Projections for Planning Purposes Only -- Not to be Used without Updating
2015 Estimated Costs and Returns per Animal Unit
Commercial Hair Sheep, Lamb Production, 5 Head per AU - 500 Ewes
West Central Extension District - 7
Animal Units (AU)
Breeding Females
100
500
REVENUE
Lambs - Wether
Lambs - Ewe
Cull Ewes
Cull Rams
Total Revenue
Head
3.000
2.000
1.000
0.050
VARIABLE COSTS
Production Costs
Miscellaneous
Supplies
Predator Control - Sheep
Brush Control
PRF Rainfall Ins
Marketing Expense
Feed
Corn - Sheeep and Goat
Cotton Seed - Sheep and Goat
Mineral - Sheep
Salt - Sheep
Vet. Medicine
Overeat/Tetnus
Soremouth
Cylence-Fly and Lice control
Fuel
Lube (As a % of fuel)
Repairs
Labor
Utilities
Interest on Credit Line
Total Variable Costs
Quantity
Per Head
0.75
0.75
1.35
1.70
375
518.5
143.5
Quantity
Units
CWT
CWT
CWT
CWT
$/Unit
$183.95
$183.95
$71.45
$75.00
Total
$413.89
$275.93
$96.46
$6.38
$792.65
Enterprise
Total
$206,943.75
$137,962.50
$48,228.75
$3,187.50
$396,322.50
Units
$/Unit
Total
Enterprise
Total
1
5
30
30
1.00
AU
Head
Acre
Acre
AU
$15.00
$2.10
$1.00
$0.85
$27.53
$15.00
$10.50
$30.00
$25.50
$27.53
$7,500.00
$5,250.00
$15,000.00
$12,750.00
$2,752.70
135
300
54
54
Pound
Pound
Pound
Pound
$0.09
$0.14
$0.52
$0.11
$11.81
$41.25
$28.08
$5.94
$5,906.25
$20,625.00
$14,040.00
$2,970.00
5
5
23.4
1.0
10.0%
1
0.30
1.00
Dose
Dose
ML
AU
Percent
AU
Hours
AU
$0.27
$0.14
$0.04
$56.25
$56.25
$52.32
$15.00
$24.00
4.00%
$1.35
$0.70
$0.94
$56.25
$5.63
$52.32
$4.50
$24.00
$14.46
$355.75
$675.00
$350.00
$468.00
$28,125.00
$2,812.50
$26,162.47
$2,250.00
$12,000.00
$7,227.90
$166,864.82
$436.89
CWT
$229,457.68
Planned Returns Above Variable Costs:
Average Lamb Breakeven Price to Cover Variable Costs
FIXED COSTS
Quantity
Depreciation - Equipment
1
Depreciation - Livestock
1
Equipment Investment
$2,258.88
Pasture Cost
30
Total Fixed Costs
Total Costs
Planned Returns to Management, Risk, and Profit:
Average Lamb Breakeven Price to Cover Total Costs
$67.44
Units
AU
AU
dollars
Acres
$/Unit
$57.50
$15.00
3.75%
$6.00
$157.37
Total
$57.50
$15.00
$84.71
$180.00
$337.21
$692.96
$99.68
CWT
Enterprise
Total
$28,750.89
$7,500.00
$42,354.06
$90,000.00
$168,604.95
$335,469.77
$60,852.73
Sensitivity Analysis for Example
Example Weaning Percent
140%
130%
120%
110%
100%
Example
Gross
Sales per
AU
$907.61
$850.13
$792.65
$735.16
$677.68
Pounds
Produced
per AU
581
550
519
487
456
Example Breakeven
Lamb Pay Weight to
Cover Total Cost
53
58
64
71
80
Example Male Lamb Price
Example Female Lamb Price
Example Weighted Average Lamb Price ($/cwt)
Example Average Break Even
Price to Cover Total Cost
$134.89
$145.26
$157.37
$171.67
$188.84
$183.95
$183.95
$183.95
Developed by Bill Thompson, 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.