farmcfo.com.au/tools/agist-feed-or-sell · 0412 759 847Agist, feed or sell?
Enter the feed ration and price, agistment rate and freight, deaths, and what the stock are worth now and at the end of the period. The calculator compares the net value per head of the three options and shows which is best on your figures. Check rations with a nutritionist or the NSW DPIRD Drought and Supplementary Feed Calculator.
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- Sell now
- $138.00 a head
- Feed at home
- $93.02 a head
- Agist
- $61.37 a head
- Best on these figures
- Sell now
$138,000 for the mob.
After $68.35 feed and feeding costs (110.9 t for the mob).
After $100.00 agistment and freight.
Net of costs and deaths. Ignores interest and the cost of restocking later.
The example is an invented mob of 1,000 dry ewes over 12 weeks: 1.2 kg/head/day of feed at $400/t delivered with 10% wastage and $2/head/week to feed out, agistment at $5/head/week with $20 freight each way, 1% deaths, worth $150/head now and $175/head at the end, with $12/head selling costs. The ration is illustrative only.
The working
- Feed cost per head = feed per day x 7 x weeks x (1 + wastage) / 1000 x price per tonne + feeding costs per week x weeks.
- Agistment cost per head = rate per week x weeks + freight out + freight back.
- Sell now = sale value now - selling costs.
- Feed or agist = (sale value later - selling costs) x (1 - deaths %) - the cost of that option.
General information only. This calculator doesn't take account of your circumstances and isn't tax, credit or financial product advice. Check figures with your accountant before relying on them.
Want the numbers done for you?
Farm CFO builds the budget, the monthly cashflow and the tests your lender will run, at a fixed price.
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Questions
Does this tell me how much to feed?
No. Feed needs depend on the class of stock, condition and the feed's energy. Use the NSW DPIRD Drought and Supplementary Feed Calculator or your nutritionist, then put the ration and price here.
What does it leave out?
Interest on the money tied up, the cost of buying back in later, and the effect on next year's breeding. Those can change the answer, so run the restocking budget too.