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<blockquote data-quote="WCBR1025" data-source="post: 1531811" data-attributes="member: 32184"><p>Thanks for the replies everyone, it looks like $1-$1.50 per day is the most common range. With that being said let me run a basic budget by y'all and you can tell me how far off I am.</p><p></p><p>Say for easy math we buy 10 bred heifers that are 1.5 years old at the time of purchase. The heifers cost $1200/hd and they are due to calve at 2 years old. The plan is to keep them till around 10 years of age on average, some might be culled at 8 years and some might stay till 12 years.</p><p></p><p>The cattle have a calf a 2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 for a total of 9 calves per cow.</p><p></p><p>9 calves sold at 500lb weaning weight =4500 lbs of calf over the lifetime of the cow.</p><p></p><p>4500 lbs x $1.40/lb (approximate 10 year average price here) = $6300 </p><p>The cow weighs 1200 at culling and brings .60 cents per pound = $720</p><p></p><p>So the total INCOME the cow has produced is $7020 now let's look at expenses.</p><p></p><p>The heifer cost $1200 at purchase and she's kept 9 years or 3285 days.</p><p>If we use an average of 1.25 per day that comes to 3285x1.25=$4106</p><p>$4106 + the cost of the heifer 4106+1200=$5306 total expenses</p><p></p><p>So if we take total income ($7020) and subtract total expenses ($5306) we come up with a net profit of $1714 over the cows lifetime.</p><p></p><p>Now we go back to the group of 10 heifers we started with and figure they produce 90 calves in their lifetime and at a 4% calving loss were left with 86 calves.</p><p></p><p>86x500= 43000 lbs x $1.40/lb =$60200 + $7200 for the cull cows</p><p></p><p>So total income over the group is $67400</p><p></p><p>Expenses for the group are 10 cows x 365 days x 9 years =32850 "cow days"</p><p></p><p>32850 x $1.25 per day =$41063</p><p></p><p>$41063 + $12000 for the cost of the heifers is $53063 total cost.</p><p></p><p>So income ($67400) minus expenses ($53063) is $14338 over the "life" of 10 heifers.</p><p></p><p>That adds up to $1593 per year profit or $159 profit per cow per year.</p><p></p><p>I know that's a lot of variables and I'm planning on y'all to tell me how far off I am on this figuring.</p><p> </p><p>Now I think I'm gonna go have a cold beer to cool my brain off after all that calculating <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WCBR1025, post: 1531811, member: 32184"] Thanks for the replies everyone, it looks like $1-$1.50 per day is the most common range. With that being said let me run a basic budget by y’all and you can tell me how far off I am. Say for easy math we buy 10 bred heifers that are 1.5 years old at the time of purchase. The heifers cost $1200/hd and they are due to calve at 2 years old. The plan is to keep them till around 10 years of age on average, some might be culled at 8 years and some might stay till 12 years. The cattle have a calf a 2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 for a total of 9 calves per cow. 9 calves sold at 500lb weaning weight =4500 lbs of calf over the lifetime of the cow. 4500 lbs x $1.40/lb (approximate 10 year average price here) = $6300 The cow weighs 1200 at culling and brings .60 cents per pound = $720 So the total INCOME the cow has produced is $7020 now let’s look at expenses. The heifer cost $1200 at purchase and she’s kept 9 years or 3285 days. If we use an average of 1.25 per day that comes to 3285x1.25=$4106 $4106 + the cost of the heifer 4106+1200=$5306 total expenses So if we take total income ($7020) and subtract total expenses ($5306) we come up with a net profit of $1714 over the cows lifetime. Now we go back to the group of 10 heifers we started with and figure they produce 90 calves in their lifetime and at a 4% calving loss were left with 86 calves. 86x500= 43000 lbs x $1.40/lb =$60200 + $7200 for the cull cows So total income over the group is $67400 Expenses for the group are 10 cows x 365 days x 9 years =32850 “cow days” 32850 x $1.25 per day =$41063 $41063 + $12000 for the cost of the heifers is $53063 total cost. So income ($67400) minus expenses ($53063) is $14338 over the “life” of 10 heifers. That adds up to $1593 per year profit or $159 profit per cow per year. I know that’s a lot of variables and I’m planning on y’all to tell me how far off I am on this figuring. Now I think I’m gonna go have a cold beer to cool my brain off after all that calculating :D [/QUOTE]
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