ML_GR310 Moses Lake, WA Fri July 19, 2019 USDA Market News Washington-Oregon (Columbia Basin) Weekly Hay Report Tons: 12,450 Last Week: 10,490 Last Year: 20,150 Compared to last Friday, All grades of Alfalfa steady. Export Timothy not reported this week as buyers remain cautious. Trade moderate to active this week as export and domestic buyers remain active. Demand remains good. Weather conditions continue to affect the quality of hay due to high dews, hay is being put up bleacher than normal. 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 Supreme 800 225.00-225.00 225.00 Premium 500 210.00-210.00 210.00 Export Good 600 190.00-195.00 192.50 Export 2000 180.00-180.00 180.00 Tarped Fair 300 175.00-175.00 175.00 Export 500 165.00-170.00 167.50 Del 2500 195.00-195.00 195.00 Del Export Utility/Fair 500 165.00-165.00 165.00 Del Alfalfa Small Square Premium 175 240.00-240.00 240.00 Retail/Stable 1000 215.00-215.00 215.00 Tarped Timothy Grass Small Square Premium 25 270.00-270.00 270.00 Retail/Stable Bluegrass Straw Mid Square Utility 1750 30.00-30.00 30.00 Export Wheat Straw Mid Square Fair/Good 1800 85.00-85.00 85.00 Del Contracted 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