# Ewe mid-gestation feed cost per tonne (Sheep)

> Least-cost cost of a ewe mid-gestation (sheep) template formula, re-solved weekly at Feedsoft benchmark prices. Days 30–100. Cheap bulk: a ewe carrying a single lamb needs a full rumen more than she needs energy.

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

## Nutrient targets

| Nutrient | Min | Max | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ME ruminant | 2.05 | — | Mcal/kg |
| Crude protein | 9.5 | 13 | % |
| Rumen degradable protein | 6.5 | — | % |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 40 | 65 | % |
| Acid detergent fiber | 26 | — | % |
| Calcium | 0.35 | 0.7 | % |
| Phosphorus (total) | 0.2 | 0.35 | % |
| Sodium | 0.1 | 0.3 | % |
| Sulfur | 0.16 | 0.32 | % |

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

| Cost USD/t | 1-week % | 4-week % | 52-week % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 112.55 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |

## Least-cost mix

| Ingredient | Inclusion % | Price USD/t | Cost USD/t of feed | Leaves the mix above USD/t |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Grass hay](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/grass-hay.md) | 43.85 | 140 | 61.39 | — |
| [Corn silage (35% DM)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/corn-silage-35-dm.md) | 35.00 | 50 | 17.50 | — |
| [Soybean hulls](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/soybean-hulls.md) | 20.00 | 130 | 26.00 | — |
| [Salt](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/salt.md) | 0.48 | 120 | 0.58 | — |
| [Limestone](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/limestone.md) | 0.46 | 60 | 0.28 | — |
| [Vitamin premix](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/vitamin-premix.md) | 0.10 | 4,500 | 4.50 | — |
| [Trace mineral premix (sheep, copper-free)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/trace-mineral-premix-sheep-copper-free.md) | 0.10 | 2,300 | 2.30 | — |

## Closest to entering

| Ingredient | Price USD/t | Enters below USD/t |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Cane molasses](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/cane-molasses.md) | 160 | 139 |
| [Beet pulp (dried pellets)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/beet-pulp-dried-pellets.md) | 170 | 139 |
| [Alfalfa hay (mid-bloom)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/alfalfa-hay-mid-bloom.md) | 190 | 138 |
| [Corn grain](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/corn-grain.md) | 216 | 141 |
| [Corn DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/corn-ddgs.md) | 226 | 141 |

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