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100 Doe Dairy Goat Herd Enterprise Budget

Author: John Molenhuis - Business Analysis & Cost of Production Program Lead/OMAFRA
Creation Date: 2 July 2008
Last Reviewed: 2 July 2008
Revenue
Milk Revenue		 Sample Revised Feb 2008
Sample cost
per $/doe		 Sample cost
$/litre 		Your Farm Budget
Milk shipped (litres)
65,194
 
 
 
Milk price per litre (net deductions)
0.79
 
 
  
Total Milk Revenue net deductions
  
515.03
0.79
 

 

Revenue from Animals Sold Revised Feb 2008
Sample cost
per $/doe		 Sample cost
$/litre 		Your Farm Budget
Breeding doe kid sales
130.00
0.20
 
Breeding buck kid sales
 
 
  
Other breeding stock sales
 
 
 
Cull doe sales
18.00
0.03
  
Cull buck sales
1.50
0.00
  
Market kid sales
3.75
0.01
  
Total Revenue from Livestock Sales
153.25
0.24
  
Total Expected Revenue (Milk Revenue + Livestock)
668.28
1.03
  

 

Expenses
Breeding Herd Feed Costs		 Revised Feb 2008
Sample cost
per $/doe		 Sample cost
$/litre 		Your Farm Budget
Hay
123.37
0.19
 
Grain (milking does)
128.10
0.20
  
Grain (does and bucks)
8.11
0.01
  
Salt & Mineral
3.12
0.00
   
Protein Supplement
  
  
   
Prepared Feeds
  
  
  
Pasture
 
  
  

 

Expenses
Doe Kid Feed Costs		 Revised Feb 2008
Sample cost
per $/doe		 Sample cost
$/litre 		Your Farm Budget
Hay
3.29
0.01
 
Hay
8.78
0.01
  
Grain
6.08
0.01
  
Grain
16.20
0.02
  
Milk replacer
24.56
0.04
  
Prepared feeds
  
  
  
Pasture
  
  
  

 

Expenses
Replacement Doeling Feed Costs		 Revised Feb 2008
Sample cost
per $/doe		 Sample cost
$/litre 		Your Farm Budget
Hay
5.79
0.01
 
Grain
7.49
0.01
 
Total Feed Costs
334.88
0.51
  

 

Livestock Purchases Revised Feb 2008
Sample cost
per $/doe		 Sample cost
$/litre 		Your Farm Budget
Buck purchase
6.50
0.01
 
Buck lease
    
 
Milking doe
      
Replacement doe
      
Other
      

 

Other Costs Revised Feb 2008
Sample cost
per $/doe		 Sample cost
$/litre 		Your Farm Budget
Labour
146.00
0.22
 
Veterinary & medicine
14.56
0.02
 
Breeding costs
9.00
0.01
   
Bedding
 
 
  
Marketing & transportation
5.48
0.01
  
Utilities
30.00
0.05
  
Livestock supplies
18.00
0.03
  
Custom work
12.00
0.02
  
Tags
2.15
0.00
  
Miscellaneous
1.00
0.00
  
Fuel
 
 
  
Machine repair & maintenance
5.00
0.01
  
Bldg. repair & maintenance
5.00
0.01
  
Equip/Land rent
 
 
  
General variable costs (including utilities, professional fees, vehicle expenses, etc.)
16.00
0.02
  
Interest on operating capital
6.40
0.01
  
Total Variable Expenses
611.96
0.94
  

 

Fixed Costs: Revised Feb 2008
Sample cost
per $/doe		 Sample cost
$/litre 		Your Farm Budget
Depreciation
50.00
0.08
 
Interest in term loans
30.00
0.05
 
Long-term leases
 
 
  
General fixed cost (including propert taxes, fire and liability insurance etc.)
16.00
0.02
  
Total Fixed Costs
96.00
0.15
  
Total Expenses
707.96
1.09
  

Breakeven Price on Your Farm is (Total Expenses / Expected Yield)

 

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