Milk check & feed-margin calculator
Enter your actual milk volume and price. Estimate gross receipts, premiums, deductions and income over feed cost. No live prices or forecasts are supplied.
Results
Enter valid numbers to calculate.
How to read the result
One hundred pounds of milk equals one hundredweight (cwt). Estimated revenue equals milk cwt multiplied by base price plus premiums minus deductions. Income over feed cost subtracts estimated feed costs for the same period. This is not total farm profit: labor, replacements, housing, veterinary care, debt service and other costs are excluded.
Verify before using: A Class III or IV benchmark is not necessarily your actual farm pay price. Federal order formulas, pooling, components, contract premiums, hauling and location affect milk checks. Compare your results with your dated milk buyer statement and official USDA price announcements.
Official sources
USDA AMS Federal Milk Marketing Orders ยท USDA dairy reports