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A cattle unit is a way of measuring the carrying capacity or stocking rate of a pasture or rangeland area. It is also commonly called Animal Unit or AU, which is 1 x 1000 lb (454 kg) cow with or without a calf that eats 25 lbs of forage per day.

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