Raising pigs can generate revenue, but the selling price alone does not show whether a production cycle is profitable. Piglet purchases, feed consumption, mortality, veterinary treatment, labour, housing and transport can substantially reduce the amount left after selling the animals.
The Pig Profit Calculator Philippines combines these figures into one practical estimate. It helps farmers test a production plan before purchasing piglets or compare expected figures with the results of a completed cycle.
What Is the Pig Profit Calculator Philippines?
The calculator estimates revenue, production expenses and potential profit from raising pigs for sale based on liveweight.
It uses the following inputs:
- Number of pigs started
- Pigs lost or unsold
- Average sale liveweight per pig
- Selling price per kilogram liveweight
- Piglet cost per pig started
- Feed used per pig started
- Feed price per kilogram
- Veterinary and medicine cost
- Labour cost
- Housing, water and electricity cost
- Transport and other costs
Some fields contain zero by default. Leave a field at zero only when that expense genuinely does not apply or has already been included elsewhere.
Farmers and small-business owners can access other useful planning tools through this Philippine calculator website without treating an online result as a guaranteed business outcome.
How to Use the Pig Profit Calculator
Start with the number of piglets placed into the production cycle. This is the pigs started figure.
Enter the number that died, remained unsold or otherwise generated no sale revenue in pigs lost or unsold. The calculator subtracts this value from the starting number to determine pigs sold.
Enter the expected average liveweight of each sold pig and the selling price per kilogram. Use liveweight rather than dressed or carcass weight unless your buyer’s price is specifically based on another measure.
Complete the piglet and feed fields next. Feed used per pig is multiplied by every pig started because feed may also have been consumed by animals that were later lost.
Finally, enter the total cycle costs for medicines, labour, housing, utilities, transport and other expenses. Select Calculate Pig Profit to view the estimated result.
Formula Used by the Calculator
The number of pigs sold is:
Pigs sold = Pigs started − Pigs lost or unsold
Estimated sales revenue is:
Revenue = Pigs sold × Average sale liveweight × Selling price per kg
Piglet cost is:
Total piglet cost = Pigs started × Piglet cost per pig
Feed expense is:
Total feed cost = Pigs started × Feed used per pig × Feed price per kg
Total production cost is:
Total cost = Piglet cost + Feed cost + Veterinary cost + Labour cost + Housing and utility cost + Transport and other costs
Estimated profit is:
Profit = Revenue − Total production cost
A negative result represents an estimated loss rather than a profit.
How to Calculate Pig Profit Step by Step Using Example Values
The screenshot displays these example and default values:
- Pigs started: 20
- Pigs lost or unsold: 0
- Average sale liveweight: 90 kg
- Selling price: ₱190 per kg
- Piglet cost: ₱4,500 per pig
- Feed used: 220 kg per pig started
- Feed price: ₱32 per kg
- Veterinary and medicine cost: ₱0
- Labour cost: ₱0
- Housing, water and electricity: ₱0
- Transport and other costs: ₱0
Step 1: Calculate pigs sold
20 started − 0 lost or unsold = 20 pigs sold
Step 2: Calculate total sale liveweight
20 pigs × 90 kg = 1,800 kg
Step 3: Calculate sales revenue
1,800 kg × ₱190 = ₱342,000
The estimated gross revenue is ₱342,000.
Step 4: Calculate piglet expense
20 pigs × ₱4,500 = ₱90,000
Step 5: Calculate feed expense
Feed cost per pig is:
220 kg × ₱32 = ₱7,040
For all 20 pigs:
₱7,040 × 20 = ₱140,800
Step 6: Calculate total production cost
All other example costs are zero:
₱90,000 + ₱140,800 + ₱0 = ₱230,800
The estimated total production cost is ₱230,800.
Step 7: Calculate estimated profit
₱342,000 − ₱230,800 = ₱111,200
The estimated cycle profit is ₱111,200.
Profit per sold pig is:
₱111,200 ÷ 20 = ₱5,560
Based on these inputs, the estimated profit is ₱5,560 per sold pig.
Understanding Feed Cost and Mortality
Feed is the largest expense in this example, representing ₱140,800 of the ₱230,800 total cost. A change in feed usage or price can therefore have a large effect on the final result.
If one of the 20 pigs is lost, only 19 pigs produce revenue:
19 × 90 kg × ₱190 = ₱324,900
However, piglet and feed expenses may still have been incurred for the lost pig. The profit would consequently fall by more than the value of one sale alone if additional treatment or disposal costs were also involved.
Do not reduce the pigs-started figure after a loss. Record the original number started and enter the loss separately so that the calculator retains the relevant production expenses.
Choosing a Realistic Selling Price
Use the price actually offered by the buyer for the expected sale date and location. Retail pork prices should not be entered when the pigs are being sold at a farmgate liveweight rate.
As a market reference, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported an average hog farmgate price of ₱192.03 per kilogram liveweight in the Ilocos Region during the first quarter of 2026. This regional figure does not guarantee a ₱190 or ₱192 price in another province or month.
Buyer deductions, transport arrangements, animal quality, weight class and local supply conditions may change the amount received.
Costs That Should Not Be Forgotten
Zero values make the screenshot example easy to understand, but a real farm normally has additional expenses.
Consider including:
- Vaccines and veterinary visits
- Vitamins, disinfectants and medicines
- Paid or family labour
- Water and electricity
- Pen maintenance and repairs
- Bedding and waste management
- Transport and market charges
- Financing or interest costs
- Equipment depreciation
- Biosecurity and mortality expenses
Avoid entering the same expense twice. If electricity is already included in the housing figure, it should not also be placed under transport and other costs.
Profit, Cash Flow and Investment Return
Accounting profit is not the same as available cash. Feed may be purchased weekly, while sale revenue is received only at the end of the cycle.
The Investment Calculator Philippines serves a different purpose: it projects how money may grow over time using assumed returns and contributions. It does not calculate livestock mortality, liveweight sales or farm production expenses.
A pig operation may also have registration, income-tax or recordkeeping obligations. The Business Tax Calculator Philippines estimates a separate corporate-tax calculation and should not be treated as an automatic deduction from this farming-profit result.
Consult an accountant or relevant authority when determining whether the activity is taxable and which business rules apply.
Important Calculator Limitations
The result is an estimate based entirely on the supplied numbers. It cannot predict disease, market-price movements, slower growth, feed conversion, buyer rejection or emergency veterinary expenses.
It also does not automatically calculate:
- Interest on borrowed capital
- Building or equipment depreciation
- Taxes and permit charges
- The value of unpaid family labour
- Different feed stages or formulations
- Unequal sale weights
- Sales made at several prices
- Cash-flow timing
For animals sold at different weights or prices, calculate separate groups where practical or enter reliable weighted averages.
Common Pig-Profit Calculation Mistakes
A common mistake is multiplying revenue by pigs started rather than pigs actually sold. Lost and unsold animals should not generate expected revenue.
Do not use carcass weight with a liveweight selling price. Both values must refer to the same sale basis.
Another mistake is recording feed only for pigs sold. Feed may have been consumed by every animal started, including those later lost.
Finally, do not interpret zero-cost fields as meaning those expenses are unimportant. Replace each zero with the actual or reasonably expected cycle expense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: Does the calculator provide guaranteed profit?
A: No. It estimates profit from the entered values. Actual prices, weights, losses and expenses may differ.
Q2: Should feed be calculated for pigs started or pigs sold?
A: The calculator uses pigs started because feed may be consumed before an animal is lost or remains unsold.
Q3: What does “pigs lost or unsold” mean?
A: It covers animals that do not generate sale revenue during the calculation cycle.
Q4: Should I enter dressed weight?
A: Enter liveweight when the selling price is per kilogram liveweight. Keep the weight and price basis consistent.
Q5: Can the result be negative?
A: Yes. A negative profit means the entered production costs exceed the estimated revenue.
Q6: Does the calculator include tax?
A: No. It estimates operating profit before any applicable tax treatment or business-specific accounting adjustments.