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Greeley, CO    Fri Feb 1, 2013    USDA - Colorado Dept of Ag Market News      

California Weekly Hay Report

Compared to last week:  All classes of hay traded mostly steady in all regions.  
Demand good for all classes of hay.  Trade activity very light this week.  All 
prices reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.  

Tons:  4290   Last Week:  7045    Last Year:  12,325

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:  Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, and Plumas.  
All prices reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted. 

                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 100  225.00-225.00  225.00     Retail/Stable     
      Good                    300  240.00-240.00  240.00     Organic           
  Wheat Straw                                                                  
      Good                     50   60.00-60.00    60.00                       

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:  Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, 
Sierra, Nevada, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Solano, Sacramento, Amador, and 
Alpine.  All prices reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.

                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                  75  265.00-265.00  265.00 Del                   
      Good/Premium             25  230.00-230.00  230.00                       
  Alfalfa/Orchard Mix                                                          
      Good                     75  260.00-260.00  260.00 Del                   
  Oat Hay                                                                 
      Premium                  25  170.00-170.00  170.00                       
  Forage Mix-Two Way                                                           
      Good                     75  208.00-208.00  208.00                       

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:  San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, 
Tuolumne, Mono, Merced, Mariposa.  All prices reported FOB the stack or barn 
unless otherwise noted.  

                           Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 200  295.00-295.00  295.00 Del Contracted        
      Premium                 135  240.00-240.00  240.00                       
                              200  275.00-275.00  275.00 Del Contracted        

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:  Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and 
Inyo. All prices reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.  

                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 150  270.00-270.00  270.00 Del                   
      Good                    200  230.00-230.00  230.00 Del                   

Region 5: Southern California:  Kern, Northeast Los Angeles, and Western San 
Bernardino.  All prices reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise 
noted.

                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                  25  280.00-280.00  280.00     Retail/Stable     
      Good/Premium            275  255.00-255.00  255.00     Retail/Stable     
      Good                     50  230.00-230.00  230.00     Retail/Stable     
      Utility                 200  185.00-185.00  185.00                       

Region 6: Southeast California:  Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside, and 
Imperial. All prices reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.    

                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 555  215.00-230.00  216.35                       
                              275  240.00-245.00  242.27     Retail/Stable     
      Good                    775  200.00-210.00  208.06                       
      Fair                    350  197.00-197.00  197.00                       
  Bermuda Grass                                                                
      Premium                 125  230.00-240.00  236.00                       
      Good                     50  215.00-215.00  215.00                       

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

   ADF = Acid Detergent Fiber; NDF = Neutral Detergent Fiber; RFV = Relative 
Feed Value; TDN = Total Digestible nutrients. 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 - Colorado Dept of Ag Market News, Greeley, CO
         Tess Norvell and Heather Veltri, 970-353-9750
         http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnsreportsML_GR311

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