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Component Value Tracker

What 0.1% is actually worth on your herd.

Your Herd
Current FMMO Prices
March 2026 FO 30 baseline
Forecast vs Market
USDA outlook vs CME futures strip
Combined value of 0.1% fat + 0.1% protein on your herd, per year.
$56,290
Combined value of 0.1% fat + 0.1% protein on your 500-cow herd at March 2026 FMMO prices.

Component Value

Value of 0.1% fat$27,676
Value of 0.1% protein$28,614
Annual component revenue$2,465,730
Unrealized revenue at national averages$0

P:F Ratio

0.760 Compression
Ratio compression zone. Plants are spending money to fix milk that looks like yours. Lean into protein now.
0.84 0.81 0.78 0.75 0.75 crisis 2000 2017 2023 2025 2027 you

Component Opportunity Score

56 Maintain and Reposition
Hold the line. Tilt new genetic and nutrition decisions toward protein.
Marginal Value
63
Forward Trajectory
65
Genetic Improvement
55
Nutrition ROI
40

Forecast Gap

USDA forecast vs Class III planning$242,269
Window6 months
Stress-test capital projects at the lower number, not the rosier one.
Nutrition Break-Even Module
Cost in $/cow/day; response in percentage points on the affected component test.
Rumen-protected lysine
affects protein
Rumen-protected methionine
affects protein
Rumen-protected fat
affects butterfat
Kill Switch: If your measured response drops under 0.05 points OR your delivered cost crosses $0.12/cow/day, the product comes out until fresh data justifies it. No exceptions, no "let's just ride it another 60 days."
Sire Comparison Module
Component value / daughter
$164.16
Component value / daughter
$144.28

Defaults are 2025 national averages and March 2026 FMMO prices. Replace with your own numbers to see what your milk check is telling you.