Decision tools and calculators have been developed to assist decision
making for beef producers. Some of these spreadsheets may contain macros
that will need to be enabled to function correctly. To download a
spreadsheet, click on the link, select "save" and save it to a
location on your computer. Then find the file on your computer and open it
from that location.
Missouri Backgrounding Cattle Budget (XLS)
Producers can use to estimate costs and returns for backgrounding cattle on a per head and per group basis. Additionally, a calculator can help estimate yardage cost for an operation. |
Missouri Feeder Cattle Basis Calculator
Use to calculate the basis of the reported livestock auctions in the state of Missouri.
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Cow-calf Marketing Evaluator (XLS)
Use to determine whether to: sell calves at weaning, sell after a backgrounding period, background the calves and then own through finishing or send the calves directly to a feedyard and retain ownership through finishing.
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Stocker Evaluator (XLS)
Stocker operators can use to determine: return to ownership and management, purchase price to attain desired return and sale price to attain desired return. Instructions
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Feeder Calf Evaluator (XLS)
Cattle feeders can use to determine: return to ownership and management, purchase price to attain desired return and sale price to attain desired return. Instructions
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Retained Ownership Evaluator (XLS)
Producers can use to determine return to ownership and management and sale price to attain desired return. Instructions |
Show-Me Premier Beef Producer Lease Sheet (XLS)
Identify cost centers within a beef operation. Simulate the impact of managerial, financial or biological changes in the operation. Determine appropriate distribution of income from calves and sales within a lease agreement.
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Backgrounding Profitmeter (XLS)
The Backgrounding Profitmeters help determine the current profitability of backgrounding, given a set of production parameters. Users can model a current baseline versus planned and change the key drivers of average daily gain and stocking rate for each profitmeter.
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Missouri Beef Budgets
Updated each year in November and available for both Northern and Southern Missouri.
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Diagnostic Test Breakeven Calculator (XLS)
This spreadsheet can be used by veterinarians and diagnostic laboratories to evaluate the economic return for implementing herd diagnostic screening for diseases affecting beef cattle. It also evaluates the sensitivity of the assumptions used by the veterinarian.
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Determining Replacement Rate for Cow-Calf Herds (XLS)
This spreadsheet can be used to determine the number of replacement heifers needed to keep the herd size constant given the pregnancy/retention rates for each age classification of cows.
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Determining the Value of Replacement Heifer Development Systems (XLS)
This spreadsheet can be used by producers and their veterinarians to determine the value of an alternate heifer development system compared to the farm's current production inputs. You will be asked to fill in several variables concerning the herd's current production and economic situation. The output is the amount of dollars available for the farm or per pregnant heifer to move to the alternate system. By using several production scenarios (expected case, best case, worst case), a confidence range can be produced for your situation.
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Pregnancy Histograms (XLS)
This spreadsheet can be used to create pregnancy histograms. Inputing several variables will allow the user to customize the spreadsheet to their own operation.
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Using BRD-Treatment Option Calculator (XLS)
This spreadsheet can be used by veterinarians consulting with feedlot and stocker cattle producers interested in evaluating their options for treatment protocols for bovine respiratory disease. The spreadsheet allows you to compare your current therapy (cost and "death rate following treatment") with an alternate treatment of a different cost. You will be asked to fill in several variables concerning the situation you are evaluating. The output is the needed "death rate following treatment" for the alternate therapy to be economically equivalent to the current therapy. By using several production scenarios (expected case, best case, worst case), a confidence range can be produced for your situation.
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