ML_GR311 Greeley, CO Fri Aug 16, 2019 USDA - CO Dept of Ag Market News California Hay Report Compared to last week: Trade activity light to moderate on moderate demand. According to the Crop Progress Report August 12, 2019, in Tulare County, cotton fields were in full bloom and bolls were filling. Alfalfa continued to be cut and baled with some fields on their third cutting. Corn for silage was being cut. In Sacramento County, rice and safflower continued to grow and mature. Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted. Regions are defined at bottom of report. Tons: 11,926 Last Week: 19,048 Last Year: 9740 Region 1: North Inter-Mountain: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Supreme 200 195.00-195.00 195.00 230 210.00-210.00 210.00 Very High Testing Premium 1500 180.00-180.00 180.00 125 190.00-190.00 190.00 Retail/Stable Good 225 150.00-208.00 156.44 400 260.00-260.00 260.00 Organic 205 170.00-260.00 180.98 Retail/Stable Alfalfa/Grass Mix Good 25 220.00-220.00 220.00 Retail/Stable Orchard Grass Good 50 310.00-310.00 310.00 Retail/Stable Timothy Grass Good 25 360.00-360.00 360.00 Retail/Stable Wheat Good 25 215.00-215.00 215.00 50 240.00-320.00 280.00 Retail/Stable Forage Mix-Four Way Good 25 174.00-174.00 174.00 Region 2: Sacramento Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Forage Mix-Three Way Good 50 240.00-240.00 240.00 Retail/Stable Rice Straw Utility 115 93.00-93.00 93.00 Erosion Control Grass Good 126 220.00-240.00 228.10 Retail/Stable Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Supreme 575 265.00-270.00 267.61 Del Premium 300 235.00-235.00 235.00 1500 265.00-265.00 265.00 Del Good 750 220.00-230.00 226.67 Fair 950 170.00-180.00 173.68 50 190.00-195.00 192.50 Del Rain Damage 50 215.00-215.00 215.00 Del Retail/Stable Orchard Grass Good 150 200.00-200.00 200.00 Retail/Stable Grass Premium 25 160.00-160.00 160.00 Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Good 925 175.00-180.00 176.76 Region 5: Southern California: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium 50 265.00-265.00 265.00 200 270.00-275.00 272.50 Retail/Stable Forage Mix-Three Way Good 50 260.00-260.00 260.00 Retail/Stable Forage Mix-Four Way Good 25 270.00-270.00 270.00 Retail/Stable Region 6: Southeast California: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium 250 180.00-200.00 188.00 Retail/Stable Good 700 170.00-170.00 170.00 Fair/Good 1400 160.00-165.00 162.86 600 163.00-165.00 164.67 Export 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