# Cat adult maintenance feed cost per tonne (Cat)

> Least-cost cost of a cat adult maintenance (cat) template formula, re-solved weekly at Feedsoft benchmark prices. Obligate carnivore. Taurine and arachidonic acid are dietary essentials a cat cannot make for itself, and magnesium is capped for the urinary tract.

- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/feed-cost/CAT-A
- JSON (Business API): https://feedsoft.ai/api/v1/feed-costs/CAT-A
- Basis: as fed · market: Global (other markets on the page and API)

## Nutrient targets

| Nutrient | Min | Max | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ME cat | 3.9 | — | Mcal/kg |
| Crude protein | 32 | — | % |
| Taurine | 0.15 | — | % |
| Lysine | 1.1 | — | % |
| Methionine + cystine | 0.85 | — | % |
| Threonine | 0.85 | — | % |
| Tryptophan | 0.25 | — | % |
| Arginine | 1.3 | — | % |
| Calcium | 1 | 1.6 | % |
| Phosphorus (total) | 0.8 | 1.4 | % |
| Magnesium | — | 0.12 | % |
| Sodium | 0.3 | 0.7 | % |
| Ether extract (fat) | 13 | — | % |
| Linoleic acid | 0.8 | — | % |
| Arachidonic acid | 0.02 | — | % |
| Crude fiber | — | 4 | % |
| Ash | — | 8.5 | % |

## Latest (week ending 2026-11-06, provisional)

| Cost USD/t | 1-week % | 4-week % | 52-week % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 758.04 | -0.1% | -0.2% | +0.5% |

## Least-cost mix

| Ingredient | Inclusion % | Price USD/t | Cost USD/t of feed | Leaves the mix above USD/t |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Poultry meal (pet grade)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/poultry-meal-pet-grade.md) | 39.36 | 950 | 373.89 | — |
| [Corn grain](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/corn-grain.md) | 24.59 | 216 | 53.08 | — |
| [Brewers rice](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/brewers-rice.md) | 15.73 | 340 | 53.47 | — |
| [Chicken fat (tocopherol preserved)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/chicken-fat-tocopherol-preserved.md) | 14.02 | 1,150 | 161.29 | — |
| [Pea protein concentrate 55%](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/pea-protein-concentrate-55.md) | 4.10 | 1,350 | 55.37 | — |
| [Poultry liver digest (palatant)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/poultry-liver-digest-palatant.md) | 1.50 | 2,900 | 43.50 | — |
| [Salt](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/salt.md) | 0.30 | 120 | 0.36 | — |
| [Vitamin premix](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/vitamin-premix.md) | 0.20 | 4,500 | 9.00 | — |
| [Trace mineral premix](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/trace-mineral-premix.md) | 0.15 | 2,200 | 3.30 | — |
| [Taurine (feed grade)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/taurine-feed-grade.md) | 0.06 | 8,500 | 4.78 | — |

## Closest to entering

| Ingredient | Price USD/t | Enters below USD/t |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Potato protein concentrate](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/potato-protein-concentrate.md) | 2,200 | 1,883 |
| [Dried egg product](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/dried-egg-product.md) | 2,600 | 1,692 |
| [Dicalcium phosphate](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/dicalcium-phosphate.md) | 650 | 411 |
| [DL-Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/dl-methionine.md) | 3,200 | 1,886 |
| [Fish oil](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/fish-oil.md) | 2,200 | 1,157 |

## Ingredient price moves (13 weeks)

- 2026-10-05 · CORN -3.3% · Weekly protein report: Feed ingredient markets show limited movement for poultry producers
						 | The Poultry Site
- 2026-09-15 · CORN +4.0% · USDA WASDE report
- 2026-09-14 · CORN +3.8% · How Do the Latest Black Sea Attacks Affect Global Food Security?
- 2026-08-26 · CORN +4.7%
- 2026-08-25 · CORN +5.4% · Corn Breaks $5 Level as US Crop Tour Points to Tighter Supplies - Bloomberg

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Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.