Broiler batch profit calculator
Model a full broiler cycle before you place a single chick. Chick cost, feed price, FCR and sale price in — profit per bird and cost per kg out, live.
Your batch
Defaults are typical Ross 308 figures at ~35 days. Replace them with your own quotes and prices.
Dressed weight. That's about 1.92 kg live, which the feed is worked out on.
Feed per kg of weight. Ross 308 benchmark ≈ 1.75.
How do you sell?
Bedding, gas, medication, electricity, labour.
Estimated batch profit
R16 730
That's R35 profit per bird sold.
Birds sold
475
665 kg carcass
Revenue
R40 375
Feed cost
R15 145
Cost per bird
R49.78
Sell above this to make money
The whole batch turns on FCR
Slide the FCR from 1.75 to 2.0 and watch the profit fall. FarmBind tracks your real feed conversion and average daily gain every day, and benchmarks it against Ross 308 — so you catch a slipping batch early.
Talk to usCommon questions
- How do I work out profit on a broiler batch?
- Profit = sale revenue − chick cost − feed cost − other costs. Revenue is birds sold × your price per bird — or, if you sell by weight, birds sold × carcass weight × price per kg. Feed cost is roughly the live weight produced × your FCR × feed price, where the live bird is taken as the carcass ÷ 73% (a typical broiler dressing yield). This calculator does it live as you type your own numbers.
- Why does FCR matter so much for broilers?
- Feed is 60–70% of a broiler's cost. A feed conversion ratio of 1.75 versus 2.0 changes how much feed you buy to reach the same weight — often the difference between a profitable and a losing batch. Try moving the FCR slider to see the effect.
Estimates for guidance only, based on the figures you enter. Weights are carcass (dressed); feed is approximated as live weight produced × FCR; real results vary with breed, management, season and market prices.