Ewe Flock Enterprise Budget

Author:	John Molenhuis - Business Analysis & Cost of Production Program Lead/OMAFRA
Creation Date:	28 October 2003
Last Reviewed:	9 December 2004

Revenue	Revised October 2003 Sample cost per $/head	Your Farm Budget
Breeding Stock
Replacement Lambs
Market Lamb Sales	132.16
Cull Ewe Sales	10.50
Cull Ram Sales	0.55
Wool - Ewe sales	2.41
Wool - Lamb sales	0.79
Total Expected Revenue	146.41

Expenses	Revised October 2003 Sample cost per $/head	Your Farm Budget
Ewe Replacement Purchases
Ram Replacement Purchases	2.00
Feed (Lambs):
Mixed Hay	0.11
Alfalfa Hay
Corn	5.34
Barley
Pellet Protein Supplement	1.57
Soybean Meal
Salt
Mineral	0.01
Pasture	2.15
Feed (Ewes):
Mixed Hay	20.29
Alfalfa Hay
Corn	7.07
Soybean Meal
Pellet Protein Supplement	1.30
Corn Silage
Salt	1.03
Mineral	7.35
Lamb Creep
Milk Replacer Powder	0.80
Pasture	5.08
Total Feed Costs	52.08
Other Variable Costs
Health Program
Wormer
Clostridial Vaccine
Selenium injection
Vaccine
Other
Other
Total Health Program Costs	6.45
National ID tags	0.55
Marketing	5.85
Transportation	7.02
OSMA checkoff	2.42
Shearing - ewes	2.76
Shearing - lambs	2.96
Building Repairs and Maintenance	2.00
Machine Repairs and Maintenance	2.00
Utilities	0.90
Other	0.50
Interest on Operating Capital	1.14
Total Variable Costs	88.62
Fixed Costs
Depreciation
Interest on Term Loans
Long-Term Leases
Land
General Fixed Costs
Total Fixed Costs
Total Expenses
Gross Margin (Revenue - Variable Costs)	57.79

Breakeven Price on Your Farm is (Total Expenses / # of Head Marketed)

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