ML_GR311 Moses Lake, WA Fri Sep 19, 2008 USDA Market News California Weekly Hay Report Tons FOB: 37,546 Last Week: 35,956 Last Year: 65,409 Tons Delivered: 15,600 Last Week: 19,790 Last Year: 36,614 Year to Date FOB: 2,065,776 Last Week: 2,028,230 Last Year: 2,089,701 YTD Delivered: 987,257 Last Week: 971,657 Last Year: 869,458 Northern California: Tons FOB Barn/Stack: 13,402 Tons Delivered: 7,180 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa steady in limited test. Demand moderate to good and supply light. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady to 5.00 lower. Demand light and supply moderate to heavy. Retail and stable hay steady. Demand moderate and supply moderate. Dairies resisting current price offers. Milk futures climbed upward this past week. Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg Petaluma Delivered prices Alfalfa (Organic) Domestic Cattle Supreme 400 330.00-330.00 330.00 Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 300 285.00-285.00 285.00 Premium 1,200 240.00-240.00 240.00 Petaluma FOB prices Beardless Wheat Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 190.00-190.00 190.00 Oat Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 190.00-190.00 190.00 Wheat Straw Erosion control Small square, per bale Good 25 3.25-3.25 3.25 Escalon - Modesto - Turlock Delivered prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 2,080 247.00-285.00 262.66 205.00-230.00 218.36 Premium 650 240.00-255.00 248.85 195.00-220.00 202.64 Good 650 235.00-245.00 240.00 195.00-205.00 197.73 Fair 1,300 200.00-215.00 213.27 180.00-190.00 185.00 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 50 250.00-250.00 250.00 Oat Domestic Cattle Good 50 192.00-192.00 192.00 175.00-175.00 175.00 Oat Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 50 210.00-210.00 210.00 Northern - Intermountain Areas FOB prices Alfalfa (Organic) Domestic Cattle Supreme 400 260.00-260.00 260.00 Good 50 235.00-235.00 235.00 Fair 25 200.00-200.00 200.00 Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 580 215.00-215.00 215.00 165.00-170.00 168.13 Good 450 180.00-200.00 191.67 145.00-150.00 148.57 Alfalfa Export Premium 200 220.00-220.00 220.00 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 700 220.00-225.00 223.57 Good/Premium 50 200.00-200.00 200.00 140.00-160.00 153.33 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 200 200.00-200.00 200.00 Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 300 240.00-280.00 258.33 195.00-195.00 195.00 Good/Premium 300 230.00-240.00 238.33 140.00-140.00 140.00 Orchard/Alfalfa Mix Domestic Cattle Good/Premium 350 210.00-220.00 215.71 Orchard/Alfalfa Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 280.00-280.00 280.00 Timothy Retail/light<110 lb bales Good 50 280.00-280.00 280.00 Tracy-Patterson-Stockton FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 1,000 240.00-250.00 245.00 185.00-200.00 194.76 Premium 75 210.00-210.00 210.00 175.00-185.00 179.74 Good 200 220.00-220.00 220.00 170.00-185.00 176.00 Fair 300 185.00-200.00 192.17 162.50-170.00 166.79 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 115 200.00-230.00 213.04 185.00-190.00 187.50 Good/Premium 250 200.00-200.00 200.00 Oat Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 50 200.00-200.00 200.00 170.00-190.00 176.67 Orchard/Alfalfa Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 55 220.00-220.00 220.00 Sudan Export Good 150 190.00-190.00 190.00 Sacramento Valley FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Premium 400 220.00-220.00 220.00 170.00-182.00 174.00 Good 1,200 195.00-200.00 195.83 155.00-165.00 158.33 Fair 650 185.00-190.00 185.38 140.00-150.00 146.67 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 300 220.00-220.00 220.00 170.00-180.00 171.33 Good/Premium 850 195.00-220.00 199.41 160.00-160.00 160.00 Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 240.00-240.00 240.00 170.00-180.00 175.00 Orchard/Alfalfa Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 50 240.00-240.00 240.00 170.00-170.00 170.00 Orchard/Alfalfa Mix Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 250 200.00-205.00 202.50 Rice Straw Domestic Cattle Fair 2,000 40.00-40.00 40.00 Rice Straw Erosion control Small square, per bale Good 250 2.50-2.50 2.50 2.00-2.00 2.00 Sudan Export Premium 1,000 200.00-230.00 215.00 Wheat Straw Retail/light<110 lb bales Small square, per bale Premium 150 3.25-3.25 3.25 3.00-3.00 3.00 Good 325 3.00-3.00 3.00 2.50-2.75 2.56 Other hay: 450 Tons: Escalon - Modesto - Turlock: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 425 tons 195.00-210.00 Delivered. Domestic Cattle Premium Alfalfa grassy 25 tons 235.00 Delivered. Tracy-Patterson-Stockton FOB prices Domestic Cattle Good Corn Standing green chop 45.00-50.00 FOB. Central California: Tons FOB Barn/Stack: 13,319 Tons Delivered: 6,725 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa steady in limited test. Demand and supply light. Fair and Good Alfalfa steady to 5.00 lower. Demand light and supply moderate to heavy. Retail and stable hay steady. Demand moderate and supply moderate. More inquiries about hay and hay prices this week, even though dairies continue to resist current price levels. Milk futures rose this week, with good upward movement. Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg South-Central Coastal Areas Delivered prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Fair 25 230.00-230.00 230.00 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 100 270.00-270.00 270.00 215.00-225.00 220.00 Good/Premium 725 260.00-265.00 260.17 Good 50 220.00-220.00 220.00 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 150 270.00-270.00 270.00 Forage Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 100 270.00-270.00 270.00 215.00-265.00 225.00 Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 25 305.00-305.00 305.00 Good/Premium 50 280.00-280.00 280.00 Tulare-Visalia-Hanford-Bakersfield Delivered prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 400 270.00-270.00 270.00 220.00-230.00 226.32 Premium 1,450 245.00-265.00 255.52 207.00-220.00 211.36 Good 150 240.00-240.00 240.00 193.00-205.00 196.37 Fair 700 200.00-220.00 211.43 184.00-198.00 189.80 Rice Straw Domestic Cattle Fair 2,000 94.00-98.00 96.00 72.00-83.00 77.50 Hanford-Corcoran-Tulare-Visalia FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Premium 750 220.00-220.00 220.00 198.00-198.00 198.00 Kern County FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Good 550 205.00-215.00 210.45 175.00-180.00 177.50 Fair 1,400 180.00-200.00 185.71 167.00-170.00 168.97 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 500 230.00-230.00 230.00 200.00-200.00 200.00 Good/Premium 200 195.00-195.00 195.00 185.00-190.00 187.50 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Premium 150 225.00-225.00 225.00 175.00-175.00 175.00 Good/Premium 350 185.00-200.00 195.71 Western Fresno-Madera-Firebaugh FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Premium 1,100 220.00-225.00 222.73 185.00-190.00 186.00 Fair 250 175.00-180.00 177.50 170.00-177.00 174.20 Sudan Domestic Cattle Fair 500 120.00-120.00 120.00 Los Banos-Dos Palos-Merced FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Supreme 1,615 240.00-250.00 246.83 193.00-215.00 201.50 Premium 750 230.00-243.00 241.33 180.00-200.00 187.26 Good 450 220.00-230.00 225.00 175.00-185.00 179.77 Fair 950 200.00-205.00 200.53 170.00-175.00 174.36 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium 450 220.00-230.00 225.00 Corn Stalks Domestic Cattle Good 250 50.00-50.00 50.00 Other hay: 3,902 Tons: Hanford-Corcoran-Tulare-Visalia: Domestic Cattle Good Alfalfa Standing green chop 47.00 FOB. Domestic Cattle Good Corn Standing green chop 50.00 FOB. Kern County: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 700 tons 170.00-180.00 FOB. Los Banos-Dos Palos-Merced: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 425 tons 180.00-185.00 FOB. Domestic Cattle Supreme Alfalfa grassy 75 tons 230.00 FOB. Domestic Cattle Good Corn Standing green chop 52.00-56.00 FOB. Tulare-Visalia-Hanford-Bakersfield: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 800 tons 195.00 Delivered. Western Fresno-Madera-Firebaugh: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 1,200 tons 170.00 FOB. Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa heavy grass 700 tons 170.00 FOB. Southern California: Tons FOB Barn/Stack: 10,825 Tons Delivered: 1,695 Compared to last week, Premium and Supreme Alfalfa not tested. Demand moderate and supply no new production. Fair and Good Alfalfa near steady. Demand light and supply moderate to heavy. Retail and Stable hay steady. Demand and supply moderate. Tons Price Wtd Avg Last Year Wtd Avg Chino-Los Angeles-San Diego Delivered prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Fair 150 220.00-220.00 220.00 175.00-185.00 177.84 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 425 255.00-270.00 260.59 203.00-225.00 213.11 Good/Premium 100 245.00-250.00 247.50 200.00-200.00 200.00 Forage Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 150 250.00-289.00 269.83 215.00-240.00 223.33 Orchard Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 125 320.00-350.00 334.00 250.00-250.00 250.00 Teff Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 100 260.00-260.00 260.00 Timothy Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 125 380.00-405.00 390.00 340.00-340.00 340.00 Wheat Straw Retail/light<110 lb bales Small square, per bale Good 100 5.00-5.25 5.13 Antelope Valley - Mojave Desert FOB prices Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 150 240.00-240.00 240.00 185.00-200.00 196.15 Forage-Four Way Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 30 279.00-279.00 279.00 Forage-Three Way Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 80 220.00-240.00 227.50 Teff Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 75 240.00-240.00 240.00 Blythe - Parker FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Fair 150 185.00-185.00 185.00 140.00-140.00 140.00 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 800 210.00-260.00 230.00 175.00-180.00 179.00 Good/Premium 125 200.00-215.00 207.00 155.00-165.00 155.60 Alfalfa/Grass Mix Retail/light<110 lb bales Good/Premium 50 210.00-210.00 210.00 Imperial Valley FOB prices Alfalfa Domestic Cattle Good 483 200.00-210.00 205.95 160.00-160.00 160.00 Good-To-Store 250 220.00-220.00 220.00 Fair 700 205.00-205.00 205.00 145.00-162.00 155.49 Alfalfa Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 125 220.00-225.00 223.00 185.00-190.00 187.50 Good/Premium 50 200.00-200.00 200.00 165.00-175.00 170.75 Alfalfa Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Premium 100 210.00-210.00 210.00 175.00-175.00 175.00 Good/Premium 393 205.00-210.00 205.87 155.00-165.00 158.33 Bermuda Export Good/Premium 600 175.00-175.00 175.00 Bermuda Retail/light<110 lb bales Premium 100 220.00-220.00 220.00 145.00-145.00 145.00 Bermuda Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Premium 115 205.00-205.00 205.00 Good/Premium 325 160.00-205.00 185.38 110.00-110.00 110.00 Klein Grass Export Good/Premium 1,800 170.00-170.00 170.00 Sudan Export Premium 1,000 150.00-170.00 164.00 Fair 1,100 145.00-160.00 151.82 102.00-110.00 108.00 Wheat Straw Retail/light<110 lb bales Small square, per bale Good 100 2.00-2.25 2.13 Other hay: 2,544 Tons: Blythe - Parker: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 150 tons 175.00-180.00 FOB. Chino-Los Angeles-San Diego: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 320 tons 210.00-215.00 Delivered. Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa rain damage 100 tons 200.00 Delivered. Imperial Valley: Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa grassy 170 tons 180.00 FOB. Domestic Cattle Fair Alfalfa rain damage 566 tons 150.00-180.00 FOB. Domestic Cattle Fair Sudan rain damage 1,113 tons 135.00-140.00 FOB. Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good Bermuda rain damage 100 tons 135.00 FOB. Stable/heavy>115 lb bales Good/Premium Bermuda rain damage 25 tons 180.00 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 rlc .