Feed Value Calculator version 2.

Last updated: Nov. 16, 2012

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Feed Value Calculator version 2.4 - Overview

The Feed Value Calculator calculates the relative value of crude protein, total digestible nutrients (TDN),
calcium and phosphorus, based on the market price and nutrient content of four reference feeds
(barley grain, canola meal or wheat distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) or feed peas,
1:1 mineral and limestone.
A cost factor is then calculated for each nutrient. The cost factors are used to calculate the relative
values of other feeds based on their nutrient content. Detailed user instructions are provided in
the "Market Price of Reference Feeds", "Relative Feed Value" and "Feed Price Comparison" worksheets.
The Feed Value Calculator uses Multivariate Statistical Techniques. The Inverse Matrix computations
were validated by Dr. Peiqiang Yu, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Research Chair,
Feed Research and Development, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan,
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, using the IML procedure in SAS .
The Feed Value Calculator uses a number of Macros. To have it run properly, Macros will have to be
"enabled" in Excel. The Security Setting may have to be lowered in some cases.
For more information, contact:
Bryan Doig, PAg
Provincial Feeds/Regional Forage Specialist, Regional Services Branch
Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
North Battleford, Saskatchewan
Phone: (306) 446-7477 or e-mail: bryan.doig@gov.sk.ca

Feed Value Calculator

Today's Date:

20-May-15

version 2.4
NUTRIENTS
TDN %
Ca %

CP %
Reference Feeds
Canola Meal
Barley Grain
1:1 Mineral
Limestone

P%

(100% Dry Matter values)

39.20
12.50
0.00
0.00

70.00
83.00
0.00
0.00

0.70
0.07
18.00
37.00

1.26
0.38
18.00
0.00

Current
Market
Price
$/tonne

Actual %
Moisture
Content

Relative
Feed
Value
$/tonne

Relative
Feed
Value
$/tonne

(as fed)

(of feed)

(as fed)

(100% DM)

$360.00
$250.00
$1,185.00
$185.00

12.0 $360.00
$409.09
12.0 $250.00
$284.09
1.0 $1,185.00 $1,196.97
1.0 $185.00
$186.87
User Instructions

Calculated Nutrient
Cost Factors (100% DM)
Crude Protein
TDN
Calcium
Phosphorus

3.79
2.57
5.05
61.45

0.0348944757 -0.02943 -0.00182 0.000282

-0.0052551921 0.01648 2.0E-005 5.9E-005
0
0
0 0.027027

Click one of the buttons to select Canola Meal, Wheat

DDGS or Feed Peas for the first reference feed.
Enter the current market price for each reference
feed. Enter values (100% dry matter) for Crude
Protein - CP, Total Digestible Nutrients - TDN, Calcium
- Ca and Phosphorus - P, for each reference feed in
the blue cells. Values in the yellow and green cells
are automatically calculated.
Nutrient cost factors are calculated. These values are
used to determine the relative values of other feeds
based on their individual nutrient content. These are
shown in the "Relative Feed Values" worksheet.

factors based on the nutrient content and market prices of the four reference feeds (see the previous sheet
labeled "Market Price of Reference Feeds"). Today's market price of homegrown or purchased feeds can be
compared to their "Relative Value" based on the price of feed barley, canola meal or wheat DDGS or feed peas,
1:1 mineral and limestone.
Comparisons should only be made between feeds in similar categories. For example, you could compare the
Relative Feed Value of alfalfa hay to slough hay, but not to feed wheat. Feeding limitations and constraints of
each feed must also be considered.
Viewing the Cost minus Value column, a positive number means the market price is higher than the relative
value. A negative number means the relative value is greater than the market price. The larger the negative
Today's
number, the greater the opportunity.

FEED CATEGORIES
GRAINS
Feed wheat
Oats
Corn
Rye
Triticale
Feed peas
Wheat DDGS
Barley
Wheat Distillers Syrup
HAY
Afalfa-grass hay
Alfalfa hay
Bromegrass hay
Timothy hay
Kochia hay
Slough hay
Barley greenfeed
Oat greenfeed
Barley silage
enter your feed here
enter your feed here
PROCESSED FEEDS
Range pellets 13% protein
Range pellets 20% protein
Grain screening pellets
Alfalfa dehy pellets
Backgrounder pellets
Greenfeed pellets
Oat hulls
Pea hulls
enter your feed here
enter your feed here
STRAW - CHAFF
Barley straw
Wheat straw
Pea straw
Wheat chaff
Ammoniated wheat chaff
enter your feed here
enter your feed here
OTHER FEEDSTUFFS
Soybean meal
32:20 beef supplement
Lentil screenings
enter your feed here
enter your feed here

CP %

TDN %

Ca %

P%

(100% Dry Matter values)

15.00
11.30
10.00
13.30
16.10
23.90
38.00
12.50
40.00
CP %
14.00
18.00
10.60
8.80
14.30
7.80
11.80
9.90
12.50
0.00
0.00
CP %
14.40
22.20
12.20
18.90
14.40
16.20
5.00
12.00
0.00
0.00
CP %
5.00
4.00
7.00
5.00
9.00
0.00
0.00
CP %
52.40
35.60
20.00
0.00
0.00

88.60
76.00
88.00
87.00
84.00
87.00
82.00
83.00
82.00
TDN %
61.00
64.00
60.00
59.50
64.90
53.00
58.00
60.00
62.00
0.00
0.00
TDN %
75.00
72.00
71.60
66.60
73.00
63.00
45.00
55.00
0.00
0.00
TDN %
44.00
44.00
54.00
44.00
54.00
0.00
0.00
TDN %
86.00
62.00
75.00
0.00
0.00

0.06
0.08
0.03
0.06
0.06
0.17
0.22
0.07
0.22
Ca %
1.22
1.71
0.46
0.49
0.96
0.44
0.41
0.31
0.41
0.00
0.00
Ca %
0.89
0.89
0.20
1.52
0.78
0.78
0.28
0.43
0.00
0.00
Ca %
0.13
0.13
0.85
0.28
0.28
0.00
0.00
Ca %
0.39
8.90
0.39
0.00
0.00

Enter the
Actual %
Moisture
Content
% MC

0.40
0.34
0.29
0.39
0.34
0.40
0.97
0.38
0.97
P%
0.19
0.20
0.17
0.16
0.25
0.12
0.22
0.20
0.22
0.00
0.00
P%
0.67
0.67
0.78
0.26
0.36
0.32
0.38
0.20
0.00
0.00
P%
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.09
0.09
0.00
0.00
P%
0.75
0.56
0.45
0.00
0.00

12.0
12.0
12.0
12.0
12.0
12.0
9.0
12.0
70.0
% MC

15.0
15.0
15.0
15.0
15.0
15.0
15.0
15.0
65.0
0.0
0.0
% MC

10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
8.0
8.0
12.0
10.0
% MC

12.0
12.0
12.0
10.0
15.0
12.0
12.0
% MC

10.0
10.0
10.0
12.0
12.0

Market
Price
of Feed
$/tonne

(as fed)
$290.00
$180.00
$330.00
$153.00
$148.00
$300.00
$305.00
$260.00
$0.00
$/tonne
$50.00
$60.00
$55.00
$55.00
$40.00
$40.00
$50.00
$52.00
$30.00
$0.00
$0.00
$/tonne
$135.00
$160.00
$100.00
$140.00
$137.00
$160.00
$20.00
$40.00
$0.00
$0.00
$/tonne
$45.00
$45.00
$50.00
$40.00
$60.00
$0.00
$0.00
$/tonne
$560.00
$320.00
$60.00
$0.00
$0.00

Relative
Feed
Value
$/tonne

Cost
minus
Value
$/tonne

(as fed)

(as fed)

$272.02
$228.07
$247.92
$262.20
$262.05
$298.55
$377.75
$250.00
$126.80
$/tonne
$193.32
$215.37
$175.88
$168.61
$204.81
$148.90
$177.78
$174.55
$77.73
$0.00
$0.00
$/tonne
$263.44
$283.10
$251.04
$239.56
$241.18
$222.00
$146.47
$185.00
$0.00
$0.00
$/tonne
$120.96
$117.62
$153.41
$124.94
$152.69
$0.00
$0.00
$/tonne
$420.52
$335.99
$268.09
$0.00
$0.00

$17.98
-$48.07
$82.08
-$109.20
-$114.05
$1.45
-$72.75
$10.00
-$126.80
$/tonne
-$143.32
-$155.37
-$120.88
-$113.61
-$164.81
-$108.90
-$127.78
-$122.55
-$47.73
$0.00
$0.00
$/tonne
-$128.44
-$123.10
-$151.04
-$99.56
-$104.18
-$62.00
-$126.47
-$145.00
$0.00
$0.00
$/tonne
-$75.96
-$72.62
-$103.41
-$84.94
-$92.69
$0.00
$0.00
$/tonne
$139.48
-$15.99
-$208.09
$0.00
$0.00

Feed Price Comparison

Enter values in the Blue cells
(note: place cursor over Red Triangles for additional information)

Overview
Instructions

Crude Protein
TDN
Calcium
Phosphorus
Moisture Content

Desired
Feed

Feed
Offered
for Sale

Nutrient
Content

Nutrient
Content

14.00
61.00
1.22
0.19
15.00

%
%
%
%
%

10.00
53.00
1.04
0.18
16.00

%
%
%
%
%

Local Price of Desired Feed

Enter a value

$60.00 per ton

$66.14 per tonne (as fed)

Value of Feed Offered for Sale

$49.59 per ton

$54.67 per tonne (as fed)