ML_GR311 Greeley, CO Fri May 24, 2019 USDA - CO Dept of Ag Market News California Hay Report Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand. According to Crop Progress report May 19, 2019, sunflowers were planted and wheat harvest will begin soon in Imperial County. In the Sacramento Valley, winter wheat progressed well. Corn continued to be planted in Kings County. Alfalfa harvest continued. Blackeye peas were planted. In Tulare County, wheat, alfalfa, and oats were harvested. Silage crops were being cut. Corn and cotton continued to be planted. Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted. Regions are defined at bottom of report. Tons: 3605 Last Week: 7685 Last Year: 13,420 Region 1: North Inter-Mountain: No New Sales Confirmed. Region 2: Sacramento Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Supreme 200 230.00-230.00 230.00 Good/Premium 100 200.00-200.00 200.00 Oat Good 50 140.00-140.00 140.00 Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Supreme 100 265.00-265.00 265.00 Del Weedy Good 200 200.00-200.00 200.00 50 200.00-200.00 200.00 Del Fair/Good 50 85.00-85.00 85.00 Del Weedy Wheat Good 450 150.00-150.00 150.00 Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Supreme 200 270.00-270.00 270.00 Del Fair/Good 60 240.00-240.00 240.00 Del Region 5: Southern California: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Supreme 1085 240.00-250.00 242.63 Forage Mix-Three Way Good 400 180.00-180.00 180.00 Region 6: Southeast California: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium 600 195.00-200.00 199.17 Good/Premium 60 195.00-195.00 195.00 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