Calculate corn cost per bushel from total cost and weight using the standard 56 lb shelled-corn bushel, plus price per ton, moisture shrink and break-even.

Use the cost and weight of the same corn lot. Prices are in US dollars. Default: 56 lb/bu; adjust under Bushel accounting weight.

Bushel accounting weight
Standard shelled-corn bushel: 56 lb. Test weight does not change it; enter another factor only for an explicit agreement.

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Cost Per Bushel of Corn Formula

Select the desired solve mode and enter its required values. The following equation calculates cost per bushel using the default 56 lb accounting bushel.

CBC = TC / (W / 56)
  • Where CBC is the cost per bushel of corn ($)
  • TC is the total cost of the corn lot ($)
  • W is the weight of the corn purchased (lbs)

To calculate the cost per bushel of corn, divide the weight in pounds by 56 to get bushels, then divide the cost by the number of bushels.

Convert corn bushels to pounds, kilograms or tons

Select Bushels ↔ pounds / tons, enter the quantity and choose its unit. No price is required. Using the USDA standard of 56 pounds per bushel of shelled corn, pounds = bushels × 56 and bushels = pounds ÷ 56. For an explicitly agreed accounting factor, replace 56 with that factor.

For example, 100 bushels = 5,600 lb = 2,540.117272 kg = 2.8 US short tons = 2.540117272 metric tonnes. A US short ton is 2,000 lb; a metric tonne is 1,000 kg. The result shows all five units. This conversion does not estimate the number of ears or use measured test weight.

What is the Cost Per Bushel of Corn?

Definition:

U.S. shelled-corn sales use a 56 lb accounting bushel, regardless of measured test weight. The default cost per bushel is therefore cost per 56 lb; use a different accounting factor only when your agreement explicitly specifies it.

A price of $4.50 per bushel is an illustrative input, not a current average or market quote.

How to Calculate Cost Per Bushel of Corn?

Example Problem:

The following example outlines the steps and information needed to calculate the Cost Per Bushel of Corn.

First, determine the total cost of the lot of corn. In this example problem, the cost of corn is $4,000.00.

Next, determine the total corn weight. In this case, the corn weight is found to be 400 pounds.

Finally, calculate the cost per bushel of corn using the formula above:

CBC = TC / (W/56)

CBC = 4,000 / (400/56)

CBC = $560.00