premium 25 240.00-240.00 240.00 Retail/Stable Timothy Grass Mid Square Supreme 7650 305.00-305.00 305.00 Del Export Premium 2300 248.00-260.00 254.00 Export 3650 262.00-278.00 269.53 Del Export Good 5350 200.00-230.00 205.98 Export 1800 238.00-252.00 244.00 Del Export Fair 1500 200.00-220.00 209.33 Export Timothy Grass Small Square Premium 950 290.00-295.00 292.63 Export 1700 305.00-320.00 311.91 Del Export Utility 1500 213.00-213.00 213.00 Del Export Timothy Grass Standing Premium 1000 230.00-230.00 230.00 Export Alfalfa hay test guidelines, (for domestic livestock use and not more than 10% grass), used with visual appearance and intent of sale Quantitative factors are approximate and many factors can affect feeding value. ADF NDF RFV TDN-100% TDN-90% CP-100% Supreme <27 <34 >185 >62 >55.9 >22 Premium 27-29 34-36 170-185 60.5-62 54.5-55.9 20-22 Good 29-32 36-40 150-170 58-60 52.5-54.5 18-20 Fair 32-35 40-44 130-150 56-58 50.5-52.5 16-18 Utility >35 >44 <130 <56 <50.5 <16 RFV calculated using the Wis/Minn formula. TDN calculated using the western formula. Values based on 100% dry matter, TDN both 90% and 100%. Quantitative factors are approximate, and many factors can affect feeding Value. Values based on 100 pct. dry matter. End usage may influence hay price or value more than testing results. ADF = Acid Detergent Fiber; NDF = Neutral Detergent Fiber; RFV = Relative Feed Value; TDN = Total Digestible nutrients. Grass Hay guidelines Quality Crude Protein Percent Premium Over 13 Good 9-13 Fair 5-9 Utility Under 5 Contracted price - Price and conditions of sale agreed upon when buyer and Seller negotiates a transaction. Hay Quality Designations physical descriptions: Supreme: Very early maturity, pre bloom, soft fine stemmed, extra leafy. Factors indicative of very high nutritive content. Hay is excellent color and free of damage. Premium: Early maturity, i.e., pre-bloom in legumes and pre head in grass hays, extra leafy and fine stemmed-factors indicative of a high nutritive content. Hay is green and free of damage. Good: Early to average maturity, i.e., early to mid-bloom in legumes and early head in grass hays, leafy, fine to medium stemmed, free of damage other than slight discoloration. Fair: Late maturity, i.e., mid to late-bloom in legumes, head-in grass hays, moderate or below leaf content, and generally coarse stemmed. Hay may show light damage. Utility: Hay in very late maturity, such as mature seed pods in legumes or mature head in grass hays, coarse stemmed. This category could include hay discounted due to excessive damage and heavy weed content or mold. Source: USDA Market News, Moses Lake, WA. Greg Sanders 509-393-1343 MosesLake.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ML_GR310.txt http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain greg.sanders2@usda.gov 0900p gds rlc