Projections for Planning Purposes Only -- Not to be Used without Updating
2016 Estimated Costs and Returns per Animal Unit
Cow-Calf Enterprise, 35 ac. per AU, West of Texas Highway 16 - 100 Cows
Southwest Extension District - 10
Animal Units (AU)
Breeding Females
REVENUE
Steer Calf 5.5 CWT
Heifer Calf 5 CWT
Cull Cow
Cull Bull
Total Revenue
100
100
Head
0.430
0.270
0.150
0.040
VARIABLE COSTS
Production Costs
Miscellaneous
Trucking
Marketing Expense
Feed
12-12 Loose Mineral
20% Protein Cube
Vet. Medicine
Lepto 5-Vibro
Dewormer-Avrmec Pour
7way Clostr+Overeat
Bull Exam
Pregency Check
Fly Control
BRD-PI3-BRSV ML
Implants-C
Repairs
Labor
Interest on Credit Line
Total Variable Costs
Animal Unit
Calf
Quantity
Per Head
5.50
5.00
10.00
16.00
371.5
585.5
214
Quantity
Units
CWT
CWT
CWT
CWT
$/Unit
$196.00
$181.00
$110.00
$144.00
Total
$463.54
$244.35
$165.00
$92.16
$965.05
Enterprise
Total
$46,354.00
$24,435.00
$16,500.00
$9,216.00
$96,505.00
Units
$/Unit
Total
Enterprise
Total
0.89
1.00
Head
AU
$9.50
$17.97
$8.46
$17.97
$845.50
$1,796.50
79.83
4.86
Pound
CWT
$0.57
$18.70
$45.50
$90.88
$4,550.31
$9,088.20
2.08
31.45
3.78
0.04
1
1
1.7
0.85
1
0.40
Dose
CWT
Dose
Head
Head
Head
Dose
Dose
AU
Hours
$0.88
$0.26
$0.41
$50.00
$5.00
$0.16
$2.16
$1.02
$44.57
$10.00
6.50%
$1.83
$8.18
$1.55
$2.00
$5.00
$0.16
$3.67
$0.87
$44.57
$4.00
$14.31
$248.94
$183.04
$817.70
$154.98
$200.00
$500.00
$16.00
$367.20
$86.70
$4,456.81
$400.00
$1,431.48
$24,894.42
$716.11
CWT
$71,610.58
Planned Returns Above Variable Costs:
Average Calf Breakeven Price to Cover Variable Costs
FIXED COSTS
Quantity
Depreciation - Equipment
1
Depreciation - Livestock
1
Equipment Investment
$176.12
Pasture Cost
1
Total Fixed Costs
Total Costs
Planned Returns to Management, Risk, and Profit:
Average Calf Breakeven Price to Cover Total Costs
($2.21)
Units
AU
AU
dollars
Acres
$/Unit
$35.22
$356.67
6.50%
$225.00
$166.92
Total
$35.22
$356.67
$11.45
$225.00
$628.34
$877.28
$87.77
CWT
Enterprise
Total
$3,522.40
$35,666.67
$1,144.78
$22,500.00
$62,833.85
$87,728.27
$8,776.73
Sensitivity Analysis for Example
Example Weaning
Percent
91%
88%
85%
82%
79%
Example Gross
Sales per Animal
Unit
$1,015.02
$990.03
$965.05
$940.07
$915.08
Pounds
Produced
per AU
612
599
586
572
559
Example Breakeven
Calf Pay Weight to
Cover Total Cost
428
446
465
486
508
Example Male Calf Price
Example Female Calf Price
Example Weighted Average Calf Price ($/cwt)
Example Average Break Even
Price to Cover Total Cost
$155.92
$161.23
$166.92
$173.03
$179.60
$196.00
$181.00
$190.55
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.