ML_GR312 Moses Lake, WA Fri Aug 23, 2019 USDA Market News Idaho Weekly Hay Report Tons: 8050 Last Week: N/A Last Year: 25,300 Compared to last test, All grades of Alfalfa steady. Alfalfa testing over 185 RFV is hard to find due to weather conditions. Producers are asking a 1.00/RFV point for Supreme quality. Demand remains good especially for high testing Alfalfa. Retail/Feed store steady. Best demand is for light retail hay. Prices are dollars per ton and FOB the farm or ranch unless otherwise stated. Tons Price Wt. Avg Comments Alfalfa Large Square Supreme 500 193.00-193.00 193.00 Alfalfa Mid Square Fair/Good 4500 150.00-155.00 153.33 2900 160.00-165.00 162.93 Export Alfalfa Small Square Premium 50 230.00-230.00 230.00 Retail/Stable Good/Premium 100 210.00-210.00 210.00 Retail/Stable 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 RFV calculated using the Wis/Minn formula. TDN calculated using the Western formula. Values based on 100% dry matter, TDN both 90% and 100%. Quantitative factors are approximate, and many factors can affect feeding Value. Values based on 100 pct. dry matter. End usage may influence hay price or value more than testing results. Grass Hay guidelines Quality Crude Protein Percent Premium Over 13 Good 9-13 Fair 5-9 Utility Under 5 Contracted price - Price and conditions of sale agreed upon when buyer and Seller negotiates a transaction. Hay Quality Designations physical descriptions: Supreme: Very early maturity, pre bloom, soft fine stemmed, extra Leafy. Factors indicative of very high nutritive content. Hay is excellent color and free of damage. Premium: Early maturity, i.e., pre-bloom in legumes and pre head in Grass hays, extra leafy and fine stemmed-factors indicative of A high nutritive content. Hay is green and free of damage. Good: Early to average maturity, i.e., early to mid-bloom in legumes And early head in grass hays, leafy, fine to medium stemmed, Free of damage other than slight discoloration. Fair: Late maturity, i.e., mid to late-bloom in legumes, head-in Grass hays, moderate or below leaf content, and generally Coarse stemmed. Hay may show light damage. Utility: Hay in very late maturity, such as mature seed pods in legumes Or mature head in grass hays, coarse stemmed. This category Could include hay discounted due to excessive damage and heavy Weed content or mold. Source: USDA Market News, Moses Lake, WA. Greg Sanders 509-393-1343 MosesLake.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ML_GR312.txt http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain greg.sanders2@usda.gov 0900p gds rlc