Common types of cattle feed include ^{1 2}:

• Cattle cubes: formulated to supplement fair and low-quality forage.
• Pelleted cattle feed: provides protein, energy, and other vital nutrients.
• Textured cattle feed: helps maintain weight and condition.
• Forage: the majority of feed consumed by cattle, along with a supplemental source of salt and minerals.
• Hay: grass, legume, or grass-legume mix.
• Silage: made from corn, barley, winter wheat, rye, and other grains.
• Grains: oats, wheat, barley, rye, corn, and triticale.
• Straw: cereal grain chaff baled from barley, oats, triticale, rye, and wheat.