// break-even calculator
Price you need to clear costs
Enter your numbers including a current market anchor. Output is the $/cwt you need at sale.
live model
$ Cattle
$ Costs
Break-even sale price
$214.25/cwt
Total cost $1713.96/head ÷ 800 lb sale weight.
Market anchor
$245.00 /cwt
your input
Margin vs break-even
+$30.75/cwt
+$246 / head
$ Cost breakdown ($/head)
Purchase cost
550 lb × $255.00/cwt
$1402.50
Feed (corn)
250 lb gain × 6.5 FCR
$97.94
Yardage
150 d × $0.65
$97.50
Vet / med
$28.00
Interest
8.5% × 150d on $1403
$48.99
Death loss
1.5% of purchase
$21.04
Marketing
$18.00
Total$1713.96
// sensitivity — break-even $/cwt vs corn price
$3.50/bu
$211.53
$4.00/bu
$212.89
$4.50/bu
$214.25
$5.00/bu
$215.61
$5.50/bu
$216.97