# Dairy high group feed cost per tonne (Dairy)

> Least-cost cost of a dairy high group (dairy) template formula, re-solved weekly at Feedsoft benchmark prices. Early-lactation TMR. Fibre floor and bypass protein both bind.

- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/feed-cost/DY-LACT
- JSON (Business API): https://feedsoft.ai/api/v1/feed-costs/DY-LACT
- Basis: dry matter · market: Global (other markets on the page and API)

## Nutrient targets

| Nutrient | Min | Max | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NE lactation | 1.55 | — | Mcal/kg |
| Crude protein | 16 | 18 | % |
| Rumen degradable protein | 9.5 | — | % |
| Rumen undegradable protein | 5 | — | % |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 30 | 42 | % |
| Acid detergent fiber | 19 | — | % |
| Calcium | 0.7 | 1.1 | % |
| Phosphorus (total) | 0.32 | 0.48 | % |
| Magnesium | 0.2 | 0.4 | % |
| Potassium | 1 | — | % |
| Sodium | 0.2 | 0.45 | % |
| Sulfur | 0.18 | 0.32 | % |
| Ether extract (fat) | — | 6 | % |

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

| Cost USD/t | 1-week % | 4-week % | 52-week % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 113.48 | -0.1% | -0.2% | +6.1% |

## Least-cost mix

| Ingredient | Inclusion % | Price USD/t | Cost USD/t of feed | Leaves the mix above USD/t |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Corn silage (35% DM)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/corn-silage-35-dm.md) | 55.00 | 50 | 27.50 | — |
| [Soybean hulls](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/soybean-hulls.md) | 15.00 | 130 | 19.50 | — |
| [Corn DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/corn-ddgs.md) | 12.01 | 226 | 27.11 | 313 |
| [Corn grain](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/corn-grain.md) | 5.00 | 216 | 10.80 | — |
| [Alfalfa hay (mid-bloom)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/alfalfa-hay-mid-bloom.md) | 5.00 | 190 | 9.50 | — |
| [Cane molasses](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/cane-molasses.md) | 4.36 | 160 | 6.98 | — |
| [Grass hay](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/grass-hay.md) | 1.34 | 140 | 1.87 | — |
| [Limestone](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/limestone.md) | 1.07 | 60 | 0.64 | — |
| [Salt](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/salt.md) | 0.55 | 120 | 0.66 | — |
| [Feed-grade urea (46% N)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/feed-grade-urea-46-n.md) | 0.46 | 478 | 2.21 | 1,716 |
| [Vitamin premix](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/vitamin-premix.md) | 0.10 | 4,500 | 4.50 | — |
| [Trace mineral premix](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/trace-mineral-premix.md) | 0.10 | 2,200 | 2.20 | — |

## Closest to entering

| Ingredient | Price USD/t | Enters below USD/t |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Beet pulp (dried pellets)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/beet-pulp-dried-pellets.md) | 170 | 146 |
| [Soybean meal 48%](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/soybean-meal-48.md) | 391 | 280 |
| [Blood meal (spray dried)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/blood-meal-spray-dried.md) | 1,050 | 579 |
| [Whole cottonseed](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/whole-cottonseed.md) | 360 | 197 |
| [Corn gluten meal 60%](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/corn-gluten-meal-60.md) | 800 | 426 |

## 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
- 2026-10-01 · UREA -5.1% · Urea price rally stalls on sluggish Brazilian demand as market awaits India's latest tender
- 2026-09-30 · UREA -5.1% · Urea price rally stalls on sluggish Brazilian demand as market awaits India's latest tender
- 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?
- 2026-08-31 · UREA +10.1% · China to supply bulk of India’s fertilizer tender in major sale
- 2026-08-30 · UREA +10.1% · Weekly Update – Global Fertiliser Markets – w/e 28.08.2026 – Get The Word Out
- 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.