Holstein dairy budget             
               
This budget is designed for you to be able to easily adapt it to your specific farm conditions. 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.
               
Basic Assumptions
Herd Size - Milking Cows
                 - Dry Cows
Average lbs. Milk/cow/day
Cow Death Loss Percentage
Cull Cow Rate
Calf Death Loss Percentage (Birth to 1 week)
If you enter feed cost at your production cost, then you are implying only a break-even for crop production. Feed Costs at Market Value
You may raise your own replacement heifers and keep your bull calves longer, but these are separate enterprises. Please enter a new calf price.
 All calves are sold at birth to one week
 
Enter market value. If you raise your own replacements and enter cost of production, then you are assuming a break-even for your replacement heifer enterprise.
Close-up Replacements are Purchased
         
  Returns Unit  Price/Unit  # of Units  Return/Cow   Return/cwt Milk   Total Return 
  Milk Sales Cwt
  Bull Calves Head
  Heifer Calves Head
  Sale of cull cows Head
  
Total Returns
  Operating Costs Unit  Cost/Unit  Units/Cow  Cost/Cow   Cost/cwt Milk   Total Cost 
  Feed
       Alfalfa Hay Ton
       Grass Hay Ton
       Other Hay/Straw Ton
       Corn Silage Ton
       Concentrates/Pellets Ton
       Salt & Minerals Ton
       Other   Ton
 Vet Medicine and Breeding Head 1
 Milk Hauling & Marketings Head 1
 Bedding Head 1
 Bred Replacement Heifers Head
Actual number of replacement heifers needed to maintain herd.
 Other Head 1
 Repairs (vehicles, mach., equip.) Year
 Fuel and Oil Year
 Supplies Year
 Utilities Year
 Insurance Year
 Other Year
 Hired Labor Hours
 Interest on Operating Capital* Rate
Total Operating Costs
NET RETURN Over Operating Costs
  Sensitivity Analysis
  Net Return Over Operating Costs 
  $/Cow
      Milk Prices
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  Costs Expected
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  Sensitivity Analysis
  Net Return Over Operating Costs 
  $/Cwt. of Milk
      Milk Prices
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5 % Lower
  Costs Expected
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