Ewe Flock, Projected Annual Budget for Lambs Sold in 2009
22 ewe lambs retained as replacements.
Purchase rams at $300 each.
Spring Your
Lambing Estimate
Lamb Crop: 140%
ESTIMATED INCOME/DOE
Lamb sales: 85 lbs. @ $110/cwt. x 1.18 $110.33 $__________
Cull ewe sales: 125 lbs. @ $40/cwt. x 20% 10.00 __________
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ESTIMATED TOTAL INCOME/EWE $120.33 $__________
ESTIMATED OPERATING COSTS/EWE
Pasture ($30/acre rental rate) $ 20.00 $__________
Hay (200 lbs. @ $70/T.) 7.00 __________
Grain (30 lbs. @ 7¢/lb.) 2.10 __________
Salt and minerals (10 lbs. @ 20¢/lb.) 2.00 __________
Dewormer (4 times/year) 2.00 __________
Vaccinations 0.42 __________
Insecticides 0.24 __________
Marketing and hauling 4.00 __________
Utilities and machinery costs 5.00 __________
Livestock facility and fence repairs 3.00 __________
Professional fees (legal, accounting, etc.) 0.50 __________
Association Memberships 1.00 __________
Miscellaneous 2.00 __________
Operating interest
(1/2 of above operating costs @ 8.5%) 2.10 __________
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Total Operating Costs Except Labor $ 51.36 $__________
Labor (3 hrs. @ $11.50/hr.) 34.50 __________
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Total Operating Costs Including Labor $ 85.86 $__________
ESTIMATED OWNERSHIP COSTS/DOE
Depreciation and interest
on livestock facilities $ 6.00 $__________
Interest on ewe and ram 9.00 __________
Breeding stock purchases 5.00
Insurance and taxes on capital items 2.00 __________
Total ownership costs $ 22.00 $__________
ESTIMATED TOTAL COSTS/DOE $107.86 $__________
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Income over Operating Costs $ 34.47 $__________
Income over Total Costs $ 12.47 $__________
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Prepared by Ron Plain, Extension Economist.
Prepared 3/10/09
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