ML_GR311 Greeley, CO Fri June 7, 2019 USDA - CO Dept of Ag Market News California Hay Report Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand. A lot of hay got cut this week that has been waiting for the rain to subside. According to Crop Progress report June 3, 2019, In the Sacramento Valley, winter wheat progressed well and rice continued to be planted. Corn and safflower continued to progress well in Kings. Cutting of alfalfa continued. In Tulare, Corn and cotton continued to progress well. Wheat, alfalfa, and oats continued to be harvested. Silage crops were being cut. Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted. Regions are defined at bottom of report. Tons: 8160 Last Week: 5710 Last Year: 10,358 Region 1: North Inter-Mountain: No New Sales Confirmed. Region 2: Sacramento Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa/Orchard Mix Premium 100 250.00-250.00 250.00 Retail/Stable Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Supreme 50 260.00-260.00 260.00 Del Premium 300 240.00-240.00 240.00 Good/Premium 300 230.00-230.00 230.00 Fair/Good 100 190.00-190.00 190.00 Del Grain Good 2700 140.00-140.00 140.00 Rain Damage 1000 110.00-110.00 110.00 Weedy Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Supreme 25 285.00-285.00 285.00 Del Region 5: Southern California: No New Sales Confirmed. Region 6: Southeast California: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium 1650 200.00-200.00 200.00 750 230.00-230.00 230.00 Contracted 500 205.00-210.00 207.50 Export 535 225.00-225.00 225.00 Retail/Stable Good/Premium 150 190.00-190.00 190.00 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