Projections for Planning Purposes Only -- Not to be Used without Updating
2015 Estimated Costs and Returns per Animal
Stocker Steers - Summer Growth, 0.6 AU per Head
100 Head
Southwest Extension District - 10
Number of Head
100
REVENUE
Head
Stocker
Total Revenue
0.950
VARIABLE COSTS
Production Costs
Stocker Purchase
Grazing
Grazing by Month
Health
7w ay Clostr+ Overeat
BRD-PI3-BRSV ML
Dew ormer-Avrmec Pour
Feed
10-10 Loose Mineral
Miscellaneous
Trucking
Repairs
Marketing
Labor
Interest on Credit Line
Total Variable Costs
Units
$/Unit
6.50
CWT
$244.10
Units
$/Unit
Total
$150,731.75
$150,731.75
Enterprise
Total
5.00
CWT
$218.24
$1,091.20
$109,120.00
2.70
Month
$18.75
$50.63
$5,062.50
1
1
6
Dose
Dose
CWT
$0.37
$2.89
$0.27
$0.37
$2.89
$1.62
$37.00
$289.00
$162.00
30.29
Pound
$0.36
$10.90
$1,090.44
0.95
1
0.950
1
Head
Head
Head
Head
$9.50
$35.65
$20.17
$5.00
6.50%
$9.03
$35.65
$19.16
$5.00
$29.72
$1,256.17
$902.50
$3,565.45
$1,916.15
$500.00
$2,972.26
$125,617.30
$251.14
$25,114.45
Quantity
Planned Returns Above Variable Costs:
Breakeven Price to Cover Variable Costs
FIXED COSTS
$193.26
Quantity
Depreciation
Equipment Investment
Total Fixed Costs
1
$281.79
Units
Head
dollars
$1,507.32
$1,507.32
CWT
Enterprise
Total
$/Unit
Total
$28.18
6.50%
$28.18
$18.32
$46.50
$2,817.92
$1,831.65
$4,649.57
$1,302.67
$130,266.87
$204.65
$20,464.88
Total Costs
Planned Returns to Management, Risk, and Profit:
Breakeven Price to Cover Total Costs
Total
Enterprise
Total
Pay Weight
$200.41
CWT
Example Break Even Sensitivity
Purchase Analysis
Weight (Lbs/Hd):
500
Net Pay
Weight
Sales Price/Cwt
244.10
ADG (Lbs/day)
with Shrink
B/E Purchase
Price ($/CWT)
Bid
Price/Cwt
218.24
B/E Sales
Price
($/CWT)
1.32
1.21
1.10
0.99
0.88
680
665
650
635
620
$273.08
$266.13
$259.17
$252.21
$245.26
$201.65
$206.20
$210.96
$215.94
$221.17
Developed by Rob Hogan, Associate Professor and Extension Economist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.
Information presented is prepared solely as a general guide and not intended to recognize or predict the costs and
returns from any one operation. Brand names are mentioned only as examples and imply no endorsement.