ML_GR311 Greeley, CO Fri Mar 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, new crop hay is two to three weeks behind last year’s start. Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted. Regions are defined at bottom of report. Tons: 3125 Last Week: 4025 Last Year: 2325 Region 1: North Inter-Mountain: No New Sales Confirmed. Region 2: Sacramento Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium/Supreme 25 280.00-280.00 280.00 Del Premium 200 240.00-240.00 240.00 Retail/Stable Orchard Grass Premium 25 240.00-240.00 240.00 Retail/Stable Oat Good 25 150.00-150.00 150.00 Retail/Stable Rice Straw Good 150 87.50-87.50 87.50 Erosion Control 150 87.50-87.50 87.50 Retail/Stable Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium/Supreme 50 250.00-250.00 250.00 100 265.00-265.00 265.00 Del Premium 300 260.00-260.00 260.00 Good/Premium 100 250.00-260.00 255.00 Del Good 150 235.00-235.00 235.00 Del Fair/Good 250 220.00-220.00 220.00 Del Fair 100 200.00-205.00 202.50 Del Grassy Orchard/Rye Premium 200 220.00-220.00 220.00 Retail/Stable Wheat Straw Good 75 125.00-125.00 125.00 Del Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley: No New Sales Confirmed. Region 5: Southern California: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium 150 279.00-279.00 279.00 Retail/Stable Forage Mix-Three Way Good 25 275.00-275.00 275.00 Retail/Stable Region 6: Southeast California: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Supreme 300 215.00-220.00 218.33 New Crop Premium/Supreme 200 210.00-210.00 210.00 Clippings Premium 175 210.00-210.00 210.00 New Crop 300 265.00-265.00 265.00 Retail/Stable Bermuda Grass Premium 75 230.00-250.00 243.33 Retail/Stable 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