ML_GR311 Greeley, CO Fri June 28, 2019 USDA - CO Dept of Ag Market News California Hay Report Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate to good demand. According to the Acreage report June 28, 2019, All hay for the state of California is estimated at 890,000 acres for 2019 versus 980,000 acres back in 2018. The total acres for all the states combined for 2019 is estimated at 52,773,000 acres versus 52,839,000 acres back in 2018. Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted. Regions are defined at bottom of report. Tons: 9510 Last Week: 13,610 Last Year: 9985 Region 1: North Inter-Mountain: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Supreme 500 195.00-195.00 195.00 1700 200.00-210.00 203.53 Export Premium/Supreme 500 180.00-180.00 180.00 Premium 25 180.00-180.00 180.00 Retail/Stable Orchard Grass Premium 100 235.00-235.00 235.00 Retail/Stable Region 2: Sacramento Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium 200 200.00-200.00 200.00 Good/Premium 500 180.00-180.00 180.00 Fair/Good 325 160.00-160.00 160.00 Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium/Supreme 1000 265.00-265.00 265.00 Del Premium 75 230.00-230.00 230.00 Retail/Stable 25 220.00-220.00 220.00 Del Good/Premium 200 230.00-240.00 235.00 Good 350 190.00-200.00 195.71 Fair/Good 1085 170.00-185.00 176.94 Timothy Grass Premium 50 220.00-220.00 220.00 Retail/Stable Oat Good 50 150.00-150.00 150.00 Grain Fair/Good 200 120.00-120.00 120.00 Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium 625 205.00-205.00 205.00 Region 5: Southern California: No New Sales Confirmed. Region 6: Southeast California: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium 75 235.00-235.00 235.00 Retail/Stable Good/Premium 450 180.00-187.00 183.11 1200 180.00-185.00 183.33 Export 75 220.00-220.00 220.00 Retail/Stable Bermuda Grass Premium 200 150.00-150.00 150.00 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