ML_GR311 Greeley, CO Fri Jul 5, 2019 USDA - CO Dept of Ag Market News California Hay Report Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate to good demand. Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted. Regions are defined at bottom of report. Tons: 8230 Last Week: 9510 Last Year: 20,540 Region 1: North Inter-Mountain: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Utility 300 150.00-150.00 150.00 Prairie Grass Good 100 180.00-180.00 180.00 Retail/Stable Grass Utility/Fair 250 150.00-150.00 150.00 Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Supreme 825 190.00-260.00 205.91 Premium/Supreme 100 260.00-260.00 260.00 Del Premium 175 180.00-180.00 180.00 450 235.00-235.00 235.00 Old Crop 25 150.00-150.00 150.00 Retail/Stable 500 250.00-250.00 250.00 Del Good 75 215.00-215.00 215.00 Del Fair 75 170.00-170.00 170.00 100 185.00-185.00 185.00 Del Alfalfa/Grass Mix Fair 150 220.00-220.00 220.00 Del Retail/Stable Wheat Good 50 160.00-160.00 160.00 100 170.00-170.00 170.00 Del Sudan Good 250 120.00-120.00 120.00 Wheat Straw Good 125 90.00-90.00 90.00 Grass Premium 100 235.00-235.00 235.00 Old Crop Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium 300 235.00-235.00 235.00 Good/Premium 300 210.00-210.00 210.00 Good 150 175.00-190.00 180.00 Utility 50 145.00-145.00 145.00 Region 5: Southern California: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium 225 240.00-240.00 240.00 Retail/Stable Good/Premium 50 200.00-200.00 200.00 Retail/Stable Forage Mix-Three Way Premium 75 200.00-220.00 206.67 Retail/Stable Region 6: Southeast California: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Good/Premium 700 185.00-185.00 185.00 Export 200 200.00-220.00 210.00 Retail/Stable Fair/Good 480 150.00-150.00 150.00 Export Bermuda Grass Premium 50 187.00-187.00 187.00 Sudan Premium 250 175.00-175.00 175.00 Good/Premium 325 125.00-130.00 128.08 Good 975 100.00-110.00 106.15 Teff Premium 200 215.00-215.00 215.00 Bermuda Straw Good 150 85.00-85.00 85.00 Region 2: Sacramento Valley: No New Sales Confirmed. The following are the counties included in each region: Region 1: Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, and Plumas. Region 2: Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Solano, Sacramento, Amador, and Alpine. Region 3: San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mono, Merced, Mariposa. Region 4: Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Inyo. Region 5: Kern, Northeast Los Angeles, and Western San Bernardino. Region 6: Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial. 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 ADF = Acid Detergent Fiber; NDF = Neutral Detergent Fiber; RFV = Relative Feed Value; TDN = Total Digestible nutrients. RFV calculated using the Wis/Minn formula. TDN calculated using the western formula. Values based on 100% dry matter, TDN both 90% and 100%. Source: USDA-CO Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO Jonathan Gittlein and Greg Sanders Greeley.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov 970-353-9750 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ML_GR311.txt http://marketnews.usda.gov/portal/lg 1100m jpg