Hay bale inventory calculator

Calculate mass by bale type and total inventory mass with your own figures.

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Use the units shown. Results update as you change valid inputs.

Use mass by bale type and total inventory mass to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Bale types: name, count, measured kg per bale
Round,10,300 Square,20,20
Measured daily use (kg/day)
100
Mass by bale type (kg)
Round: 3000; Square: 400
Total inventory mass (kg)
3400
Days of supply at entered use
34
Whole days fully covered
34

Try another scenario

Bale types: name, count, measured kg per bale
Round,2,250 Square,5,20
Measured daily use (kg/day)
80
Mass by bale type (kg)
Round: 500; Square: 100
Total inventory mass (kg)
600
Days of supply at entered use
7.5
Whole days fully covered
7
Calculation method

Calculation method

Mass by bale type (kg)

Count × measured average mass for each bale type.

Total inventory mass (kg)

Sum type masses.

Days of supply at entered use

Total inventory mass / supplied daily use.

Whole days fully covered

Round down the continuous days of supply.

Symbols and units
a
Bale types: name, count, measured kg per bale
b
Measured daily use (kg/day)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • A measured inventory ledger. Daily use must come from your records; no feeding rate, nutritional sufficiency, moisture correction or storage loss is inferred.
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Further reading

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