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2008 Virginia Farm Business Management Livestock Budgets

ID

446-048

Authors as Published

Eric Eberly, Farm Business Management Agent, Gordon Groover, Extension Economist, Farm Management and the Farm Business Management Staff

Table of Contents

Introduction
Farm Business Management Staff
2008 Livestock Budget Index

Beef Cow-Calf Budgets
Pre-Conditioning Budgets
Finishing Budgets
Stocker Steer Budgets
Stocker Heifers Budgets
Beef Budget Tools
Horse Budgets
Dairy Budgets
Fence Budgets
Sheep and Feeder Lamb Budgets
Goat Budgets
Swine Budgets

 

The budgets in this publication have been developed by the Virginia Cooperative Extension Farm Business Management Agents* for the major livestock enterprises in Virginia. These budgets show the projected costs and returns for the production of these enterprises in a given situation.  

Input data for the budgets are based on information from a number of sources such as farm records, personal contact with individual farmers, farm supply businesses, Virginia Tech research, Extension agents and plain old practical experience.

While every attempt is made to make the budgets realistic, the users should realize that they are "typical" or "average" in nature rather than fitting any given farm situation. Thus, users of these budgets would be expected to modify them to better fit their particular operation.

The prices for inputs were obtained from farm suppliers throughout Virginia. Therefore, prices for any given input may not be accurate for any particular area.

The purpose of these budgets is to provide a guideline for helping producers determine their projected costs and returns of a given enterprise. They are intended to serve as a reminder of the variety of costs incurred in the production of crops and livestock in Virginia. These budgets also attempt to show the importance of budgeting for individual enterprises and projected returns on a range of yields, input costs, and product prices.

These budgets were developed using the spreadsheet program Microsoft Excel® and adaptation of BUDSYS (Ferreira, W. 2001) to Virginia. (http://cherokee.agecon.clemson.edu/budgets/Budsys.htm Clemson University, Clemson, SC). For further information or to get assistance with budgeting and farm financial management, contact your area Farm Business Management Agent or local Extension Agent.

Virginia Cooperative Extension - Farm Business Management Staff

Eric Eberly (C)
Southern Piedmont AREC
2375 Darvills Road
Blackstone, VA 23824
Phone: (434) 292-5331 ext 241
Fax : (434) 292-5623
E‑mail:  eeberly@vt.edu

Mike Roberts (SE)
Post Office Box 68
Prince George, VA  23875
Phone:  (804) 733-2686
Fax:  (804) 733-2676
E‑mail:  mrob@vt.edu

Jim Pease (VT)
Dept. of Ag & Applied Economics
Mail Code 0401
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA  24061
Phone:  (540) 231‑4178
Fax:  (540) 231‑7417
E‑mail:  peasej@vt.edu

Peter Callan (N)
101 S. West Street
Culpeper, VA   22701-3088
Phone:  540-727-3435
Fax:  (540) 540-727-3451 c
E‑mail:  peterc@vt.edu  

Matthew Miller (SW)
121 Bagley Circle, Suite 434
Marion, VA   24354
Phone:  (276) 783-5175
Fax:  (276) 783-9314
E‑mail:  mamille6@vt.edu

Alex White (VT)
Dept. of Ag & Applied Economics
Mail Code 0401
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA  24061
Phone:  (540) 231-3132
Fax:  (540) 231-7417
E-mail:  axwhite@vt.edu

Tom Stanley (NW)
Augusta Co. Government Center
County Government Center
P.O. Box 590
Verona, VA  24482-0590
Phone:  (540) 245-5750
Fax:  (540) 245-5752
E-mail:  stanleyt@vt.edu

Gordon Groover (VT)
Dept. Ag & Applied Economics
Mail Code 0401
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA  24061
Phone:  (540) 231‑5850   
Fax:  (540) 231‑7417
E‑mail:  xgrover@vt.edu

Bill Whittle (NW)
Virginia Cooperative Extension
215 West Main Street, Suite C
Stanley, VA 22851
Phone: (540) 743-5794
Fax: (540) 743-2013
E-mail: wwhittle@vt.edu

Denise Mainville (VT)
Dept. of Ag & Applied Economics
Mail Code 0401
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA  24061
Phone:  (540) 231-5774
Fax:  (540) 231-7417
E-mail:  mainvill@vt.edu

 

C = Central        
N = Northern  
NE = Northeast  
NW = Northwest   
S = Seafood AREC     
SE = Southeast
SW = Southwest   
VSU = VA State 
VT = VA Tech

 

2008 Livestock Budget Index (All downloads are in Excel and PDF formats)

 
X = no file
 
Excel Spreadsheets
PDF
Files
Beef  

Beef Cow-Calf Budgets 

  

Beef Cows Fall Calving - Corn Silage Ration

Beef Cows Fall Calving - Hay Ration

Beef Cows Fall Calving - Stockpiled Fescue Pasture

Beef Cows Spring Calving - Corn Silage Ration

Beef Cows Spring Calving - Hay Ration

Beef Cows Spring Calving - Stockpiled Fescue Pasture

Pre-Conditioning Budgets   

Pre-Conditioning Weaned Steers - Corn Silage Ration Budgets

Finishing Budgets   
   

Finishing Beef Heifers - Two Phase System

Finishing Beef Steers - Two Phase System

Stocker Steer Budgets   

Light Stocker Steers - Fall to Spring - Hay Ration

Stocker Steers - Early March to Fall

Stocker Steers - Fall to Fall - Hay Ration

Stocker Steers - Fall to Fall - Silage Ration

Stocker Steers - Fall to Spring - Corn Silage Ration

Stocker Steers - Fall to Spring - Hay Ration

Stocker Steers - Spring to Fall

Stocker Heifers Budgets   

Stocker Heifers - Spring to Fall

Beef Budget Tools   

Beef Forage-Nutrient Chart

X

Ration Calculator for Beef Budget

X
Horse Budgets   

Breeding Stallion Live Foal Guarantee

Brood Mare Marketing Yearlings

Horse Boarding Operation Full Service

Horse Boarding Operation Self Service

Pleasure Horse Boarded at Full Service Barn

Pleasure Horse Boarded at Self Service Barn

Pleasure Horse on Owned Land

Pleasure Horse Pastured on Owned Land

Dairy Budgets   

Dairy Cow 18000 Lb Production Corn Silage Alfalfa Haylage

Dairy Cow 18000 Lb Production Corn Silage Barley Silage

Dairy Cow 21000 Lb Production Corn Silage Alfalfa Haylage

Dairy Cow 21000 Lb Production Corn Silage Barley Silage

Dairy Cow 24000 Lb Production Corn Silage Alfalfa Haylage

Dairy Cow 24000 Lb Production Corn Silage Barley Silage

Dairy Cow 27000 Lb Production Corn Silage Alfalfa Haylage

Dairy Cow 27000 Lb Production Corn Silage Barley Silage

Dairy Cow 30000 Lb Production Corn Silage Alfalfa Haylage

Dairy Cow 30000 Lb Production Corn Silage Barley Silage

Dairy Heifers Birth to Calving

Grazing Dairy Cow 16000 Lb Production

Ration Assumption for 2008 Dairy Budgets

Fence Budgets   

Fence Budgets (spreadsheets)

X

Fence Construction Materials Cost

X

Fence High Tensile Electric

X

Fence High Tensile Non Electric

X

Fence Barbed Wire

X

Fence NRCS HT Electric

X

Fence NRCS HT Non Electric

X

Fence Woven Wire

X
Sheep and Feeder Lamb Budgets   

Hair Sheep - Spring Lambing

Sheep - Spring Lambing Feeder Lambs

Sheep - Spring Lambing

Sheep - Winter Lambing

Feeder Lambs - Spring to Fall

Goat Budgets   

Meat Goats

Swine Budgets    

Niche Pork Production


Trade and brand names are used only for the purpose of information and Virginia Cooperative Extension does not guarantee nor warrant the standard of the product, nor does it imply approval of the product to the exclusion of others which may also be suitable.

Rights

Rights Statement

Virginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.

Publisher

Publisher

Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Rick D. Rudd, Interim Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; Wondi Mersie, Interim Administrator, 1890 Extension Program, Virginia State, Petersburg.

Date

May 1, 2009


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