ML_GR311 Moses Lake, WA Fri Feb 06, 2009 USDA Market News California Weekly Hay Report Tons FOB: 11,875 Last Week: 9,390 Last Year: 10,048 Tons Delivered: 5,275 Last Week: 9,610 Last Year: 7,825 Year to Date FOB: 67,947 Last Week: 56,072 Last Year: 143,349 YTD Delivered: 37,045 Last Week: 32,770 Last Year: 92,005 Northern California: Tons FOB Barn/Stack: 3,325 Tons Delivered: 2,200 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa steady in limited test. Demand light and supply light. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady in light test. Demand light and supply moderate. Retail and stable hay steady. Demand light to moderate and supply moderate. Low milk prices continue to depress hay prices. Most areas looking for rain/snow late in the week. Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg Petaluma Delivered prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Fair 100 165.00-165.00 165.00 Escalon - Merced - Modesto - Turlock Delivered prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 850 180.00-220.00 198.76 240.00-250.00 241.82 Premium 200 185.00-190.00 187.50 240.00-248.00 247.13 Fair 750 138.00-165.00 152.13 215.00-235.00 223.33 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 100 190.00-220.00 212.50 Beardless Wheat Retail/light<110 lb bales Good/Premium 25 185.00-185.00 185.00 Beardless Wheat Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good 50 135.00-135.00 135.00 Oat Domestic Cattle Good 50 130.00-130.00 130.00 Wheat Straw Domestic Cattle Good 25 118.00-118.00 118.00 Northern - Intermountain Areas FOB prices Alfalfa (Organic) Domestic Cattle Premium 200 250.00-250.00 250.00 Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 200 170.00-170.00 170.00 Good 1,075 125.00-140.00 126.05 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Good/Premium 100 150.00-160.00 155.00 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 75 190.00-190.00 190.00 Forage-Three Way Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 150 140.00-140.00 140.00 Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 50 250.00-260.00 255.00 Tracy-Patterson-Stockton FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 50 180.00-180.00 180.00 Fair 150 140.00-140.00 140.00 200.00-200.00 200.00 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 50 150.00-150.00 150.00 Oat Domestic Cattle Good 50 115.00-115.00 115.00 Sacramento Valley FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 300 150.00-150.00 150.00 Fair 250 125.00-130.00 127.00 200.00-200.00 200.00 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 100 210.00-210.00 210.00 200.00-220.00 208.26 Good/Premium 100 190.00-190.00 190.00 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 50 160.00-160.00 160.00 Oat Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 175.00-175.00 175.00 Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 260.00-260.00 260.00 200.00-200.00 200.00 Orchard/Alfalfa Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 50 220.00-220.00 220.00 Rice Straw Erosion control Small square, per bale Good 75 2.00-2.00 2.00 2.50-2.50 2.50 Wheat Straw Retail/light<110 lb bales Small square, per bale Premium 200 4.25-4.50 4.38 4.25-4.25 4.25 Other hay: 50 Tons: Escalon - Merced - Modesto - Turlock: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 50 tons 140.00 Delivered. Central California: Tons FOB Barn/Stack: 2,585 Tons Delivered: 1,400 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa steady in limited test. Demand good and supply light. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady to weak in light test. Demand light and supply moderate. Retail and stable hay steady in limited test. Demand light to moderate and supply moderate. Low milk prices continue to dampen new hay sales. Most areas looking forward to rain/snow forecast for late in the week. Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg South-Central Coastal Areas Delivered prices Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 175 270.00-295.00 275.71 245.00-272.00 260.20 Good/Premium 50 245.00-245.00 245.00 Forage Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 125 270.00-285.00 273.00 250.00-275.00 260.00 Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 375.00-375.00 375.00 315.00-315.00 315.00 Tulare-Visalia-Hanford-Bakersfield Delivered prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 75 190.00-197.00 194.67 245.00-250.00 247.50 Premium 275 175.00-188.00 180.73 Good 100 150.00-150.00 150.00 235.00-235.00 235.00 Fair 125 135.00-150.00 142.00 215.00-215.00 215.00 Corn Stalks Domestic Cattle Ground and short haul Good 150 100.00-100.00 100.00 Oat Domestic Cattle Good 300 110.00-110.00 110.00 Hanford-Corcoran-Tulare-Visalia FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Premium 25 165.00-165.00 165.00 Kern County FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Fair 450 135.00-135.00 135.00 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 100 240.00-240.00 240.00 220.00-222.00 221.74 Forage-Three Way Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 60 220.00-220.00 220.00 Oat Domestic Cattle Good 300 85.00-85.00 85.00 Western Fresno-Madera-Firebaugh FOB prices -- No New Sales Confirmed. Los Banos-Dos Palos-Merced FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 255 170.00-170.00 170.00 Premium 395 140.00-150.00 142.53 Good 300 130.00-130.00 130.00 230.00-230.00 230.00 Fair 325 140.00-140.00 140.00 Beardless Wheat Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good 50 120.00-120.00 120.00 Other hay: 325 Tons: Kern County: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa heavy grass 275 tons 85.00 FOB. Los Banos-Dos Palos-Merced: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 50 tons 120.00 FOB. Southern California: Tons FOB Barn/Stack: 5,965 Tons Delivered: 1,675 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa steady to 5.00 lower. Demand light and supply light, however, more clippings showing up in stacks every week. Fair and Good Alfalfa not well tested. Demand light and supply moderate. Retail and Stable hay steady to 10.00 lower. Demand light to moderate and supply moderate. Exporters not showing any interest in any new hay buys. Producers concerned about possible rain showers late in the week. Low milk prices continue to limit new hay sales. Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg Chino-Los Angeles-San Diego Delivered prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Premium 50 155.00-155.00 155.00 Good 100 150.00-150.00 150.00 210.00-220.00 216.00 Fair 100 110.00-120.00 115.00 190.00-190.00 190.00 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 775 220.00-270.00 254.84 230.00-250.00 241.11 Good/Premium 200 200.00-250.00 215.00 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 50 180.00-215.00 197.50 220.00-235.00 222.86 Bermuda Domestic Cattle Fair 50 105.00-130.00 117.50 150.00-150.00 150.00 Forage Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 175 255.00-285.00 271.43 230.00-250.00 244.29 Oat Domestic Cattle Fair 50 110.00-110.00 110.00 Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 50 290.00-350.00 320.00 250.00-250.00 250.00 Orchard/Alfalfa Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 310.00-310.00 310.00 240.00-240.00 240.00 Timothy Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 405.00-405.00 405.00 340.00-340.00 340.00 Antelope Valley - Mojave Desert FOB prices Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 425 220.00-260.00 238.82 220.00-220.00 220.00 Forage-Four Way Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 275.00-275.00 275.00 239.00-239.00 239.00 Forage-Three Way Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 245.00-245.00 245.00 220.00-220.00 220.00 Blythe - Parker FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Premium 200 120.00-130.00 125.00 Good/Premium 690 110.00-110.00 110.00 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 150 175.00-200.00 191.67 200.00-220.00 206.00 Good/Premium 75 170.00-175.00 171.67 195.00-195.00 195.00 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 25 165.00-165.00 165.00 Good 150 130.00-140.00 135.00 Imperial Valley FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Premium 250 120.00-130.00 125.00 185.00-195.00 193.64 Good/Premium 100 115.00-115.00 115.00 Good 150 110.00-115.00 114.17 Fair 25 100.00-100.00 100.00 155.00-165.00 158.33 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 125 190.00-200.00 192.00 200.00-215.00 206.11 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 150 175.00-180.00 176.00 195.00-200.00 199.23 Bermuda Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 175 185.00-190.00 186.43 150.00-150.00 150.00 Good/Premium 25 180.00-180.00 180.00 Bermuda Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 75 170.00-175.00 171.67 125.00-125.00 125.00 Klein Grass Export Good/Premium 150 95.00-95.00 95.00 Teff Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 210.00-210.00 210.00 Other hay: 2,975 Tons: Blythe - Parker: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 1,800 tons 90.00 FOB. Retail/light<110 lb bales Good Alfalfa rain damage 1,000 tons 100.00 FOB. Chino-Los Angeles-San Diego: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 25 tons 105.00 Delivered. Imperial Valley: Domestic Cattle Premium Alfalfa high moisture 150 tons 100.00-105.00 FOB. 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%. 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