Projections for Planning Purposes Only -- Not to be Used without Updating
2015 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
7way Clostr+Overeat
BRD-PI3-BRSV ML
Dewormer-Avrmec Pour
Feed
10-10 Loose Mineral
Repairs
Marketing
Interest on Credit Line
Total Variable Costs
Pay Weight
$/Unit
CWT
$181.87
Units
$/Unit
Total
4.50
CWT
$204.17
$918.77
$91,876.50
3.38
Month
$18.75
$63.28
$6,328.13
1
1
4.5
Dose
Dose
CWT
$0.37
$2.89
$0.27
$0.37
$2.89
$1.22
$37.00
$289.00
$121.50
19.5
1
0.950
Pound
Head
Head
$0.36
$35.32
$29.67
6.50%
$7.02
$35.32
$28.19
$24.21
$1,081.25
$702.00
$3,531.53
$2,818.65
$2,420.72
$108,125.03
6.00
Quantity
Planned Returns Above Variable Costs:
Total
$1,036.66
$1,036.66
($44.59)
Breakeven Price to Cover Variable Costs
FIXED COSTS
$180.21
Quantity
Depreciation
Equipment Investment
Total Fixed Costs
Enterprise
Total
Units
1
$136.38
Units
Head
dollars
$/Unit
$48.96
6.50%
Total Costs
Planned Returns to Management, Risk, and Profit:
$189.85
($4,459.13)
CWT
Total
Enterprise
Total
$48.96
$8.86
$57.82
$4,895.86
$886.44
$5,782.29
$1,139.07
$113,907.32
($102.41)
Breakeven Price to Cover Total Costs
$103,665.90
$103,665.90
Enterprise
Total
($10,241.42)
CWT
Example Break Even Sensitivity
Purchase Analysis
Weight (Lbs/Hd):
450
Net Pay
Weight
Sales Price/Cwt
181.87
ADG (Lbs/day)
with Shrink
B/E Purchase
Price ($/CWT)
Bid
Price/Cwt
204.17
B/E Sales
Price
($/CWT)
1.44
1.32
1.20
1.08
0.96
630
615
600
585
570
$192.93
$187.17
$181.41
$175.65
$169.89
$190.32
$194.96
$199.84
$204.96
$210.36
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.