ML GR311 Moses Lake, WA Fri Nov 20, 2009 USDA Market News California Weekly Hay Report Tons FOB: 30,746 Last Week: 20,913 Last Year: 14,710 Tons Delivered: 15,085 Last Week: 13,530 Last Year: 10,225 Year to Date FOB: 1,783,649 Last Week: 1,752,903 Last Year: 2,285,104 YTD Delivered: 900,580 Last Week: 885,495 Last Year: 1,090,016 Northern California: Tons FOB Barn/Stack: 6,580 Tons Delivered: 4,650 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa fully steady. Demand good and supply light. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady to firm. Demand light to moderate and supply moderate to heavy. Retail and stable hay steady to firm. Demand moderate and supply moderate to heavy. Some hay supplies starting to come out of barns now, high test hay as well as dry cow hay. The amount of hay trading lately has dropped off quite a bit as we move into the holiday season. Rain threat for late in the week had producers and buyers trying to get ready for more possible moisture. Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg Petaluma Delivered prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Good 475 155.00-160.00 156.05 Fair 250 145.00-145.00 145.00 Escalon - Merced - Modesto - Turlock Delivered prices Alfalfa (Organic) Domestic Cattle Premium 25 175.00-175.00 175.00 Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 1,325 155.00-165.00 162.36 220.00-230.00 222.34 Premium 325 145.00-155.00 147.31 Good 100 120.00-120.00 120.00 185.00-200.00 192.50 Fair 425 95.00-125.00 109.71 180.00-180.00 180.00 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Good/Premium 100 140.00-148.00 144.00 Beardless Wheat Domestic Cattle Good 300 80.00-80.00 80.00 Oat Domestic Cattle Good 275 90.00-95.00 90.91 Sudan Domestic Cattle Good 75 80.00-80.00 80.00 135.00-135.00 135.00 Northern - Intermountain Areas FOB prices Alfalfa (Organic) Domestic Cattle Good 200 110.00-110.00 110.00 Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 25 130.00-130.00 130.00 220.00-220.00 220.00 Premium 700 115.00-125.00 122.14 Good 200 80.00-80.00 80.00 Forage-Three Way Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 50 65.00-65.00 65.00 Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 50 160.00-160.00 160.00 265.00-265.00 265.00 Timothy Retail/light<110 lb bales Good/Premium 50 240.00-240.00 240.00 320.00-320.00 320.00 Good 50 180.00-180.00 180.00 Tracy-Patterson-Stockton FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 1,125 135.00-155.00 149.56 Premium 125 140.00-140.00 140.00 220.00-220.00 220.00 Good 125 100.00-110.00 102.00 Fair 400 80.00-100.00 91.88 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 225 120.00-120.00 120.00 160.00-160.00 160.00 Oat Domestic Cattle Good 50 80.00-80.00 80.00 125.00-125.00 125.00 Orchard/Alfalfa Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Good/Premium 50 150.00-150.00 150.00 Orchard/Alfalfa Mix Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 50 150.00-150.00 150.00 Sacramento Valley FOB prices Alfalfa (Organic) Domestic Cattle Premium 25 160.00-160.00 160.00 Alfalfa Cubes Domestic Cattle Good 25 130.00-130.00 130.00 Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Premium 25 125.00-125.00 125.00 Good 500 95.00-125.00 119.75 Fair 250 110.00-110.00 110.00 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 400 120.00-130.00 121.88 230.00-230.00 230.00 Oat Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Premium 125 80.00-80.00 80.00 Rice Straw Erosion control Small square, per bale Good 450 1.50-2.00 1.73 2.00-2.00 2.00 Wheat Straw Erosion control Small square, per bale Good 150 3.25-3.25 3.25 Wheat Straw Retail/light<110 lb bales Small square, per bale Premium 250 3.85-3.85 3.85 4.25-4.25 4.25 Other hay: 1,880 Tons: Escalon - Merced - Modesto - Turlock: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 125 tons 85.00-90.00 Delivered. Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa rain damage 50 tons 55.00-65.00 Delivered. Domestic Cattle Good Alfalfa rain damage 100 tons 130.00 Delivered. Domestic Cattle Premium Alfalfa high moisture 250 tons 90.00 Delivered. Domestic Cattle Supreme Alfalfa high moisture 350 tons 135.00 Delivered. Northern - Intermountain Areas: (Organic) Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa last year's production 25 tons 80.00 FOB. Domestic Cattle Supreme Alfalfa last year's production 300 tons 100.00 FOB. Petaluma: Domestic Cattle Good Alfalfa last year's production 100 tons 150.00 Delivered. Sacramento Valley: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa rain damage 200 tons 60.00 FOB. Domestic Cattle Good Alfalfa last year's production 100 tons 115.00 FOB. Domestic Cattle Premium Alfalfa rain damage 180 tons 50.00 FOB. Tracy-Patterson-Stockton: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa rain damage 100 tons 40.00-50.00 FOB. Central California: Tons FOB Barn/Stack: 7,461 Tons Delivered: 8,410 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa fully steady. Demand good and supply light. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady to firm. Demand light to moderate and supply moderate. Retail and Stable hay not well tested. Demand light and supply moderate starting to see some movement out of barns. Still seeing fair amount of hay moving in from out of state and the area. The amount of hay trading lately has dropped off quite a bit as we move into the holiday season. Rain threat for late in the week had producers and buyers trying to get ready for more possible moisture. Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg South-Central Coastal Areas Delivered prices Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 350 150.00-190.00 170.00 270.00-286.00 275.33 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 50 135.00-140.00 137.50 Forage Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 325 150.00-190.00 171.54 270.00-306.00 277.20 Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 275.00-275.00 275.00 South-Central Coastal Areas FOB prices Oat Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Premium 100 75.00-75.00 75.00 Tulare-Visalia-Hanford-Bakersfield Delivered prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 2,100 150.00-165.00 156.55 220.00-250.00 234.20 Premium/Supreme 1,000 155.00-155.00 155.00 Premium 635 138.00-150.00 144.81 215.00-220.00 217.00 Good/Premium 1,500 135.00-155.00 140.00 Good 1,100 115.00-140.00 125.68 200.00-200.00 200.00 Fair 475 110.00-110.00 110.00 145.00-190.00 160.93 Beardless Wheat Domestic Cattle Good 150 95.00-95.00 95.00 Oat Domestic Cattle Good 250 112.00-112.00 112.00 Wheat Straw Domestic Cattle Good 250 65.00-65.00 65.00 Hanford-Corcoran-Tulare-Visalia FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 300 150.00-155.00 154.17 Premium 200 145.00-145.00 145.00 Kern County FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 200 130.00-130.00 130.00 Premium 860 118.00-128.00 125.27 Good/Premium 1,250 95.00-120.00 104.20 Good 700 95.00-100.00 97.50 Fair 1,125 80.00-90.00 84.89 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 125 135.00-135.00 135.00 Western Fresno-Madera-Firebaugh FOB prices Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Good/Premium 25 125.00-125.00 125.00 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 100 125.00-125.00 125.00 Beardless Wheat Domestic Cattle Good 300 60.00-60.00 60.00 Los Banos-Dos Palos-Merced FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 70 155.00-155.00 155.00 190.00-215.00 202.15 Premium 250 135.00-135.00 135.00 180.00-180.00 180.00 Good 100 100.00-100.00 100.00 160.00-160.00 160.00 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Good/Premium 50 125.00-125.00 125.00 Beardless Wheat Domestic Cattle Good 300 60.00-60.00 60.00 Oat Domestic Cattle Good 225 75.00-75.00 75.00 Sudan Domestic Cattle Good 75 65.00-65.00 65.00 120.00-120.00 120.00 Other hay: 1,306 Tons: Hanford-Corcoran-Tulare-Visalia: Domestic Cattle Good Alfalfa Windrow green chop 30.00 FOB. Kern County: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 200 tons 80.00 FOB. Los Banos-Dos Palos-Merced: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 125 tons 75.00 FOB. Domestic Cattle Good Alfalfa rain damage 100 tons 115.00 FOB. Domestic Cattle Premium Alfalfa high moisture 250 tons 80.00 FOB. Domestic Cattle Supreme Alfalfa high moisture 350 tons 110.00 FOB. Tulare-Visalia-Hanford-Bakersfield: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 200 tons 100.00 Delivered. Western Fresno-Madera-Firebaugh: Domestic Cattle Supreme Alfalfa high moisture 80 tons 115.00 FOB. Southern California: Tons FOB Barn/Stack: 16,705 Tons Delivered: 2,025 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa steady in light test. Demand good and supply light. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady to firm. Demand light to moderate and supply moderate to heavy. Retail and Stable hay steady. Demand moderate and supply moderate to heavy. Weather was better this past week for hay making than previous weeks, so should start seeing better quality hay in coming weeks. Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg Chino-Los Angeles-San Diego Delivered prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Fair 525 105.00-112.00 105.33 200.00-200.00 200.00 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 500 150.00-190.00 166.00 250.00-270.00 260.67 Good/Premium 175 145.00-145.00 145.00 240.00-250.00 242.00 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 250 135.00-135.00 135.00 225.00-245.00 227.86 Bermuda Domestic Cattle Fair 50 85.00-85.00 85.00 Forage Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 350 150.00-239.00 174.93 255.00-285.00 270.00 Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 350.00-350.00 350.00 340.00-350.00 345.00 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 80.00-95.00 90.00 Antelope Valley - Mojave Desert FOB prices Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 250 130.00-160.00 146.00 240.00-250.00 246.00 Good/Premium 100 120.00-130.00 125.00 Forage-Four Way Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 229.00-229.00 229.00 275.00-275.00 275.00 Forage-Three Way Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 160.00-160.00 160.00 245.00-245.00 245.00 Good/Premium 50 120.00-120.00 120.00 Blythe - Parker FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Premium 550 100.00-105.00 104.55 170.00-185.00 176.11 Good/Premium 750 95.00-100.00 96.67 Good 350 85.00-95.00 93.57 150.00-170.00 154.11 Fair 4,000 72.50-85.00 77.00 150.00-160.00 155.00 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 100 110.00-110.00 110.00 210.00-220.00 211.50 Good/Premium 100 100.00-100.00 100.00 190.00-210.00 195.00 Oat Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 150 120.00-120.00 120.00 Imperial Valley FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 75 115.00-115.00 115.00 Premium/Supreme 350 110.00-115.00 112.86 Good/Premium 400 100.00-100.00 100.00 Alfalfa Export Premium 2,000 100.00-100.00 100.00 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 50 120.00-120.00 120.00 212.00-225.00 215.79 Good/Premium 275 105.00-115.00 111.36 210.00-210.00 210.00 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 100 110.00-115.00 113.75 195.00-205.00 200.00 Bermuda Export Premium 150 90.00-90.00 90.00 Good/Premium 1,500 80.00-80.00 80.00 Bermuda Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 100 145.00-145.00 145.00 205.00-210.00 207.50 Bermuda Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 25 120.00-120.00 120.00 200.00-200.00 200.00 Teff Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 50 165.00-165.00 165.00 210.00-210.00 210.00 Other hay: 5,230 Tons: Antelope Valley - Mojave Desert: Retail/light<110 lb bales Good/Premium Alfalfa contracted 1,000 tons 120.00 FOB. Blythe - Parker: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 750 tons 70.00-75.00 FOB. Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa heavy grass 1,000 tons 50.00 FOB. Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium Alfalfa contracted 2,000 tons 125.00 FOB. Chino-Los Angeles-San Diego: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 50 tons 115.00 Delivered. Imperial Valley: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 50 tons 80.00 FOB. Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa last year's production 50 tons 65.00 FOB. Domestic Cattle Good Bermuda last year's production 280 tons 40.00 FOB. Retail/light<110 lb bales Good/Premium Teff grassy 25 tons 155.00 FOB. Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium Alfalfa last year's production 25 tons 90.00 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 1100p jeg ljw rlw .