Feed & Winter Hay
Budget winter hay, dry matter intake, feed conversion, and feed cost for cow-calf and growing cattle.
Calculators in this Category (6)
Cattle Hay & Winter Forage Calculator
Calculate the total tons and number of round or square bales needed to feed your herd through the winter, factoring herd size, weight, daily intake, feeding days, and bale wastage.
Winter Hay Inventory & Run-Out Date Calculator
Determine the exact calendar date your stored winter hay inventory will run out based on cattle class dry matter intake, feeder waste, and bale weights.
Cattle Feed Cost & Ration Calculator
Calculate daily and total feed cost per head, blended ration cost per ton, and cost per pound of gain for backgrounding, stocker, or finishing rations.
Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) Calculator
Measure biological feeding efficiency: calculate the pounds of dry matter feed required to produce one pound of live bodyweight gain.
Buy Hay vs. Cull Cow Threshold Calculator
Determine the exact maximum stop-loss hay price where feeding cows through winter destroys more equity than culling open/older cows and buying spring replacements.
Cattle Dry Matter Intake Calculator
Estimate daily dry matter intake from body weight and DMI%, convert to as-fed feed weight using moisture, and scale to herd and period tonnage with optional DM feed cost.