ML_GR311 Moses Lake, WA Thu Jul 02, 2009 USDA Market News California Weekly Hay Report Tons FOB: 55,896 Last Week: 45,553 Last Year: 83,304 Tons Delivered: 18,325 Last Week: 22,600 Last Year: 43,145 Year to Date FOB: 894,140 Last Week: 838,244 Last Year: 1,354,756 YTD Delivered: 463,916 Last Week: 445,591 Last Year: 719,120 Northern California: Tons FOB Barn/Stack: 13,370 Tons Delivered: 13,050 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa steady to firm. Demand good and supply light. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady to weak, instances 5.00 lower. Demand light and supply moderate to heavy. Retail and stable hay near steady. Demand light to moderate and supply moderate to heavy. Low milk prices continuing to affect the buying power of dairies, which most are continuing to buy only as they need additional supplies. Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg Petaluma Delivered prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Premium 100 150.00-150.00 150.00 245.00-245.00 245.00 Good 350 125.00-145.00 130.71 235.00-240.00 237.00 Fair 500 115.00-115.00 115.00 225.00-225.00 225.00 Escalon - Merced - Modesto - Turlock Delivered prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 500 145.00-150.00 149.00 263.00-295.00 274.96 Premium 2,450 130.00-150.00 139.74 243.00-263.00 253.98 Good 2,200 115.00-130.00 121.82 243.00-253.00 248.02 Fair 2,850 105.00-115.00 107.63 230.00-245.00 236.21 Alfalfa Export Good 2,000 115.00-115.00 115.00 Beardless Wheat Domestic Cattle Good 50 85.00-85.00 85.00 Northern - Intermountain Areas FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Fair 200 90.00-95.00 93.75 Beardless Wheat Retail/light<110 lb bales Good/Premium 25 120.00-120.00 120.00 Meadow Grass Retail/light<110 lb bales Good/Premium 50 160.00-160.00 160.00 Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 175 155.00-250.00 208.57 250.00-260.00 258.33 Good/Premium 75 110.00-180.00 136.67 220.00-240.00 228.01 Orchard/Alfalfa Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 75 250.00-250.00 250.00 Good/Premium 25 180.00-180.00 180.00 200.00-200.00 200.00 Tracy-Patterson-Stockton FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 775 130.00-135.00 133.87 250.00-250.00 250.00 Premium 1,350 115.00-120.00 119.72 225.00-245.00 233.33 Fair 50 90.00-90.00 90.00 Alfalfa Export Good 1,000 100.00-100.00 100.00 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 75 100.00-100.00 100.00 225.00-225.00 225.00 Beardless Wheat Domestic Cattle Good 50 70.00-70.00 70.00 160.00-160.00 160.00 Forage Mix Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good 25 150.00-150.00 150.00 Sacramento Valley FOB prices Alfalfa Cubes Domestic Cattle Supreme 50 140.00-140.00 140.00 Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 150 115.00-115.00 115.00 220.00-220.00 220.00 Premium 1,200 115.00-120.00 117.92 210.00-223.00 218.93 Good/Premium 300 110.00-110.00 110.00 Good 1,350 80.00-110.00 91.85 200.00-205.00 201.67 Fair 750 80.00-80.00 80.00 185.00-205.00 193.31 Alfalfa Export Premium 375 100.00-100.00 100.00 Good 370 95.00-100.00 97.50 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 300 120.00-145.00 128.33 220.00-240.00 222.22 Good/Premium 175 100.00-110.00 102.86 200.00-220.00 204.84 Oat Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Premium 75 120.00-120.00 120.00 Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 50 220.00-220.00 220.00 240.00-240.00 240.00 Good/Premium 50 160.00-160.00 160.00 Rice Straw Export Small square, per bale Good 25 2.00-2.00 2.00 Wheat Straw Retail/light<110 lb bales Small square, per bale Premium 250 3.00-3.25 3.13 3.25-3.50 3.42 Other hay: 6,000 Tons: Escalon - Merced - Modesto - Turlock: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa weedy 50 tons 95.00 Delivered. Domestic Cattle Fair Oat rain damage 2,000 tons 66.00 Delivered. Northern - Intermountain Areas: (Organic) Domestic Cattle Premium Alfalfa last year's production 150 tons 150.00-155.00 FOB. Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium Orchard last year's production 100 tons 220.00 FOB. Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium Orchard rain damage 50 tons 180.00 FOB. Sacramento Valley: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 300 tons 70.00 FOB. Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa rain damage 300 tons 70.00 FOB. Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa trashy 1,000 tons 80.00 FOB. Domestic Cattle Fair Oat rain damage 2,000 tons 35.00 FOB. Tracy-Patterson-Stockton: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa weedy 50 tons 80.00 FOB. Central California: Tons FOB Barn/Stack: 26,280 Tons Delivered: 4,725 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa steady to firm. Demand good and supply light. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady to weak, instances 5.00- 10.00 lower. Demand light and supply heavy. Retail and stable hay near steady with recent weeks light test. Demand light to moderate and supply moderate to heavy. Low milk prices continuing to affect buying power of dairies, with most buying hand to mouth as they need additional supplies. Lower corn prices in recent days giving dairies something more to think about in formulating their rations. Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg South-Central Coastal Areas Delivered prices Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 375 150.00-200.00 174.53 265.00-290.00 270.00 Good/Premium 225 140.00-166.00 152.44 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Premium 125 162.00-166.00 163.60 Forage Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 125 170.00-220.00 210.00 265.00-265.00 265.00 Good/Premium 50 160.00-160.00 160.00 Oat Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 170.00-170.00 170.00 Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 320.00-320.00 320.00 Orchard/Alfalfa Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 350.00-350.00 350.00 South-Central Coastal Areas FOB prices Forage Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 150 120.00-120.00 120.00 Oat Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 75 120.00-120.00 120.00 Tulare-Visalia-Hanford-Bakersfield Delivered prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 600 150.00-162.00 153.75 260.00-285.00 269.40 Premium 250 135.00-135.00 135.00 248.00-273.00 262.24 Good 500 120.00-130.00 125.00 248.00-255.00 250.33 Fair 2,400 105.00-115.00 109.90 225.00-240.00 238.10 Hanford-Corcoran-Tulare-Visalia FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Premium 125 120.00-120.00 120.00 233.00-247.00 242.96 Good 500 100.00-100.00 100.00 225.00-235.00 230.25 Fair 1,200 90.00-95.00 91.46 Kern County FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Good 400 100.00-100.00 100.00 220.00-230.00 224.03 Fair 4,200 80.00-95.00 89.61 200.00-218.00 208.71 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 1,250 110.00-115.00 112.50 240.00-240.00 240.00 Good/Premium 350 100.00-110.00 102.86 235.00-235.00 235.00 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Premium 275 115.00-115.00 115.00 Good/Premium 1,000 105.00-105.00 105.00 225.00-225.00 225.00 Good 250 95.00-95.00 95.00 Forage-Three Way Mix Domestic Cattle Good 350 55.00-55.00 55.00 Western Fresno-Madera-Firebaugh FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Premium 600 115.00-115.00 115.00 230.00-245.00 238.75 Fair 750 85.00-90.00 88.00 200.00-200.00 200.00 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 175 130.00-130.00 130.00 Good/Premium 50 100.00-120.00 110.00 Los Banos-Dos Palos-Merced FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 1,350 125.00-145.00 138.93 245.00-260.00 250.92 Premium 4,615 115.00-135.00 122.98 238.00-250.00 240.05 Good 2,800 95.00-120.00 104.55 230.00-245.00 238.26 Fair 3,850 85.00-95.00 90.65 Alfalfa Export Good 1,000 100.00-100.00 100.00 Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 200 140.00-140.00 140.00 Other hay: 765 Tons: Hanford-Corcoran-Tulare-Visalia: Domestic Cattle Alfalfa Standing green chop 22.00 FOB. Kern County: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa bleachy 250 tons 80.00 FOB. Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 250 tons 78.00 FOB. Los Banos-Dos Palos-Merced: Domestic Cattle Supreme Alfalfa rain damage 165 tons 110.00 FOB. Western Fresno-Madera-Firebaugh: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 100 tons 90.00 FOB. Southern California: Tons FOB Barn/Stack: 16,246 Tons Delivered: 550 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa not tested. Demand good and supply none is being made. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady to weak, instances 5.00 lower. Demand light and supply heavy. Retail and Stable hay steady. Demand moderate and supply moderate to heavy. Exporters mostly busy with Sudan buys, some still interested in Alfalfa and also with Klein and Bermuda. Not much interest from dairies this pre-holiday week. Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg Chino-Los Angeles-San Diego Delivered prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Premium 125 145.00-145.00 145.00 Fair 25 110.00-110.00 110.00 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 100 200.00-200.00 200.00 255.00-265.00 260.00 Good/Premium 25 150.00-150.00 150.00 240.00-240.00 240.00 Bermuda Domestic Cattle Fair 50 85.00-85.00 85.00 Forage Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 100 220.00-220.00 220.00 250.00-289.00 267.25 Oat Domestic Cattle Good 50 95.00-95.00 95.00 Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 260.00-260.00 260.00 Antelope Valley - Mojave Desert FOB prices Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 331 140.00-140.00 140.00 240.00-260.00 243.33 Good/Premium 175 100.00-100.00 100.00 Blythe - Parker FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Fair 1,000 80.00-80.00 80.00 180.00-200.00 185.10 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 275 115.00-130.00 121.36 210.00-220.00 212.35 Good/Premium 325 110.00-115.00 111.92 205.00-210.00 209.05 Imperial Valley FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Premium 125 110.00-110.00 110.00 Fair 325 75.00-90.00 88.85 200.00-200.00 200.00 Alfalfa Export Premium 1,930 112.00-120.00 115.45 205.00-225.00 212.61 Good 1,400 92.00-105.00 94.93 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 125 130.00-130.00 130.00 215.00-230.00 225.71 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 945 100.00-120.00 108.56 205.00-205.00 205.00 Alfalfa/Bermuda Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 50 135.00-135.00 135.00 Bermuda Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 325 140.00-140.00 140.00 195.00-215.00 204.44 Bermuda Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 150 120.00-130.00 123.33 160.00-175.00 165.00 Bermuda Straw Domestic Cattle Good 150 35.00-35.00 35.00 Klein Grass Export Premium 2,120 85.00-100.00 97.82 165.00-173.00 167.52 Good 1,120 80.00-87.00 86.25 Rye Grass Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 160.00-160.00 160.00 Sudan Export Premium 3,500 125.00-145.00 133.14 200.00-220.00 208.33 Fair 1,000 100.00-105.00 101.50 Teff Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 325 155.00-155.00 155.00 Wheat Straw Retail/light<110 lb bales Small square, per bale Good 50 2.00-2.00 2.00 Other hay: 525 Tons: Blythe - Parker: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 200 tons 70.00 FOB. Chino-Los Angeles-San Diego: Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium Orchard last year's production 25 tons 320.00 Delivered. Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium Orchard/Alfalfa Mix last year's production 25 tons 320.00 Delivered. Imperial Valley: Domestic Cattle Good Alfalfa Straw last year's production 125 tons 50.00 FOB. Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium Alfalfa grassy 100 tons 100.00 FOB. Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium Bermuda weedy 50 tons 95.00 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 1500p jeg rlc ljw .