Projections for Planning Purposes Only -- Not to be Used without Updating
2015 Estimated Costs and Returns per Animal Unit
Angora Goats, 7 Head per AU
700 Nanny
Southwest Extension District - 10
Animal Units (AU)
Breeding Females
REVENUE
Angora Kid
Angora Kid
Cull Doe - Angora
Adult Mohair
Yearling Mohair
Kid Mohair
Total Revenue
100
700
Head
3.800
2.400
1.660
7.000
7.000
7.000
VARIABLE COSTS
Production Costs
Miscellaneous
Predator Control
Custom Shearing
Trucking - Sheep and Goats
Marketing Expense
Feed
10-10 Loose Mineral
20% Protein Cube
Vet. Medicine
Clostridials S&G
Dew orm S&G-Ivomec
Lice control - S&G
Repairs
Labor
Interest on Credit Line
Total Variable Costs
Quantity
Per Head
0.65
0.65
1.10
6.50
3.38
3.66
403
585.6
182.6
Quantity
Enterprise
Total
Total
$410.40
$287,280.00
$259.20
$181,440.00
$151.06
$105,742.00
$190.19
$133,133.00
$171.86
$120,303.96
$317.31
$222,115.53
$1,500.02 $1,050,014.49
Units
CWT
CWT
CWT
Pound
Pound
Pound
$/Unit
$166.15
$166.15
$82.73
$4.18
$7.27
$12.39
Units
$/Unit
Total
Enterprise
Total
65
7
1
1.00
Acre
Head
AU
AU
$0.25
$3.00
$20.00
$32.49
$16.25
$21.00
$20.00
$32.49
$11,375.00
$14,700.00
$14,000.00
$3,248.80
255.5
9.46
Pound
CWT
$0.36
$19.00
$91.98
$179.74
$64,386.00
$125,818.00
7
14
14
1
2.60
Dose
Dose
CWT
AU
Hours
$2.26
$0.74
$0.46
$35.21
$10.00
6.50%
$15.82
$10.36
$6.44
$35.21
$26.00
$26.96
$482.24
$11,074.00
$7,252.00
$4,508.00
$24,646.18
$18,200.00
$18,868.85
$318,076.83
$1,017.78
($86.40) CWT
$731,937.66
Planned Returns Above Variable Costs:
Average Offspring Breakeven Price to Cover Variable Costs
FIXED COSTS
Quantity
Depreciation - Equipment
1
Depreciation - Livestock
1
Equipment Investment
$278.27
Pasture Cost
1
Total Fixed Costs
Total Costs
Planned Returns to Management, Risk, and Profit:
Average Offspring Breakeven Price to Cover Total Costs
Units
AU
AU
dollars
Acres
$/Unit
$27.83
$127.90
6.50%
$225.00
$12.56
Total
$27.83
$127.90
$18.09
$225.00
$398.81
$881.06
$618.96
CWT
Enterprise
Total
$19,478.87
$89,530.00
$12,661.27
$157,500.00
$279,170.14
$597,246.97
$452,767.52
Sensitivity Analysis for Example
Example Weaning Percent
129%
119%
109%
99%
89%
Example
Gross Sales
per AU
$1,623.34
$1,561.68
$1,500.02
$1,438.36
$1,376.71
Pounds
Produced
per AU
660
623
586
548
511
Example Breakeven
Offspring Pay Weight Example Average Break Even
to Cover Total Cost
Price to Cover Total Cost
4
$10.61
5
$11.51
5
$12.56
6
$13.84
7
$15.40
Example First Offspring Price
Example Second Offspring Price
Example Weighted Average Offspring Price ($/cwt)
$166.15
$166.15
$166.15
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.