SAMPLE MEAT GOAT BUDGET

Annual kidding
HERD COMPOSITION: Number of Does Number of Bucks Adult death loss INCOME CALCULATION: Market kids Cull does Cull bucks Other income TOTAL INCOME OPERATING COSTS: Feed costs Hay Grain Salt and Minerals Supplemental feed for kids Pasture maintenance Health program Deworming (adults) Deworming (kids) CD-T booster (adults) CD-T vaccinations (kids) Other vet costs Buck replacement Bedding Marketing and Hauling Supplies Additional Cost Additional Cost Interest on operating money TOTAL OPERATING COSTS RETURN TO LAND, LABOR AND CAPITAL COST PER POUND LIVE WEIGHT COST PER POUND CARCASS WEIGHT 30 1 5.0% No. Head 45.0 4.5 0.33

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PRODUCTION PARAMETERS Percent kid crop raised Doe replacement rate Buck Replacement Rate lbs./hd 70 90 170 Net Price $1.00 $0.75 $0.75 Unit lb. lb. lb.

No. Head 31 31 31 51 total acres 31 51 31 31 31 0.33 31 50 31

Amt/hd 0.25 135 12.0 0.0 6.0 doses 3 3 1 2

Unit ton Lb. Lb. Lb. acre

Cost $90.00 $0.09 $0.16 $0.10 $30.00

5.0%

doses $1.00 doses $0.75 doses $0.50 doses $0.50 head $4.00 head $250.00 head $3.00 head $5.00 head $3.00 Total cost $0.00 Total cost $0.00 Cost for 6 months

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170% 20% 33% Total $3,150 $304 $42 $0 $3,496 Total $698 $377 $60 $0 $180 $93 $115 $16 $31 $124 $83 $93 $249 $93 $0 $0 $55 $2,265 $1,231 Per doe $105.00 $10.13 $1.40 $0.00 $116.53 Per doe $23.25 $12.56 $1.98 $0.00 $6.00 $3.10 $3.83 $0.52 $1.03 $4.13 $2.75 $3.10 $8.31 $3.10 $0.00 $0.00 $1.84 $75.49 $41.03 <-- Profitability $0.61 <-- Breakeven Price (Live) $1.30 <-- Breakeven Price (Carcass)

Capital Costs
Number Does Bucks Fencing Corral/Working pens Pasture est./improvement Watering system Housing cost Supplies and equipment Other TOTAL START-UP COSTS # YEARS TO PAY OFF INVESTMENT 6.0 30 1

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Cost $100 $250 $2,500 $1,000 $50 $100 $0 $250 $0 Unit head head total total acre total total total total Total $3,000 $250 $2,500 $1,000 $300 $100 $0 $250 $0 $7,400 6.0

Per doe $100.00 $8.33 $83.33 $33.33 $10.00 $3.33 $0.00 $8.33 $0.00 $246.67

BUDGET EXPLANATION
HERD COMPOSITION
Number of Does Number of Bucks Percent Adult Death Loss Percent adult goats that die. 5 percent is typical.

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Number of does in breeding herd. Only include does of breeding age. Raise o

Number of bucks maintained for breeding. One mature buck per 30 does is re

PRODUCTION PARAMETERS
Percent Kid Crop Raised Doe Replacement Rate Buck Replacement Rate

Percent kid crop raised to market age. Percentage varies. Goal should be 2 k

Percentage of herd replaced each year. An average replacement rate is 15 to Average Income (total and per doe) in a year of production. (No. of Does x Replacement Rate) - (No. of Does x Adult Death Loss). No. of Bucks x Buck Replacement Rate

Percentage of bucks replaced each year. A replacement rate of 33% means a

INCOME CALCULATION
Market Kids Cull Does Cull Bucks

(No. of Does x Kidding Rate) - (No. of Does x Replacement Rate). Price varie

OPERATING COSTS
Hay Grain Salt and Minerals Supplemental Feed for kids Pasture Maintenance Deworming: adults Deworming: kids Vaccinations: adults Vaccinations: Kids Other Vet Costs Buck Replacement Bedding Marketing and Hauling Supplies Additional Costs Interest on operating capital

Out-of-pocket or cash costs. Does not included fixed costs, such as fence repa

Varies by farm. 1/4 ton per head = 120 day winter feeding period x 4 lbs./he Estimate 1 lb. per goat per month. Pounds grain fed (per kid) x Feed cost (per lb.). No. of doses varies by farm, year, and animal. No. of doses varies by farm, year, and animal. Does should be vaccinated for CD-T prior to kidding. Kids should receive two doses of CD-T at ~6 and 10 weeks of age.

Varies by farm. 135 lbs. = 60 day lacation (2 lbs/head/day) + 30 day flushin

Varies by plant species, yield goals, and management. Estimate $30 per year

Include figure to cover cost of needles, syringes, antibiotics, veterinary service Varies by length of confinement and type of bedding. Include figure to cover cost of ear tags and other supplies that are used up. Total operating costs x interest rate x 6 months. Cost of using money. Total Income - Operating Expenses. Return on labor and investment.

Purchase price of new buck, based on years of use. 33% replacement rate m

Varies by location and type of market. No cost for on-farm sales. Can be as h

Include additional costs here: advertising, nutrient management, hired labor,

RETURN TO LAND, LABOR, AND CAPITAL COST PER LIVEWEIGHT YIELD (DRESSING PERCENTAGE) COST PER CARCASS WEIGHT

Total Operating Costs / (No. of market kids x market weight). Breakeven pric

Dressing percentages vary by age, fatness, and what's left on the carcass (e.g

Cost per live weight x Dressing percentage. Breakeven price for goat kid carc

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y include does of breeding age. Raise own replacements.

ing. One mature buck per 30 does is recommended.

Percentage varies. Goal should be 2 kids per doe.

. An average replacement rate is 15 to 20 percent of the herd. a year of production.

ar. A replacement rate of 33% means a buck is used for three years.

Does x Replacement Rate). Price varies by demand, weight, sex, and condition.

o. of Does x Adult Death Loss).

included fixed costs, such as fence repair, taxes, and depreciation.

20 day winter feeding period x 4 lbs./head/day

ation (2 lbs/head/day) + 30 day flushing period (0.5 lbs. /head/day)

d management. Estimate $30 per year.

ior to kidding. at ~6 and 10 weeks of age.

, syringes, antibiotics, veterinary services, etc. Estimate $4 per doe.

years of use. 33% replacement rate means new buck needed every 3 years. No cost for on-farm sales. Can be as high as $5 per head at stockyards.

pe of bedding.

s and other supplies that are used up.

ing, nutrient management, hired labor, etc.

6 months. Cost of using money. kids x market weight). Breakeven price for kids.

eturn on labor and investment.

ness, and what's left on the carcass (e.g. head). Avg. is 46 to 52%.

tage. Breakeven price for goat kid carcasses.