ML_GR311 Greeley, CO Fri Feb 22, 2019 USDA - CO Dept of Ag Market News California Hay Report Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand. According to report contacts, weather (rain) has been effecting early cuttings. Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted. Regions are defined at bottom of report. Tons: 1801 Last Week: 2225 Last Year: 1345 Region 1: North Inter-Mountain: No New Sales Confirmed. Region 2: Sacramento Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium 250 240.00-240.00 240.00 Retail/Stable Orchard Grass Premium 25 240.00-240.00 240.00 Retail/Stable Oat Good 150 110.00-110.00 110.00 Retail/Stable Rice Straw Good 250 87.50-87.50 87.50 Retail/Stable Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Supreme 450 255.00-275.00 263.89 Del Good/Premium 200 250.00-255.00 252.50 Del Bermuda Straw Good 50 165.00-165.00 165.00 Del Rice Straw Good 50 130.00-130.00 130.00 Del Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley: No New Sales Confirmed. Region 5: Southern California: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium 175 280.00-280.00 280.00 Retail/Stable Forage Mix-Three Way Good 50 275.00-275.00 275.00 Retail/Stable Region 6: Southeast California: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium 150 260.00-260.00 260.00 Retail/Stable Alfalfa Green Chop Premium/Supreme 1 180.00-180.00 180.00 Standing 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