Cows

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Purchase At	Yodel Ranch
Cost	5,000 G (Regular) 10,000 G (Special)
Eats	Fodder
Farm Building	Barn
Days to Mature	14-20 days (Baby to Calf) 9-14 days (Calf to Adult)
Pregnancy	21-30 days
Related Tools	Brush, Milker
Produce	Milk

Cows are a type of farm animal in Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town. They reside inside the barn and produce Milk daily.

A basic Cow can be bought from Yodel Ranch for 5,000 G.

There are also specialty Cows that come in Coffee, Strawberry, and Fruit varieties. Those cost 10,000 G each.

Milk

A mature cow will produce one bottle of Milk per day as long as it has been fed with Fodder or Grass the day before. The quality of Milk increases with friendship level.

Milk can only be collected using the Milker. But you can also process Milk to get Cheese or Butter.

Cow Milk Tiers
Icon	Quality	Requirements	Sell Price (Regular)	Sell Price (Specialty)
	S (Small) Milk	0-3 hearts	100 G	120 G
	M (Medium) Milk	4-7 hearts	220 G	240 G
	L (Large) Milk	8-10 hearts	360 G	400 G
	G (Gold) Milk	8-10 hearts + Moo Moo Festival winner	500 G	550 G
	P (Platinum) Milk	Gold Milk conditions + 1,000 hours outside	600 G	660 G
	X Milk	1/255 chance from a Platinum Milk cow	800 G	900 G

Once harvested, any size of Regular Milk can be placed into the Cheese Maker or Butter Maker to produce Cheese or Butter, respectively.

Note: Specialty Milk cannot be processed into other animal products.

Acquiring Cows

A Cow purchased from Yodel Ranch will arrive as a calf and mature quickly in 9 days, if it is fed daily. If a day of feeding is skipped, it will delay its growth by one day up to a maximum of 14 days until it fully matures.

Alternatively you can also buy Breeding Kits from Yodel Ranch. A breeding kit can be used on any mature cow to induce pregnancy and birth in 21 days. If a feeding is skipped, the pregnancy is delayed by one day up to a maximum of 30 days.

Tip: Breeding is required to raise the maximum heart level of any farm animal.

A calf and an adult cow in the barn — The farmer stands next to a calf and an adult cow in the barn.

When a Breeding Kit is used to produce a baby cow, the baby will mature into a calf in 14 days. Its growth will be delayed by one day in the event of a missed feeding, up to a maximum of 20 days.

Cow Life Stages
Life Stage	Appearance
Baby (Day 0)
Calf (Day 14)
Adult (Day 23)
Pregnant

Tip: It will take 23 days to fully raise a cow from baby to adult if it is fed a piece of Fodder every day. By comparison, purchasing directly from Yodel Ranch will get you a cow that starts producing Milk after just 9 days on the farm.

Selling Cows

Cows can be sold back to Mugi at any life stage.

Animal Sale Price
Quality Level	Sell Price (Regular Cow)
Baby/Calf	3,000 G
S Milk	3,000 G
M Milk	4,000 G
L Milk	5,000 G
G Milk	6,000 G
P/X Milk	7,000 G

Note: Some profit can be earned by selling Regular Cows after they start producing G Milk. But at that point it’s usually more worthwhile to just hold onto your high-quality cows.

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