Projections for Planning Purposes Only -- Not to be Used without Updating
2013 Estimated Costs and Returns per Animal
Stocker Calf Budget - Grazeout - 800 Head
Rolling Plains Extension District - 3
Number of head
800
REVENUE
Head
Stocker
Total Revenue
0.970
VARIABLE COSTS
Production Costs
Stocker Purchase
Grazing
Gain Contract
Feed
Hay
Salt & Mineral - Stocker
Fuel
Lube (As a % of fuel)
Marketing
Labor
Interest on Credit Line
Total Variable Costs
Pay Weight
7.95
Quantity
4.75
$/Unit
Total
CWT
$165.00
$1,272.40
$1,272.40
Units
$/Unit
Total
CWT
$180.00
$855.00
$684,000.00
$198.45
$158,760.82
$37.50
$2.52
$18.43
$1.84
$15.00
$12.56
$29.83
$1,171.12
$30,000.00
$2,016.00
$14,740.00
$1,474.00
$12,000.00
$10,047.00
$23,861.38
$936,899.21
$101.27
$81,018.79
305.31
Pounds
$0.65
300
14
1
10.0%
1
1
Pound
Pound
Head
Percent
Head
Head
$0.13
$0.18
$18.43
$18.43
$15.00
$12.56
6.25%
Planned Returns Above Variable Costs:
Breakeven Price to Cover Variable Costs
FIXED COSTS
$147.31
Quantity
Depreciation
Equipment Investment
Total Fixed Costs
1
$25.05
Enterprise
Total
Units
Units
Head
dollars
$/Unit
CWT
Total
$6.49
5.85%
Total Costs
$148.31
Enterprise
Total
$6.49
$1.47
$7.95
$5,188.67
$1,172.34
$6,361.01
$1,179.08
$943,260.22
$93.32
$74,657.78
Planned Returns to Management, Risk, and Profit:
Breakeven Price to Cover Total Costs
$1,017,918.00
$1,017,918.00
Enterprise
Total
CWT
Example Break Even Sensitivity
Purchase Analysis
Weight (Lbs/Hd):
475
Bid
Sales Price/Cwt Price/Cwt
165.00
180.00
B/E Purchase
B/E Sales
with Shrink
Price ($/Lb)
Price ($/Lb)
Net Pay
Weight
ADG (Lbs/day)
1.95
1.79
1.62
1.46
1.30
859
827
795
763
731
$221.21
$210.43
$199.65
$188.86
$178.08
$141.51
$146.98
$152.90
$159.31
$166.28
Developed by Stan Bevers, 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.