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Change the figures in the first three rows to reflect your buying price and/or costs of production

  500 kg steer finished spring 2007 400 kg steer finished off grass summer 2007 410 kg heifer finished spring 2007
Feeding period

5 months

11 months

5 months
Purchase (£/head)
Grazing/feeding costs
Vet/slaughter/sundry costs
Total costs (£)
Carcase weight (kg)
U3 price/kg needed to achieve £10/month Gross margin (Before common fixed costs)*
3 price/kg needed to achieve £10/month Net margin (Assuming common fixed costs of £10/month)*

* Greenmount benchmarking data shows that common fixed costs, e.g., contractor charges, machinery depreciation and running costs, building depreciation etc., will be approximately £10/month per finishing animal. An even higher price will be needed to cover any allowance for conacre, labour (own or employed), finance charges and mortality.