ML_GR311 Greeley, CO Fri Feb 21, 2020 USDA - CO Dept of Ag Market News California Hay Report Compared to last week: Trade activity moderate on moderate demand. Hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted. Regions are defined at bottom of report. Tons: 4976 Last Week: 4275 Last Year: 1801 Region 1: North Inter-Mountain: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium 200 200.00-200.00 200.00 Retail/Stable Region 2: Sacramento Valley: No New Sales Confirmed. Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Supreme 50 230.00-230.00 230.00 700 285.00-285.00 285.00 Del 300 285.00-285.00 285.00 Del High Testing Premium 50 290.00-290.00 290.00 Del Stable Fair/Good 1000 200.00-225.00 212.50 Del Fair 750 220.00-235.00 223.00 Del Wheat Good 126 165.00-175.00 170.00 Del Sudan Good 100 135.00-135.00 135.00 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 50 260.00-260.00 260.00 Retail/Stable Region 6: Southeast California: Tons Price Range Wtd Avg Comments Alfalfa Premium/Supreme 1200 205.00-205.00 205.00 Premium 300 210.00-230.00 220.00 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