![]() ![]() ![]() In this scenario, after eight years, you will have made $70,000 on 50 head which averages $8,750 profit per year. At this point, you would have six-year-old cows whose worth has now decreased significantly. Even if you were able to lower your input cost of the cow to $300 and $200 for the calf, for a total of $500 per pair, it would still take approximately five years to pay off your cows and become cash flow positive. At this rate, it would take you 29 years to pay back your year two loss. Year three would show a net profit of $875. This leaves us with input costs of around $900 for each cow and sale-ready calf. To raise a calf on creep feed and feed him through the winter will be around $400. So, in this example, including vaccinations twice per year, the average inputs for one cow for one year is $500. Hay costs approximately $50 per 1,000 lbs. The average cost of feed per ton is $250. Pastureland, in Mississippi, rents for $50 to $75 per acre, and we can run a pair per acre. I did a substantial amount of research to get the numbers for this example but do note these examples are estimations. ![]() Of course, the inputs of land cost and feed vary across the county, but I will use input costs from Mississippi for these scenarios. Let’s do some math, and I will show you what I mean. Unsurprisingly, when I put pen to paper, the numbers came out in favor of raising Brahmans over traditional, commercial cattle. It made me wonder whether people truly knew how profitable raising Brahmans can be, so I decided to do some research and put some real numbers into a scenario. As I have sat and watched online Brahman sales this past month, I began to wonder why more ranchers have not turned to the Brahman breed. ![]()
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