Goat- Enterprise Budget  
  Small-Scale Operation, kids sold as feeders          
             
  This budget is designed for you to be able to easily adapt it to the specific conditions of your operation. You can change any of the values in the blue cells. As you change a value, the budget will automatically update to reflect that change. As market price expectations change, or as costs change, you can alslo update the budget. Clicking on the Sensitivity tab above will display a sensitivity analysis.
 
 
 
 
  Assumptions  
  Replacement Rate      
  Kidding Rate     USDA Goat Auction Reports
  Death Loss Rate-Does     KSL Classified Prices
  Death Loss Rate-Kids      
  Goat--One Doe Unit
  Returns No. of Head Weight Unit Price Unit Total Value
               
  Kids  lbs cwt
  Cull Does  lbs cwt
  Mohair   lbs lb
  Cashmere   lbs lb
  Total Returns          
               
  Variable Operating Costs            
  Feed Costs            
     Pasture   acres acre
     Pasture fert, misc costs   acres acre
     Corn   bu bu
     Soybean Meal 48%   cwt cwt
     Salt/Mineral   cwt cwt
     Hay   tons ton
     Grinding/Mixing   cwt cwt
     Limestone   cwt cwt
       
  Total Feed Costs          
  Other Variable Operating Costs            
     Veterinary and health routine expenses          
     Veterinary and health (other)      
     Machinery, equipment, fuel, and repairs          
     Marketing and miscellaneous          
     Interest on variable costs    months  
     Labor   hours hour
       
  Total Variable Operating Costs          
  Net Return Over Operating Costs          
  Break Even Analysis
  Breakeven Price
  Required Premium
               
  Sensitivity Analysis
  Net Return Over Operating Costs 
  $/Head
      Returns
      10% Lower 5 % Lower Expected 5% Higher 10% Higher
    10% Lower
    5 % Lower
  Costs Expected
    5% Higher
    10% Higher