What is the value of zakat on livestock and cattle?

Zakat is obligatory on camels, cattle, and sheep, under certain conditions: that they reach the nisab (minimum threshold), that a hawl (one lunar year) passes over them (except for offspring, which are zakatable along with their origin), and that they are free-grazing for most or all of the year. The general principle is that zakat should be paid from the same type of asset on which it is due, unless there is a specific text to the contrary, or if paying its value is more beneficial for the poor, or if there is a necessity, such as the loss of the specific type of asset.

The nisab for each type and the amount of zakat due are as follows: - Camels: There is no zakat on them until they reach five, at which point one sheep is due. Zakat then increases proportionally with the number, so for 25, a bint makhad (a one-year-old female camel) is due; for 36, a bint labun (a two-year-old female camel) is due, and so on. - Cattle: There is no zakat on them until they reach 30, at which point a tabi' (a one-year-old calf) is due. Then, for every 30, a tabi' is due, and for every 40, a musinnah (a two-year-old cow) is due. - Sheep: There is no zakat on them until they reach 40, at which point a jadha'ah (a yearling sheep) or a thaniyyah (a two-year-old goat) is due. Then, for 121, two sheep are due; for 201, three are due, and so on, with one sheep for every 100 thereafter.