A crop’s value per kilogram is its estimated sale value divided by its weight. It is useful for comparing particular fruits, but it is not a fixed price that works at every weight. This guide explains both directions of the calculator: start with weight to estimate Sheckles, or start with a known value to estimate weight.
Use this as a check of the site’s stored model. The tool does not read your inventory or establish a player-to-player trade price. Game updates and rounded displayed weights can cause a difference.
Calculate a crop from its actual weight
- Open the calculator and select the exact plant. Select it again to deselect it.
- Enter its displayed weight in kilograms. Keep the decimal places shown in game.
- Set Quantity to one for a single fruit, or the number of matching items for a group.
- Select only the growth variant and environmental mutations actually on the item.
- Set Friend Boost to the percentage that applies. The slider runs from 0% to 50%.
- Read the result in Sheckles. Use Add to List to keep this calculation while comparing another item.
Multiple selected plants are calculated at the same weight and settings, then added. This is a controlled comparison, not an inventory importer. For fruits with different weights or mutations, calculate each separately and save each result.
A reproducible Carrot example
Clear mutations, select only Carrot, set quantity to one and Friend Boost to 0%. The stored model gives:
| Weight | Estimated value | Value ÷ weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 kg | 275 Sheckles | 275 per kg |
| 2 kg | 1,100 Sheckles | 550 per kg |
| 3 kg | 2,475 Sheckles | 825 per kg |
Above its low-weight threshold, this stored Carrot model uses 275 × weight². Doubling weight from 1 kg to 2 kg multiplies the result by four. Dividing that result by weight does not create a constant rate. These are reproducible site-model examples, not a claim that every game value was freshly verified.
How quantity and Friend Boost change the total
For two matching 1 kg carrots without mutations or boost, the estimate is 275 × 2 = 550. With a 10% Friend Boost, it is 275 × 2 × 1.10 = 605. Quantity is applied to each selected plant, so return to one before a single-fruit comparison.
The display and saved list use the same calculation and round the final combined estimate upward to a whole Sheckle. Small differences can remain because the game may keep more precision than the displayed weight.
Estimate weight from a known value
- Select exactly one plant and reproduce its mutations and Friend Boost.
- Set quantity to the number of matching fruits represented by the target.
- Open V to W, enter the target value and choose Calculate Weight.
- Read the estimated weight per item, then check that weight in the forward calculator.
With Carrot, quantity two, no mutations, 0% boost and a target of 550 Sheckles, the result is 1.000 kg per item. Enter quantity one if the target is the value of one fruit.
Why some values do not identify a unique weight
The stored plant formula can have a minimum-value branch. For Carrot, weights at or below 0.240 kg return a base value of 18 before modifiers. Several weights therefore produce the same value. The reverse tool identifies this ambiguity rather than pretending to know the exact weight.
A target can also fall in a gap between the two branches of a stored formula. In that case, the tool reports that no matching weight exists for the supplied assumptions. Recheck the crop, target, quantity and modifiers; do not treat an impossible result as evidence about an actual item.
A comparison worksheet
| Record | Fruit A | Fruit B |
|---|---|---|
| Plant and exact weight | ______ | ______ |
| Growth variant and mutations | ______ | ______ |
| Quantity and Friend Boost | ______ | ______ |
| Estimated total and value per kg | ______ | ______ |
| Game value and observation date | ______ | ______ |
Change one variable at a time to explain a difference. A higher sell estimate does not tell you how long a crop takes to grow, its acquisition cost, or what another player will offer. Those are separate decisions.
Troubleshooting a mismatch
- Check for a plant left selected from the previous calculation.
- Use Clear mutations for a fresh mutation baseline; it keeps the selected plant.
- Use a positive weight and a whole quantity. The calculator rejects empty, negative or fractional-quantity inputs.
- Match all boost and variant settings before comparing with another calculator.
- Keep a copy of every input when reporting an outdated stored value.
Open the value calculator · Understand mutation stacking · Read data and accuracy limits · Report a reproducible mismatch