Projections for Planning Purposes Only -- Not to be Used without Updating
2015 Estimated Costs and Returns per Animal
November- February Stockers - 320 Head
North Texas Extension District - 4
Number of Head
320
REVENUE
Head
Stocker
Total Revenue
0.975
VARIABLE COSTS
Production Costs
Stocker Purchase
Grazing
Acre Lease
Gain Contract
Health
Health - Stocker
Feed
Mineral
Bermuda Hay
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous - Stocker
Fuel
Lube (As a % of fuel)
Repairs
Marketing
Labor
Interest on Credit Line
Total Variable Costs
Pay Weight
$/Unit
CWT
$165.00
Units
$/Unit
Total
CWT
$191.50
$900.05
$288,016.00
Acre
Pounds
$10.00
$0.25
$2.50
$46.99
$800.00
$15,035.90
1
Head
$30.00
$30.00
$9,600.00
0.5
1
Pound
Roll
$0.05
$75.00
$0.03
$75.00
$8.00
$24,000.00
1
1
10.0%
1
0.975
1
Head
Head
Percent
Head
Head
Head
$10.00
$3.21
$3.21
$0.96
$11.00
$15.33
4.75%
$10.00
$3.21
$0.32
$0.96
$10.73
$15.33
$21.64
$1,116.75
$3,200.00
$1,027.50
$102.75
$307.36
$3,432.00
$4,906.02
$6,923.78
$357,359.31
6.70
Quantity
4.70
0.25
187.95
Planned Returns Above Variable Costs:
Total
$1,077.86
$1,077.86
($38.89)
Breakeven Price to Cover Variable Costs
FIXED COSTS
$166.68
Quantity
Depreciation
Equipment Investment
Total Fixed Costs
Enterprise
Total
Units
1
$310.47
Units
Head
dollars
$/Unit
Planned Returns to Management, Risk, and Profit:
Total
$170.79
Enterprise
Total
$8.89
$18.63
$27.52
$2,844.29
$5,961.00
$8,805.29
$1,144.26
$366,164.60
($66.40)
Breakeven Price to Cover Total Costs
($12,443.31)
CWT
$8.89
6.00%
Total Costs
$344,916.00
$344,916.00
Enterprise
Total
($21,248.60)
CWT
Example Break Even Sensitivity
Purchase Analysis
Weight (Lbs/Hd):
470
Net Pay
Weight
Sales Price/Cwt
165.00
ADG (Lbs/day)
with Shrink
B/E Purchase
Price ($/CWT)
Bid
Price/Cwt
191.50
B/E Sales
Price
($/CWT)
1.49
1.37
1.24
1.12
0.99
710
690
670
650
630
$191.06
$184.22
$177.37
$170.53
$163.68
$165.30
$170.09
$175.16
$180.55
$186.29
Developed by Blake Bennet, Associate Professor and Extension Economist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
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.