Calculate livestock feed needs, daily feed intake, dry matter intake, total feed required, feed cost per day, feed cost per head, and total feed cost. Use this livestock feed calculator for cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses, poultry, and other livestock.
Daily feed needed:
Enter head count, average weight, and intake percentage to estimate daily feed per head and total daily feed.
Total feed needed:
The calculator multiplies daily feed by feed days, then adjusts for waste and storage reserve.
Dry matter intake:
Feed moisture is used to estimate dry matter percentage and dry matter pounds per day.
Feed cost:
Feed cost, delivery cost, supplement cost, and total tons are used to estimate total feed cost and cost per head.
A livestock feed calculator helps estimate how much feed is needed before buying hay, grain, silage, concentrate, or supplements.
It can help compare herd size, animal weight, daily intake, feed days, feed waste, dry matter, bales or bags needed, feed cost, and cost per head.
Your result shows estimated daily feed per head, total daily feed, dry matter intake, total feed pounds, total feed tons, bales or bags needed, supplement needs, feed cost, delivery cost, supplement cost, total cost, cost per day, and cost per head. These are estimates based on the values you enter.
Multiply average animal weight by daily intake percentage, then multiply by head count and feed days. Add waste and storage reserve if needed.
Calculate total feed cost, then divide by the number of head. You can also divide by feed days to estimate daily feed cost per head.
Dry matter intake is the amount of feed consumed after removing water content. It helps compare feeds with different moisture levels.
Feed waste accounts for feed lost from trampling, weather, refusals, storage loss, handling loss, or feeding method. Adding waste gives a safer total feed estimate.