Our cost this year will be $.80 day for 275 days on pasture but at least $1.55 for the 90 days we have to feed (ouch, we can normally do this for closer to $1.10/day.  365 day cost - $360 for the mature cow herd - bred heifers will cost more to winter feed. This is only for forage, no minerals figured in and more importantly no cost to deliver the winter feed to the cows.

My neighbors are charging $2.25/day to custom feed cows this winter and have plenty of takers - guess not everyone is selling their cows.