# Ewe lactation, twins feed cost per tonne (Sheep)

> Least-cost cost of a ewe lactation, twins (sheep) template formula, re-solved weekly at Feedsoft benchmark prices. Peak demand, four weeks after lambing. Two lambs on one ewe is the hardest sum in the flock.

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

## Nutrient targets

| Nutrient | Min | Max | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ME ruminant | 2.45 | — | Mcal/kg |
| Crude protein | 15 | 17.5 | % |
| Rumen degradable protein | 9.5 | — | % |
| Rumen undegradable protein | 4 | — | % |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 26 | 45 | % |
| Acid detergent fiber | 15 | — | % |
| Calcium | 0.55 | 0.9 | % |
| Phosphorus (total) | 0.3 | 0.45 | % |
| Magnesium | 0.16 | 0.4 | % |
| Potassium | 0.7 | — | % |
| Sodium | 0.12 | 0.3 | % |
| Sulfur | 0.16 | 0.3 | % |

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

| Cost USD/t | 1-week % | 4-week % | 52-week % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 134.43 | -0.2% | -0.5% | +4.7% |

## 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) | 35.00 | 50 | 17.50 | — |
| [Soybean hulls](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/soybean-hulls.md) | 20.00 | 130 | 26.00 | — |
| [Grass hay](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/grass-hay.md) | 10.72 | 140 | 15.01 | — |
| [Corn grain](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/corn-grain.md) | 10.46 | 216 | 22.59 | 352 |
| [Alfalfa hay (mid-bloom)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/alfalfa-hay-mid-bloom.md) | 10.00 | 190 | 19.00 | — |
| [Corn DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/corn-ddgs.md) | 6.95 | 226 | 15.68 | 300 |
| [Cane molasses](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/cane-molasses.md) | 5.00 | 160 | 8.00 | — |
| [Limestone](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/limestone.md) | 0.67 | 60 | 0.40 | — |
| [Feed-grade urea (46% N)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/feed-grade-urea-46-n.md) | 0.50 | 478 | 2.39 | 916 |
| [Salt](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/salt.md) | 0.41 | 120 | 0.49 | — |
| [Trace mineral premix (sheep, copper-free)](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/trace-mineral-premix-sheep-copper-free.md) | 0.10 | 2,300 | 2.30 | — |
| [Vitamin premix](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/vitamin-premix.md) | 0.10 | 4,500 | 4.50 | — |
| [Dicalcium phosphate](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/dicalcium-phosphate.md) | 0.09 | 650 | 0.55 | — |

## 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 | 154 |
| [Soybean meal 48%](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/soybean-meal-48.md) | 391 | 293 |
| [Magnesium oxide](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/magnesium-oxide.md) | 550 | 207 |
| [Potassium chloride](https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/potassium-chloride.md) | 600 | 211 |

## 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.