Projections for Planning Purposes Only -- Not to be Used without Updating
2014 Estimated Costs and Returns per Animal
Stocker Calf Budget - Pull off Wheat March 15 - 250 Head
West Central Extension District - 7
Number of head
250
REVENUE
Head
Stocker
Total Revenue
0.980
VARIABLE COSTS
Production Costs
Stocker Purchase
Stocker Delivery
Grazing
Gain Contract
Health
Feed
Hay
Salt & Mineral - Stockers
Fuel
Lube (As a % of fuel)
Utilities
Repairs
Marketing
Labor
Interest on Credit Line
Total Variable Costs
Pay Weight
$/Unit
Total
CWT
$167.00
$1,047.75
$1,047.75
Units
$/Unit
Total
CWT
Head
$180.00
$5.00
$810.00
$5.00
$202,500.00
$1,250.00
200.82
1
Pounds
Head
$0.65
$15.00
$130.53
$15.00
$32,632.65
$3,750.00
0.1125
12
1
10.0%
1
1
1
1
Ton
Pounds
Head
Percent
Head
Head
Head
Head
$165.00
$0.23
$5.78
$5.78
$3.00
$1.74
$18.00
$26.93
4.00%
$18.56
$2.76
$5.78
$0.58
$3.00
$1.74
$18.00
$26.93
$11.63
$1,049.51
$4,640.63
$690.00
$1,445.00
$144.50
$750.00
$435.64
$4,500.00
$6,732.00
$2,907.37
$262,377.79
6.40
Quantity
4.50
1.00
Planned Returns Above Variable Costs:
($1.76)
Breakeven Price to Cover Variable Costs
FIXED COSTS
$163.93
Quantity
Depreciation
Equipment Investment
Total Fixed Costs
Enterprise
Total
Units
1
$83.59
Units
Head
dollars
$/Unit
Total
$1,192.68
$783.66
$1,976.33
$1,057.42
$264,354.12
($9.67)
$165.17
Enterprise
Total
$4.77
$3.13
$7.91
Planned Returns to Management, Risk, and Profit:
Breakeven Price to Cover Total Costs
($439.96)
CWT
$4.77
3.75%
Total Costs
$261,937.83
$261,937.83
Enterprise
Total
($2,416.29)
CWT
Example Break Even Sensitivity Analysis
ADG (Lbs/day)
1.90
1.74
1.59
1.43
1.27
Purchase Weight (Lbs/Hd):
450
Bid
Net Pay
Sales Price/Cwt Price/Cwt
Weight
167.00
180.00
B/E Purchase
B/E Sales
with Shrink
Price ($/Lb)
Price ($/Lb)
665
646
640
608
589
$186.78
$179.86
$177.85
$166.03
$159.11
$162.32
$167.10
$168.54
$177.56
$183.30
Developed by Bill Thompson, Assistant 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.