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<blockquote data-quote="Alberta farmer" data-source="post: 635656" data-attributes="member: 8978"><p>I value pasture at $1/day/cow, because that is what I could easily rent it for. I grazed 210 days this year so $210.</p><p>I will be feeding about 155 days this year. My cost/cow is 26 lbs. of hay/day at 3 cents/lb and 10 lbs of straw/day at 1 cent/lb. for a total of 88 cents/day X 155 days = $136.40.</p><p>My mineral/salt/vitamins are about $25/cow/year.</p><p>My breeding costs will be $25/cow/year.</p><p>Fence and corral maintenance about $12/cow/year.</p><p>Vet costs(vaccinations, antibiotics, eartags etc.) about $15/cow/year</p><p>Interest cost on $1000/cow at 5% is $50(my own money)</p><p>depreciation per cow/year $35</p><p>selling costs cow/year $25</p><p>death loss 3% $20</p><p>labor per cow $20</p><p>Cost to feed(tractor)/cow $20</p><p> So my costs will be $593.40/cow</p><p>I have not included time spent checking cows on pasture or cost of truck or horse or quad. I think it is important for everyone to understand their real costs, otherwise you are just deluding yourself? It is a generally accepted business principle that you need to make a 15% profit if you intend to continue a viable business? That would mean I would need to make $593.40 X 1.15 = $682.41/calf!</p><p>How many are doing that? In my own situation I have other income and use my 160 cows for the tax advantages. I can play this game as long as I desire but I sure feel sorry for the guy trying to make a living at it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alberta farmer, post: 635656, member: 8978"] I value pasture at $1/day/cow, because that is what I could easily rent it for. I grazed 210 days this year so $210. I will be feeding about 155 days this year. My cost/cow is 26 lbs. of hay/day at 3 cents/lb and 10 lbs of straw/day at 1 cent/lb. for a total of 88 cents/day X 155 days = $136.40. My mineral/salt/vitamins are about $25/cow/year. My breeding costs will be $25/cow/year. Fence and corral maintenance about $12/cow/year. Vet costs(vaccinations, antibiotics, eartags etc.) about $15/cow/year Interest cost on $1000/cow at 5% is $50(my own money) depreciation per cow/year $35 selling costs cow/year $25 death loss 3% $20 labor per cow $20 Cost to feed(tractor)/cow $20 So my costs will be $593.40/cow I have not included time spent checking cows on pasture or cost of truck or horse or quad. I think it is important for everyone to understand their real costs, otherwise you are just deluding yourself? It is a generally accepted business principle that you need to make a 15% profit if you intend to continue a viable business? That would mean I would need to make $593.40 X 1.15 = $682.41/calf! How many are doing that? In my own situation I have other income and use my 160 cows for the tax advantages. I can play this game as long as I desire but I sure feel sorry for the guy trying to make a living at it. [/QUOTE]
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