Dairy Profit Projector

12-month margin calculator · by The Bullvine

How much will your dairy actually make over the next 12 months? Drop in your herd size, milk production, current futures prices, and ration — and this calculator returns whole-herd net profit, IOFC per cow per day, your breakeven milk price, and margin per cwt or hL. Free, no login, works on US and Canadian dairies. Share your scenario with a link.

12-Month Projected Margin

Adjust your herd below to see the number move.

Per Cow / Year

IOFC / Cow / Day

$0.00

Breakeven Milk

$0.00

Margin / cwt

$0.00

Your Farm

Milking cows ?

Milk per cow / day (lbs) ?

Mailbox basis over Class III ($/cwt) ?

Market Assumptions

Avg Class III milk ($/cwt)

Corn ($/bu)

Soybean meal ($/ton)

Advanced — ration, costs & seasonality

Dry-matter intake / cow / day (lbs) ?

% corn in ration DM ?

% soybean meal in ration DM ?

Forage & other feed ($/cow/day) ?

Non-feed operating cost ($/cow/day) ?

Cull & calf revenue ($/cow/day) ?

Apply milk-price seasonality ?

12-Month Margin Curve

Sensitivity — What If the Market Moves?

Projected 12-month margin under different corn and milk price moves
Corn / Milk	−$1.00	Base	+$1.00	+$2.00

Rows shift corn price ($/bu). Columns shift milk base price. Each cell is the projected 12-month whole-herd margin.

Live — adjust any input to recalculate

How to read this. This is a back-of-the-envelope margin model — not financial advice. Feed cost is calculated from your ration percentages and current input prices; non-feed costs are a daily per-cow estimate you set yourself. Milk income uses Class III (US) or a blend-style base (Canada) plus the basis you enter to approximate your mailbox or payout price. Always validate with your nutritionist, lender, or risk advisor before pulling the trigger on contracts. Inspired by — and built to improve on — the ZISK app. Published by The Bullvine.