ML_GR314 Moses Lake, WA Fri Feb 05, 2010 USDA Market News Nevada Weekly Hay Report Tons FOB: 3,275 Last Week: 7,295 Last Year: 4,200 Year to Date FOB: 6,330 Last Week: 33,055 Last Year: 19,417 YTD Delivered: 1,575 Last Week: 1,575 Last Year: 120 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa not well tested, undertone steady to firm. Demand good and supply very limited. Fair and Good Alfalfa fully steady. Demand light to moderate and supply moderate. Retail and stable hay steady. Demand moderate and supply moderate. Milk prices still having a hard time making a comeback. Weather has allowed good movement of hay this past week. Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg Northern FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Premium 175 110.00-110.00 110.00 125.00-125.00 125.00 Fair 400 75.00-75.00 75.00 95.00-130.00 101.76 Western FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Good/Premium 125 120.00-120.00 120.00 Fair 1,000 85.00-85.00 85.00 120.00-140.00 125.00 Utility 250 70.00-70.00 70.00 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 175 115.00-120.00 118.57 180.00-180.00 180.00 Good/Premium 150 100.00-100.00 100.00 Forage-Four Way Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Good/Premium 100 85.00-85.00 85.00 Forage-Three Way Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Good/Premium 75 85.00-85.00 85.00 Oat Domestic Cattle Good 150 75.00-75.00 75.00 Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 180.00-180.00 180.00 230.00-230.00 230.00 Orchard/Alfalfa Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Good/Premium 100 150.00-160.00 152.50 Central/East Central FOB prices Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 280.00-280.00 280.00 280.00-280.00 280.00 Timothy Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 290.00-290.00 290.00 335.00-335.00 335.00 Other hay: 500 Tons: Western: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa rain damage 500 tons 75.00 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 0830p jeg ljw rlc .