Projections for Planning Purposes Only -- Not to be Used without Updating
2013 Estimated Costs and Returns per Animal
Stocker Calf Budget - Pull off Wheat March 1 - 800 Head
Rolling Plains Extension District - 3
Number of head
800
REVENUE
Head
Stocker
Total Revenue
0.975
VARIABLE COSTS
Production Costs
Stocker Purchase
Grazing
Gain Contract
Health
Feed
Hay
Salt & Mineral - Stocker
Fuel
Lube (As a % of fuel)
Marketing
Labor
Interest on Credit Line
Total Variable Costs
Pay Weight
Units
$/Unit
Total
CWT
$170.00
$1,060.80
$1,060.80
Units
$/Unit
Total
CWT
$180.00
$855.00
$684,000.00
152.82
1
Pounds
Head
$0.65
$24.00
$99.33
$24.00
$79,466.67
$19,200.00
125
15
1
10.0%
1
1
Pound
Pound
Head
Percent
Head
Head
$0.13
$0.18
$8.57
$8.57
$12.00
$8.42
6.25%
$15.63
$2.70
$8.57
$0.86
$12.00
$8.42
$21.22
$1,047.72
$12,500.00
$2,160.00
$6,858.60
$685.86
$9,600.00
$6,732.00
$16,973.73
$838,176.86
$13.08
$10,463.14
6.40
Quantity
4.75
Planned Returns Above Variable Costs:
Breakeven Price to Cover Variable Costs
FIXED COSTS
$163.71
Quantity
Depreciation
Equipment Investment
Total Fixed Costs
Enterprise
Total
Units
1
$50.05
Head
dollars
$/Unit
CWT
Total
$12.49
5.85%
Total Costs
$9,988.67
$2,342.34
$12,331.01
$1,063.13
$850,507.87
($2.33)
$166.11
Enterprise
Total
$12.49
$2.93
$15.41
Planned Returns to Management, Risk, and Profit:
Breakeven Price to Cover Total Costs
$848,640.00
$848,640.00
Enterprise
Total
($1,867.87)
CWT
Example Break Even Sensitivity
Purchase Analysis
Weight (Lbs/Hd):
475
Bid
Sales Price/Cwt Price/Cwt
170.00
180.00
B/E Purchase
B/E Sales
with Shrink
Price ($/Lb)
Price ($/Lb)
Net Pay
Weight
ADG (Lbs/day)
1.46
1.33
1.21
1.09
0.97
673
657
640
624
607
$191.02
$185.27
$179.51
$173.75
$167.99
$162.02
$166.09
$170.37
$174.88
$179.64
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.