Grazing Profitability Analysis
A worksheet for analyzing grazing profitability, comparing income and costs for a grazing enterprise. Work through it top to bottom, using your own records, and revisit it when conditions change.
Download free PDF1 page, US Letter, prints clean in black and white
WorksheetForages, Pasture & GrazingFree PDF
What you fill in
- Enterprise and period
- Livestock income
- Pasture costs
- Feed and supplement costs
- Labor and equipment
- Veterinary and other costs
- Net return
- Opportunities to improve
How to use this worksheet
Take the sheet along to the field, shop or office. The blank lines are there so you can write down what you actually see and use.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with eXtension and USDA Economic Research Service.
For more in this area, see the ranch beef reference. Between chores, farm.FM has farm humor, including Ghostly Grazing Grounds, and farming farm stories.