Free Farm Animal Cost calculator with clear step-by-step results.
Builds the full cost of keeping stock for a defined period: the purchase or rearing cost, feed for every day held, and annual veterinary and housing costs pro-rated to the days kept. Cost per head per day is the figure that tells you whether holding stock longer is adding value or eroding it.
Cost per head
Cost = purchase + feed per day x days + (vet + housing) x days / 365
Cost per head per day
Daily = total cost per head / days kept
For a true enterprise cost, yes - add it to the housing field at a realistic hourly rate. Excluding it makes every livestock enterprise look more profitable than it is.
No. Divide the total by the number expected to reach sale to get a cost per animal actually sold, which is the figure that matters against the sale price.