Projections for Planning Purposes Only -- Not to be Used without Updating
2013 Estimated Costs and Returns per Animal
Stocker Steers - Winter Growth, 0.45 AU per Head - 100 Head
Far West Extension District - 6
Number of head
100
REVENUE
Head
Stocker
Total Revenue
0.950
VARIABLE COSTS
Production Costs
Stocker Purchase
Grazing
Grazing by Month
Health
Feed
10-10 Loose Mineral
10-10 Loose Mineral
10-10 Loose Mineral
10-10 Loose Mineral
10-10 Loose Mineral
10-10 Loose Mineral
10-10 Loose Mineral
10-10 Loose Mineral
Repairs
Marketing
Interest on Credit Line
Total Variable Costs
Pay Weight
$/Unit
CWT
$144.00
Units
$/Unit
4.50
CWT
$166.00
$747.00
$74,700.00
3.38
1
Month
Head
$15.75
$3.90
$53.16
$3.90
$5,315.63
$390.00
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.6
1.3
1
1
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
Head
Head
$0.36
$0.36
$0.36
$0.36
$0.36
$0.36
$0.36
$0.36
$11.30
$29.67
6.50%
$0.94
$0.94
$0.94
$0.94
$0.94
$0.94
$0.94
$0.47
$11.30
$29.67
$18.61
$870.66
$93.60
$93.60
$93.60
$93.60
$93.60
$93.60
$93.60
$46.80
$1,129.59
$2,967.00
$1,861.35
$87,065.56
($49.86)
($4,985.56)
6.00
Quantity
Planned Returns Above Variable Costs:
Breakeven Price to Cover Variable Costs
FIXED COSTS
$145.11
Quantity
Depreciation
Equipment Investment
Total Fixed Costs
1
$89.27
Units
Head
dollars
$/Unit
$820.80
$820.80
Total
$82,080.00
$82,080.00
Enterprise
Total
CWT
Total
Enterprise
Total
$8.93
$5.80
$14.73
$892.73
$580.27
$1,473.00
Total Costs
$885.39
$88,538.56
Planned Returns to Management, Risk, and Profit:
($64.59)
($6,458.56)
Breakeven Price to Cover Total Costs
$8.93
6.50%
Total
Enterprise
Total
Units
$147.56
CWT
Example Break Even Sensitivity
Purchase Analysis
Weight (Lbs/Hd):
Net Pay
Weight
ADG (Lbs/day)
with Shrink
1.44
1.32
1.20
1.08
0.96
630
615
600
585
570
450
Sales
Bid
Price/Cwt
Price/Cwt
144.00
166.00
B/E Sales
B/E Purchase
Price
Price ($/Cwt)
($/Cwt)
$160.77
$156.21
$151.65
$147.09
$142.53
$147.93
$151.54
$155.33
$159.31
$163.51
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.