California Hay Market Report
MOSES LAKE - Sep 12/08 - SNS -- The latest weekly hay market update for northern California bal;ed hay and alfalfa pellet markets was relesed by the USDA today.
California Weekly Hay Report
Tons FOB: 35,956 Last Week: 39,878 Last Year: 66,182
Tons Delivered: 19,790 Last Week: 16,610 Last Year: 20,045
Year to Date FOB: 2,028,230 Last Week: 1,992,274 Last Year: 2,024,292
YTD Delivered: 971,657 Last Week: 951,867 Last Year: 832,844
Northern California: Tons FOB Barn/Stack: 10,775 Tons Delivered: 9,475
Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa steady to weak. Demand
moderate to good and supply light. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady to 5.00,
instances 10.00-15.00 lower. Demand light and supply moderate to heavy. Retail
and stable hay steady. Demand moderate to good and supply moderate with most
producers filling barns. Starting to see quality coming back in recent hay
cuttings. Dairies still resisting adding to hay inventory. Some still busy with
corn silage. Milk futures showing some improvement in price. The
creamery situations keeping folks on edge. Exporters continue to show interest,
especially in second cutting in the intermountain area.
Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg
Petaluma Delivered prices
Alfalfa (Organic) Domestic Cattle
Fair 100 280.00-285.00 282.50
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Supreme 150 260.00-260.00 260.00 210.00-230.00 218.57
Good 250 235.00-245.00 240.00 175.00-195.00 189.17
Fair 200 225.00-225.00 225.00 170.00-175.00 172.50
Escalon - Modesto - Turlock Delivered prices
Alfalfa (Organic) Domestic Cattle
Premium 250 273.00-300.00 278.40 235.00-235.00 235.00
Good 200 265.00-265.00 265.00 190.00-190.00 190.00
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Supreme 3,125 260.00-275.00 265.25 210.00-225.00 215.27
Premium 800 245.00-255.00 246.63 195.00-210.00 201.63
Good 1,100 230.00-245.00 236.70 190.00-195.00 192.58
Fair 2,675 195.00-220.00 213.41 175.00-185.00 181.43
Oat Domestic Cattle
Good 50 185.00-197.00 191.00
Northern - Intermountain Areas FOB prices
Alfalfa (Organic) Domestic Cattle
Premium 25 240.00-240.00 240.00
Good 25 235.00-235.00 235.00
Fair 25 200.00-200.00 200.00
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Premium 50 210.00-210.00 210.00 160.00-160.00 160.00
Forage-Three Way Mix Domestic Cattle
Good 425 170.00-170.00 170.00
Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium-To-Store 375 250.00-260.00 250.67
Orchard/Alfalfa Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 25 275.00-275.00 275.00
Teff Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 75 220.00-220.00 220.00
Timothy Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 300 320.00-320.00 320.00 230.00-240.00 235.00
Tracy-Patterson-Stockton FOB prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Supreme 350 250.00-250.00 250.00 185.00-195.00 185.67
Premium 100 240.00-240.00 240.00 180.00-190.00 183.96
Good 2,550 200.00-225.00 205.64 175.00-180.00 177.50
Fair 525 180.00-190.00 184.29 160.00-165.00 163.57
Sacramento Valley FOB prices
Alfalfa (Organic) Domestic Cattle
Fair 75 250.00-250.00 250.00
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Supreme 150 225.00-225.00 225.00 175.00-185.00 178.89
Good 825 200.00-220.00 213.33 155.00-160.00 158.98
Fair 1,125 160.00-190.00 175.11 140.00-160.00 144.12
Alfalfa Export
Good 450 190.00-205.00 202.78
Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 150 220.00-220.00 220.00 170.00-170.00 170.00
Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Good/Premium 50 190.00-190.00 190.00
Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 25 240.00-240.00 240.00 170.00-170.00 170.00
Orchard/Alfalfa Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 100 220.00-220.00 220.00 165.00-165.00 165.00
Rice Straw Domestic Cattle
Good 400 45.00-50.00 47.25 35.00-40.00 37.00
Rice Straw Erosion control Small square, per bale
Good 250 2.50-2.50 2.50 2.00-2.00 2.00
Sudan Export
Premium 1,450 200.00-210.00 203.10 160.00-160.00 160.00
Good 125 190.00-190.00 190.00
Wheat Straw Retail/light<110 lb bales Small square, per bale
Premium 175 3.00-3.25 3.18 3.00-3.00 3.00
Good 125 3.00-3.00 3.00 2.50-2.50 2.50
Other hay: 1,025 Tons:
Escalon - Modesto - Turlock:
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 200 tons 205.00 Delivered.
Petaluma:
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 375 tons 185.00 Delivered.
Sacramento Valley:
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 450 tons 150.00 FOB.
Central California: Tons FOB Barn/Stack: 18,711 Tons Delivered: 7,755
Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa steady to weak. Demand
moderate to good and supply light. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady to 5.00,
instances 10.00-15.00 lower. Demand light to moderate and supply moderate to
heavy. Retail and stable hay mostly steady. Demand moderate to good and supply
moderate. Some hay production starting to show quality again. Dairies still
resisting adding to their inventory. Milk futures starting to show some
improvement. Creamery situations making dairies uneasy. Weather has
cooled off and has been very pleasant this past week.
Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg
South-Central Coastal Areas Delivered prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Fair 50 230.00-230.00 230.00
Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 200 270.00-284.00 276.38 215.00-240.00 233.14
Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Premium 25 275.00-275.00 275.00
Forage Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 100 270.00-270.00 270.00 215.00-275.00 230.00
Oat Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 25 275.00-275.00 275.00 275.00-275.00 275.00
Wheat Straw Retail/light<110 lb bales Small square, per bale
Premium 50 5.95-5.95 5.95
Tulare-Visalia-Hanford-Bakersfield Delivered prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Supreme 600 265.00-265.00 265.00 215.00-230.00 221.68
Premium 300 255.00-255.00 255.00 205.00-215.00 211.29
Good 1,175 240.00-248.00 245.45 190.00-207.00 196.89
Fair 3,575 200.00-230.00 217.62 182.00-200.00 187.11
Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Good/Premium 100 245.00-245.00 245.00
Corn Stalks Domestic Cattle
Good 75 116.00-116.00 116.00 80.00-90.00 85.00
Wheat Straw Domestic Cattle
Good 330 110.00-110.00 110.00
Hanford-Corcoran-Tulare-Visalia FOB prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Good 35 225.00-225.00 225.00 175.00-185.00 181.73
Fair 420 205.00-217.00 208.25 167.00-180.00 171.78
Corn Stalks Domestic Cattle
Good 75 100.00-100.00 100.00
Fair 50 85.00-90.00 87.50
Oat Domestic Cattle
Good 125 170.00-170.00 170.00
Wheat Straw Domestic Cattle
Good 1,030 80.00-85.00 82.57
Kern County FOB prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Fair 3,025 190.00-215.00 207.11 169.00-170.00 169.86
Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 850 230.00-230.00 230.00
Good/Premium 200 205.00-205.00 205.00 180.00-190.00 182.35
Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Good/Premium 350 190.00-205.00 193.57 178.00-178.00 178.00
Western Fresno-Madera-Firebaugh FOB prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Supreme 150 245.00-245.00 245.00 195.00-210.00 204.88
Premium 750 220.00-220.00 220.00 185.00-185.00 185.00
Good 150 215.00-220.00 216.67
Fair 900 195.00-200.00 197.50
Sudan Export
Fair 400 150.00-150.00 150.00
Los Banos-Dos Palos-Merced FOB prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Supreme 2,325 245.00-250.00 245.81 190.00-210.00 201.67
Premium 755 225.00-240.00 232.35 188.00-195.00 190.43
Good 350 230.00-230.00 230.00 170.00-178.00 171.21
Fair 3,115 200.00-215.00 204.12 170.00-170.00 170.00
Corn Stalks Domestic Cattle
Good 250 50.00-50.00 50.00
Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 200 235.00-235.00 235.00
Other hay: 4,356 Tons:
Hanford-Corcoran-Tulare-Visalia:
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 50 tons 200.00 Delivered.
Domestic Cattle Good Alfalfa Standing green chop 47.00 FOB.
Domestic Cattle Good Corn Standing green chop 50.00 FOB.
Kern County:
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 775 tons 180.00-185.00 FOB.
Domestic Cattle Good Corn Standing green chop 44.00 FOB.
Domestic Cattle Good Milo Standing green chop 35.00 FOB.
Los Banos-Dos Palos-Merced:
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 200 tons 190.00 FOB.
Domestic Cattle Good Corn Standing green chop 40.00-50.00 FOB.
Tulare-Visalia-Hanford-Bakersfield:
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 1,100 tons 195.00-220.00 Delivered.
Western Fresno-Madera-Firebaugh:
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 2,225 tons 175.00-185.00 FOB.
Southern California: Tons FOB Barn/Stack: 6,470 Tons Delivered: 2,560
Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa no new sales. Demand
moderate to good and supply no new production. Fair and Good Alfalfa not enough
recent sales for accurate trend comparison. Demand very light and supply moderate
to heavy. Retail and Stable hay steady. Demand moderate to good and supply
moderate. Scattered showers the past week playing havoc with hay production and
adding to lower quality hay that available. Dairies still resisting buying hay,
exporters not very active and retail clients buying bare minimum. Milk futures
showing some improvement.
Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg
Chino-Los Angeles-San Diego Delivered prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Good 225 241.00-245.00 244.56 195.00-195.00 195.00
Fair 300 240.00-245.00 243.33 185.00-190.00 187.50
Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 300 255.00-270.00 260.00 210.00-220.00 215.00
Good/Premium 150 255.00-255.00 255.00
Forage Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 360 250.00-289.00 261.58 215.00-239.00 223.00
Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 50 350.00-350.00 350.00 250.00-270.00 256.67
Orchard/Alfalfa Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 50 310.00-310.00 310.00 240.00-270.00 250.00
Teff Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 50 270.00-270.00 270.00
Timothy Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 50 405.00-405.00 405.00 340.00-340.00 340.00
Antelope Valley - Mojave Desert FOB prices
Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 675 240.00-260.00 243.70 185.00-200.00 193.64
Forage-Four Way Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 80 240.00-279.00 254.63 229.00-229.00 229.00
Forage-Three Way Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 80 220.00-240.00 227.50
Sudan Retail/light<110 lb bales
Good/Premium 100 200.00-200.00 200.00
Teff Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 50 240.00-240.00 240.00 200.00-200.00 200.00
Blythe - Parker FOB prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Fair 2,200 180.00-200.00 181.82 140.00-150.00 144.67
Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 250 220.00-220.00 220.00 175.00-175.00 175.00
Alfalfa/Grass Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales
Good/Premium 475 190.00-195.00 193.95 160.00-160.00 160.00
Bermuda Retail/light<110 lb bales
Good/Premium 125 200.00-200.00 200.00
Imperial Valley FOB prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Good 125 220.00-220.00 220.00 160.00-160.00 160.00
Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 125 225.00-230.00 228.00
Good/Premium 250 210.00-215.00 213.00 165.00-170.00 169.77
Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Premium 25 220.00-220.00 220.00
Bermuda Export
Premium 185 190.00-190.00 190.00
Bermuda Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 200 220.00-220.00 220.00
Good/Premium 200 200.00-210.00 207.50 125.00-130.00 127.50
Other hay: 2,350 Tons:
Antelope Valley - Mojave Desert:
Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium Alfalfa pickup loads 100 tons 280.00 FOB.
Blythe - Parker:
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 175 tons 180.00 FOB.
Chino-Los Angeles-San Diego:
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 175 tons 220.00 Delivered.
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa rain damage 850 tons 190.00-212.00 Delivered.
Imperial Valley:
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 300 tons 180.00-195.00 FOB.
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa heavy grass 200 tons 150.00 FOB.
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa rain damage 250 tons 150.00 FOB.
Domestic Cattle Fair Sudan rain damage 300 tons 110.00-140.00 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%.
Source - USDA Market News, Moses Lake, WA 509-765-3611
24 hour market information: 509-765-0311
www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews
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