ML_GR312 Moses Lake, WA Fri Feb 05, 2010 USDA Market News Idaho Weekly Hay Report Tons FOB: 1,995 Last Week: 3,185 Last Year: 3,414 Tons Delivered: 800 Last Week: 0 Last Year: 1,500 Year to Date FOB: 19,135 Last Week: 17,140 Last Year: 17,474 YTD Delivered: 1,635 Last Week: 835 Last Year: 2,075 Compared to last week: All grades of Domestic Cattle Alfalfa traded fully steady. Retail/Feedstore/Horse hay sold steady with last recent test. Buyer demand moderate on all classes with light trading activity. Hay supplies light for Premium and Supreme Alfalfa; moderate for all other types. Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg Idaho Delivered prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Mid/Ton-3x3x8,3x4x8,4x4x8 Fair 800 80.00-80.00 80.00 120.00-140.00 124.69 Idaho FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Mid/Ton-3x3x8,3x4x8,4x4x8 Supreme 35 130.00-130.00 130.00 140.00-150.00 141.25 Good 35 105.00-105.00 105.00 Fair 1,600 65.00-65.00 65.00 100.00-120.00 106.88 Utility 100 50.00-50.00 50.00 Alfalfa Retail/feed store/horse 2-3 tie small sq bales Premium 100 150.00-150.00 150.00 Good/Premium 25 120.00-120.00 120.00 175.00-175.00 175.00 Orchard/Alfalfa Mix Retail/feed store/horse 2-3 tie small sq bales Premium 100 165.00-165.00 165.00 Other hay: None. 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 0830p lec rlc .