California Weekly Hay Report
11/06/2009 01:16PM
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Moses Lake, WA Fri Nov 06, 2009 USDA Market News
California Weekly Hay Report
Tons FOB: 33,805 Last Week: 32,155 Last Year: 22,854
Tons Delivered: 23,200 Last Week: 11,405 Last Year: 9,195
Year to Date FOB: 1,731,990 Last Week: 1,698,185 Last Year: 2,254,725
YTD Delivered: 871,790 Last Week: 848,590 Last Year: 1,071,590
Northern California: Tons FOB Barn/Stack: 8,435 Tons Delivered: 10,275
Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa steady to firm, instances
10.00-20.00 higher on barn stored. Demand good and supply light. Fair and Good
Alfalfa steady to firm, instances 10.00-20.00 higher on barn stored. Demand
light to moderate and supply moderate to heavy. Retail and stable hay steady,
barn stored 10.00-20.00 higher. Demand light to moderate and supply moderate to
heavy. Weather was nice this past week and some producers continued to make one
more pass on their hay fields. Northern part of the state received rain showers
late in the week.
Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg
Petaluma Delivered prices
Alfalfa (Organic) Domestic Cattle
Supreme 75 180.00-180.00 180.00
Good 25 150.00-150.00 150.00
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Supreme 200 170.00-170.00 170.00
Premium 800 170.00-170.00 170.00 245.00-245.00 245.00
Good 200 145.00-160.00 148.75
Fair 400 135.00-135.00 135.00
Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Good/Premium 100 160.00-160.00 160.00 260.00-260.00 260.00
Beardless Wheat Domestic Cattle
Good 50 115.00-115.00 115.00
Beardless Wheat Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Good/Premium 25 125.00-125.00 125.00
Oat Domestic Cattle
Good 50 115.00-115.00 115.00
Oat Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Premium 50 125.00-125.00 125.00
Escalon - Merced - Modesto - Turlock Delivered prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Supreme 3,600 145.00-170.00 167.22 235.00-255.00 246.00
Premium/Supreme 600 165.00-165.00 165.00 230.00-230.00 230.00
Premium 1,775 130.00-155.00 148.59
Good 300 115.00-140.00 132.92 180.00-180.00 180.00
Fair 600 95.00-105.00 102.92 155.00-200.00 173.33
Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 150 140.00-140.00 140.00 260.00-265.00 262.50
Beardless Wheat Domestic Cattle
Good 250 80.00-85.00 84.00
Oat Domestic Cattle
Good 50 90.00-90.00 90.00
Rice Straw Erosion control Small square, per bale
Good 200 2.95-2.95 2.95
Timothy Retail/light<110 lb bales
Good/Premium 75 315.00-315.00 315.00
Northern - Intermountain Areas FOB prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Supreme 1,460 100.00-120.00 110.41 220.00-220.00 220.00
Premium 300 80.00-80.00 80.00 200.00-200.00 200.00
Fair/Good 300 80.00-80.00 80.00
Fair 150 70.00-70.00 70.00 160.00-180.00 170.00
Alfalfa Export
Premium 500 110.00-110.00 110.00
Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 200 200.00-200.00 200.00 210.00-210.00 210.00
Forage Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 100 180.00-180.00 180.00
Oat Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 25 85.00-85.00 85.00
Oat Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Premium 25 65.00-65.00 65.00
Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 200 180.00-200.00 188.75
Orchard/Alfalfa Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 50 175.00-180.00 177.50
Good/Premium 200 140.00-140.00 140.00
Timothy Retail/light<110 lb bales
Good/Premium 75 280.00-280.00 280.00
Tracy-Patterson-Stockton FOB prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Premium 200 140.00-140.00 140.00 200.00-200.00 200.00
Good 25 100.00-100.00 100.00
Fair 150 80.00-90.00 85.00
Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 25 135.00-135.00 135.00
Beardless Wheat Domestic Cattle
Good 50 65.00-65.00 65.00
Wheat Straw Retail/light<110 lb bales Small square, per bale
Premium 25 4.00-4.00 4.00
Sacramento Valley FOB prices
Alfalfa Cubes Domestic Cattle
Supreme 150 150.00-150.00 150.00
Premium 100 145.00-145.00 145.00
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Supreme 1,050 120.00-135.00 128.81 230.00-230.00 230.00
Good 200 110.00-125.00 113.75
Fair 400 100.00-100.00 100.00 150.00-180.00 170.00
Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 425 120.00-130.00 121.18 230.00-240.00 232.50
Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Good/Premium 100 125.00-125.00 125.00 225.00-225.00 225.00
Beardless Wheat Domestic Cattle
Good 50 80.00-80.00 80.00
Beardless Wheat Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Good/Premium 25 90.00-90.00 90.00
Oat Domestic Cattle
Good 50 80.00-80.00 80.00
Oat Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Premium 50 80.00-90.00 85.00
Rice Straw Erosion control Small square, per bale
Good 500 1.50-2.00 1.80 2.00-2.00 2.00
Wheat Straw Erosion control Small square, per bale
Good 300 3.00-3.00 3.00
Wheat Straw Retail/light<110 lb bales Small square, per bale
Premium 100 3.50-3.50 3.50 4.25-4.25 4.25
Other hay: 1,575 Tons:
Escalon - Merced - Modesto - Turlock:
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 175 tons 90.00 Delivered.
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa rain damage 100 tons 90.00 Delivered.
Domestic Cattle Fair Oat rain damage 150 tons 55.00-70.00 Delivered.
Domestic Cattle Fair Sudan rain damage 25 tons 90.00 Delivered.
Domestic Cattle Premium Alfalfa high moisture 100 tons 65.00 Delivered.
Domestic Cattle Premium Alfalfa last year's production 50 tons 145.00 Delivered.
Domestic Cattle Premium Alfalfa rain damage 50 tons 145.00 Delivered.
Northern - Intermountain Areas:
Retail/light<110 lb bales Good/Premium Orchard rain damage 25 tons 150.00 FOB.
Petaluma:
Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium Alfalfa last year's production 50 tons
150.00 Delivered.
Sacramento Valley:
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa rain damage 350 tons 60.00-80.00 FOB.
Domestic Cattle Fair Oat rain damage 150 tons 40.00 FOB.
Domestic Cattle Premium Alfalfa rain damage 75 tons 90.00 FOB.
Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium Alfalfa last year's production 50 tons
115.00 FOB.
Tracy-Patterson-Stockton:
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 75 tons 75.00 FOB.
Domestic Cattle Premium Alfalfa high moisture 100 tons 50.00 FOB.
Domestic Cattle Premium Alfalfa rain damage 50 tons 130.00 FOB.
Central California: Tons FOB Barn/Stack: 10,405 Tons Delivered: 6,000
Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa steady to firm. Demand
good and supply light. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady to firm. Demand light to
moderate and supply moderate. Retail and Stable hay steady to 10.00 higher.
Demand light to moderate and supply moderate to heavy. Hay coming in from
Nevada and Utah strong now and seeing some current cuttings coming up from
Southern desert. Some producers decided to make one more pass over their hay
fields as the weather has been conducive to hay production. Milk prices on the
futures board continued to move upward in a positive direction this past week.
Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg
South-Central Coastal Areas Delivered prices
Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 325 150.00-190.00 169.23 270.00-270.00 270.00
Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Good/Premium 25 150.00-150.00 150.00
Forage Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 225 150.00-190.00 170.56 270.00-270.00 270.00
Oat Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Premium 25 140.00-140.00 140.00
Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 50 275.00-300.00 287.50
Orchard/Alfalfa Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 25 285.00-285.00 285.00
Timothy Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 50 390.00-395.00 392.50
Wheat Straw Retail/light<110 lb bales Small square, per bale
Premium 25 5.75-5.75 5.75
Tulare-Visalia-Hanford-Bakersfield Delivered prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Supreme 2,350 165.00-170.00 167.72 235.00-280.00 258.73
Premium 1,850 135.00-158.00 149.86
Fair 800 103.00-105.00 104.50 175.00-195.00 181.46
Oat Domestic Cattle
Good 375 80.00-80.00 80.00
Wheat Straw Erosion control
Good 50 70.00-70.00 70.00
Hanford-Corcoran-Tulare-Visalia FOB prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Supreme 40 148.00-148.00 148.00 230.00-245.00 242.15
Premium 60 135.00-135.00 135.00 223.00-223.00 223.00
Oat Domestic Cattle
Good 375 60.00-60.00 60.00
Kern County FOB prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Premium 500 110.00-120.00 112.50
Good/Premium 900 105.00-115.00 113.89
Good 675 90.00-95.00 91.85 205.00-205.00 205.00
Fair 810 85.00-88.00 85.74 150.00-160.00 152.50
Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Good/Premium 375 90.00-112.00 101.40 165.00-170.00 167.50
Western Fresno-Madera-Firebaugh FOB prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Supreme 370 130.00-145.00 137.30 225.00-250.00 237.58
Premium/Supreme 375 125.00-125.00 125.00
Good/Premium 750 115.00-115.00 115.00
Fair 100 85.00-85.00 85.00 150.00-165.00 157.50
Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Good/Premium 100 110.00-110.00 110.00 200.00-200.00 200.00
Los Banos-Dos Palos-Merced FOB prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Supreme 750 130.00-150.00 148.67 215.00-250.00 238.50
Premium 200 115.00-125.00 122.50
Fair 350 90.00-90.00 90.00 140.00-160.00 148.24
Beardless Wheat Domestic Cattle
Good 1,250 70.00-70.00 70.00
Other hay: 2,250 Tons:
Los Banos-Dos Palos-Merced:
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 100 tons 75.00 FOB.
Domestic Cattle Fair Beardless Wheat last year's production 1,000 tons
60.00 FOB.
Domestic Cattle Good Alfalfa rain damage 800 tons 90.00 FOB.
Domestic Cattle Premium Alfalfa rain damage 350 tons 60.00 FOB.
Southern California: Tons FOB Barn/Stack: 15,140 Tons Delivered: 6,925
Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa no trend comparison
available. Demand good and supply limited as production just beginning. Fair
and Good Alfalfa steady in a limited test. Demand light and supply moderate to
heavy. Retail and Stable hay steady. Demand moderate and supply moderate to
heavy. Weather has been cooperative this past week for hay production.
Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg
Chino-Los Angeles-San Diego Delivered prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Good 325 125.00-140.00 130.00 210.00-240.00 213.81
Fair 2,500 105.00-110.00 108.40
Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 225 150.00-190.00 171.11 260.00-310.00 266.73
Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Good/Premium 25 130.00-130.00 130.00
Bermuda Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 25 165.00-165.00 165.00
Forage Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 200 150.00-190.00 170.00 255.00-285.00 270.00
Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 25 350.00-350.00 350.00 310.00-350.00 330.00
Timothy Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 25 360.00-360.00 360.00 405.00-405.00 405.00
Wheat Straw Domestic Cattle
Good 75 95.00-95.00 95.00
Antelope Valley - Mojave Desert FOB prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Supreme 500 125.00-125.00 125.00 235.00-235.00 235.00
Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 275 140.00-160.00 147.27 240.00-250.00 244.09
Good/Premium 50 130.00-135.00 132.50
Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Good/Premium 25 95.00-95.00 95.00
Forage-Four Way Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 25 229.00-229.00 229.00
Forage-Three Way Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 25 160.00-160.00 160.00 220.00-274.00 227.62
Good/Premium 100 120.00-120.00 120.00
Blythe - Parker FOB prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Good 300 95.00-100.00 95.83 165.00-185.00 170.83
Fair 2,700 75.00-80.00 75.93
Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 200 110.00-115.00 111.25 220.00-220.00 220.00
Good/Premium 125 100.00-100.00 100.00 200.00-200.00 200.00
Forage-Three Way Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales
Good/Premium 25 120.00-120.00 120.00
Teff Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 25 160.00-160.00 160.00
Imperial Valley FOB prices
Alfalfa Domestic Cattle
Premium 450 110.00-115.00 113.33
Good/Premium 200 105.00-110.00 107.50
Good 800 90.00-110.00 105.16 190.00-200.00 193.12
Fair/Good 1,500 90.00-90.00 90.00
Fair 1,575 70.00-85.00 74.76 155.00-170.00 165.91
Alfalfa Export
Premium 1,440 100.00-120.00 112.57
Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 175 120.00-125.00 122.86 210.00-230.00 213.57
Good/Premium 50 110.00-110.00 110.00 210.00-215.00 212.50
Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Good/Premium 225 92.00-110.00 101.22 200.00-210.00 205.50
Bermuda Retail/light<110 lb bales
Premium 25 130.00-130.00 130.00 210.00-220.00 212.00
Bermuda Stable/heavy>115 lb bales
Good/Premium 100 110.00-120.00 115.00 185.00-195.00 190.00
Sudan Export
Fair 300 100.00-100.00 100.00
Triticale Domestic Cattle
Good 300 60.00-60.00 60.00
Other hay: 7,125 Tons:
Chino-Los Angeles-San Diego:
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 3,000 tons 95.00 Delivered.
Domestic Cattle Premium/Supreme Alfalfa weedy 500 tons 135.00-140.00 Delivered.
Imperial Valley:
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 3,000 tons 60.00 FOB.
Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa rain damage 50 tons 65.00 FOB.
Domestic Cattle Good Alfalfa last year's production 75 tons 80.00 FOB.
Domestic Cattle Premium/Supreme Alfalfa weedy 500 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%.
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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