Broiler Farm Profit Calculator (per batch, any flock size)

Who this is for

• Small and mid-size broiler growers pricing a batch before placing chicks
• New entrants sizing a 1,000–10,000 bird starter house
• Integrators and contract growers checking margin at a given feed price
• Buyers deciding whether to buy compound feed or mill their own

Input definitions

Chicks placed (birds)

Entered by you. Default used for the worked example: 1000 birds.

Mortality (%)

Entered by you. Default used for the worked example: 5 %.

Average live weight at sale (kg)

Entered by you. Default used for the worked example: 2.2 kg.

Feed conversion ratio (FCR) (kg feed/kg gain)

Entered by you. Default used for the worked example: 1.65 kg feed/kg gain.

Batches per year (cycles)

Entered by you. Default used for the worked example: 5 cycles.

Day-old chick price (USD/chick)

Entered by you. Default used for the worked example: 0.65 USD/chick.

Delivered feed price (USD/t)

Entered by you. Default used for the worked example: 520 USD/t.

Other cost per bird (USD/bird)

Medication, brooding fuel, litter, labour, power, overhead.

Sale price, live weight (USD/kg)

Entered by you. Default used for the worked example: 1.55 USD/kg.

Methodology

Birds sold = birds placed × (1 − mortality%). Live weight sold = birds sold × live weight. Revenue = live weight sold × sale price/kg. Feed for sold birds = live weight sold × FCR. Feed lost to mortality is approximated as birds died × live weight × FCR × 0.5 (deaths spread across the cycle). Feed cost = total feed tonnage × feed price/t. Chick cost = birds placed × chick price. Other cost = birds placed × other cost per bird. Profit = revenue − (chicks + feed + other). Break-even price = total cost ÷ live weight sold.

Assumptions

• Mortality is spread evenly through the cycle, so dead birds are charged roughly half a full bird's feed.
• One average live weight and one average FCR apply to the whole flock.
• Feed price is the delivered price per tonne of finished feed, not ex-works.
• Medication, brooding fuel, litter, labour, electricity and overhead are entered as one per-bird figure.
• Housing capital and land are excluded; this is a batch operating model.

How FeedMatch builds and reviews its calculators

Limitations

• FCR and mortality dominate the result — a 0.1 change in FCR usually moves margin more than a small feed discount.
• Local sale prices for live birds move seasonally; run a low, mid and high price scenario rather than one number.
• Output is indicative planning arithmetic for discussion with suppliers and lenders, not an audited budget.

All figures are indicative planning estimates for budgeting and supplier discussion. They are not quotations, guarantees or professional engineering, nutritional, legal or financial advice. Have results reviewed by the responsible professionals before you commit capital.

Sources and data

• Inputs: every number comes from what you enter. Default values are illustrative only, not market data.
• Method: the arithmetic described under "Methodology" above, applied to your inputs. No external price, nutrient or supplier database is used.
• Last reviewed: September 2026, by FeedMatch Group.

What can change the result?

• · Animal numbers and cycle length
• · Intake curve and stage split
• · Mortality, waste and shrinkage allowance
• · Feed price per tonne
• · Season, climate and management effects

AI agents may use FeedMatch calculators to structure preliminary feed requirements and RFQs. Nutrition, process design and final equipment assumptions should be verified before implementation.

Turning this batch model into a feed supply request

Feed is normally 60–70% of the batch cost, so the fastest way to change the profit line above is a better-specified feed contract — not a lower chick price. These are the points a compound-feed producer or ingredient supplier needs before they can quote something comparable.

1. 01

   Annual tonnage, not one batch

   Multiply feed per batch by cycles per year and state the rolling monthly tonnage. Suppliers price a 12-month offtake very differently from a single load.

2. 02

   Phase split

   Starter, grower and finisher share of the total tonnage, with the days on each phase. A single blended figure invites a single blended price.

3. 03

   Specification per phase

   Crude protein, metabolisable energy, fat, fibre, calcium/phosphorus, and any additive requirements such as coccidiostat, enzyme or acidifier — or state that you want the supplier to propose it.

4. 04

   Form and packaging

   Mash, crumble or pellet, pellet diameter, and bulk versus 25 kg or big bag. Pelleting affects both your FCR and the quoted price.

5. 05

   Delivery point and Incoterm

   Farm address or nearest port, truck access, Incoterm and who unloads. Landed cost per tonne is what belongs in this calculator, not ex-works.

6. 06

   Milling versus buying

   If you are comparing own milling, bring your target tonnes per hour and shift pattern so the CAPEX and cost-per-tonne tools can be run against the delivered feed price.

Serious project review and supplier routing generally start from an expected total project value of about USD 250,000; below that FeedMatch provides planning tools and guidance only. Every feed project request is reviewed manually by FeedMatch Group, and supplier outreach by our team happens only after internal approval.

Frequently asked questions