Calculate cattle feed needs, dry matter intake, hay required, grain or supplement needs, total feed tons, feed cost per day, feed cost per head, and total cattle feed cost. Use this cattle feed calculator for beef cows, calves, stockers, feeders, and dairy cattle.
Daily feed needed:
Enter head count, average cattle 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:
Hay or forage moisture is used to estimate dry matter percentage and dry matter pounds per head per day.
Feed cost:
Hay cost, delivery cost, grain or supplement cost, mineral cost, and total tons are used to estimate total cattle feed cost.
A cattle feed calculator helps estimate how much hay, forage, grain, and supplement are needed for a group of cattle.
It can help compare cattle class, head count, average weight, feed days, hay cost, grain cost, feed waste, bale count, dry matter intake, and feed cost per head.
Your result shows estimated daily feed per head, total daily feed, dry matter intake, total feed pounds, feed tons, bales needed, grain or supplement needs, hay cost, delivery cost, mineral cost, total cost, cost per day, and cost per head. These are estimates based on the values you enter.
Multiply average cattle weight by daily intake percentage, then multiply by head count and feed days. Add waste and reserve to estimate total hay or forage needed.
A common estimate is 2% to 3% of body weight per day, depending on cattle class, production stage, feed quality, weather, and body condition.
Calculate total feed cost, then divide by the number of head. To get cost per head per day, divide again by the number of feed days.
Feed waste accounts for hay or forage lost from trampling, weather, handling, refusal, storage loss, or feeding method.