ML_GR311 Greeley, CO Fri May 03, 2019 USDA - CO Dept of Ag Market News California Hay Report Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand. According to NASS Crop Progress report April 28, 2019, temperature highs ranged from low 60s to low 80s in the mountain region, high 50s to low 90s along the coast, low 70s to high 90s in the valley, and mid-70s to mid-100s in the desert. Temperature lows ranged from low 30s to high 50s in the mountain region, high 30s to low 60s along the coast, mid 40s to high 60s in the valley, and mid-30s to mid-70s in the desert. Dry farmed grain continued to be cut in San Luis Obispo. In Tulare, wheat and alfalfa continued to mature. 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: 8150 Last Week: 6120 Last Year: 7985 Region 1: North Inter-Mountain: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Good/Premium 200 190.00-190.00 190.00 Fair/Good 75 130.00-130.00 130.00 Rain Damage Region 2: Sacramento Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium 230 250.00-250.00 250.00 Retail/Stable Good 50 180.00-180.00 180.00 New Crop 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 520 250.00-250.00 250.00 New Crop Premium/Supreme 800 230.00-230.00 230.00 600 200.00-200.00 200.00 Rain Damage Premium 25 250.00-250.00 250.00 New Crop 325 220.00-260.00 223.08 Retail/Stable Good 50 200.00-200.00 200.00 Old Crop Fair/Good 100 160.00-160.00 160.00 Dirty New Crop Orchard Grass Premium 200 220.00-220.00 220.00 Retail/Stable Oat Good 50 130.00-130.00 130.00 New Crop Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Supreme 360 245.00-250.00 247.50 New Crop 500 290.00-290.00 290.00 Del Very High Testing Good/Premium 150 230.00-230.00 230.00 New Crop 700 235.00-235.00 235.00 Weedy Fair/Good 50 190.00-190.00 190.00 Alfalfa/Oat Mix Premium/Supreme 25 230.00-230.00 230.00 Region 5: Southern California: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium 175 290.00-290.00 290.00 Retail/Stable Forage Mix-Three Way Good 50 290.00-290.00 290.00 Retail/Stable Region 6: Southeast California: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Supreme 200 220.00-225.00 222.50 565 225.00-225.00 225.00 Export Premium 400 215.00-215.00 215.00 750 215.00-215.00 215.00 Export 200 195.00-195.00 195.00 Wind damage 100 230.00-230.00 230.00 Retail/Stable 600 210.00-215.00 214.17 Barn Stored 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