Projections for Planning Purposes Only -- Not to be Used without Updating
2016 Estimated Costs and Returns per Animal
November- February Stockers - 320 Head
North Texas Extension District - 4
Stocker
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
Bermuda Hay
Salt & Minerals -Stockers
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous - Stocker
Fuel
Lube (As a % of fuel)
Repairs
Marketing
Labor
Interest on Credit Line
Total Variable Costs
Pay Weight
or Amount
$/Unit
CWT
$165.00
Units
$/Unit
CWT
$225.00
$1,057.50
$338,400.00
Acre
Pounds
$12.00
$0.25
$3.00
$46.99
$960.00
$15,035.90
1
Head
$30.00
$30.00
$9,600.00
1
12
Roll
Pound
$70.00
$0.20
$70.00
$2.40
$22,400.00
$768.00
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
$24.89
$1,275.33
$3,200.00
$1,027.50
$102.75
$307.36
$3,432.00
$4,906.02
$7,965.57
$408,105.11
6.70
Quantity
4.70
0.25
187.95
Planned Returns Above Variable Costs:
Total
$1,077.86
$1,077.86
Total
($197.47)
Breakeven Price to Cover Variable Costs
FIXED COSTS
$190.35
Quantity
Depreciation
Equipment Investment
Total Fixed Costs
Enterprise
Total
Units
1
$162.97
Units
Head
dollars
$/Unit
$8.89
6.00%
Total Costs
Planned Returns to Management, Risk, and Profit:
$193.13
($63,189.11)
CWT
Total
Enterprise
Total
$8.89
$9.78
$18.67
$2,844.29
$3,129.00
$5,973.29
$1,293.99
$414,078.40
($216.13)
Breakeven Price to Cover Total Costs
$344,916.00
$344,916.00
Enterprise
Total
($69,162.40)
CWT
Example Break Even Sensitivity
Purchase Analysis
Weight (Lbs/Hd):
Net Pay
Weight
ADG (Lbs/day)
with Shrink
1.49
1.37
1.24
1.12
0.99
710
690
670
650
630
470
Sales
Bid
Price/Cwt
Price/Cwt
165.00
225.00
B/E Sales
B/E Purchase
Price
Price ($/CWT)
($/CWT)
$192.71
$185.86
$179.01
$172.17
$165.32
$186.93
$192.34
$198.09
$204.18
$210.66
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.