Projections for Planning Purposes Only -- Not to be Used without Updating
2016 Estimated Costs and Returns per Animal
Stocker Calf Budget - Pull off Wheat March 15 - 250 Head
West Central Extension District - 7
Stocker
Number of Head
250
REVENUE
Head
Stocker
Total Revenue
0.980
VARIABLE COSTS
Production Costs
Stocker Purchase
Stocker Delivery
Grazing
Gain Contract
Health
Vaccinate/process Stockers
Feed
Hay
Salt & Mineral - Stockers
Fuel
Lube (As a % of fuel)
Utilities
Repairs
Marketing
Labor
Interest on Credit Line
Total Variable Costs
Pay Weight
or Amount
6.31
Quantity
4.50
1.00
190.82
1
0.1125
12
1
10.0%
1
1
0.980
1
Total
$/Unit
CWT
$195.00
Units
$/Unit
Total
CWT
Head
$220.00
$5.00
$990.00
$5.00
$247,500.00
$1,250.00
Pounds
$0.50
$95.41
$23,852.04
Head
$15.00
$15.00
$3,750.00
Ton
Pounds
Head
Percent
Head
Head
Head
Head
$105.00
$0.23
$3.40
$3.40
$3.00
$1.91
$18.00
$26.93
6.50%
$11.81
$2.76
$3.40
$0.34
$3.00
$1.91
$17.64
$26.93
$22.50
$1,195.70
$2,953.13
$690.00
$850.00
$85.00
$750.00
$478.50
$4,410.00
$6,732.00
$5,624.99
$298,925.66
$9.18
$2,295.72
$1,204.89
$1,204.89
Planned Returns Above Variable Costs:
Breakeven Price to Cover Variable Costs
FIXED COSTS
$189.64
Quantity
Depreciation
Equipment Investment
Total Fixed Costs
1
$57.59
Enterprise
Total
Units
Units
Head
dollars
$/Unit
CWT
Total
$4.77
6.50%
Total Costs
$190.99
Enterprise
Total
$4.77
$3.74
$8.51
$1,192.68
$935.88
$2,128.56
$1,204.22
$301,054.21
$0.67
$167.16
Planned Returns to Management, Risk, and Profit:
Breakeven Price to Cover Total Costs
$301,221.38
$301,221.38
Enterprise
Total
CWT
Example Break Even Sensitivity Analysis
Net Pay
Weight
ADG (Lbs/day)
with Shrink
1.81
1.65
1.50
1.35
1.20
653
635
631
599
581
Purchase Weight (Lbs/Hd):
450
Sales
Bid
Price/Cwt
Price/Cwt
195.00
220.00
B/E Sales
B/E Purchase
Price
Price ($/CWT)
($/CWT)
$229.75
$222.08
$220.15
$206.75
$199.09
$188.15
$193.50
$194.89
$205.16
$211.53
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.