Sample Dairy Goat Budget (per doe, per year)

Does averaging two kids. Fixed costs are based on a 100-doe facility (artificial insemination).
Your
Item
Per doe Amount
Amount
Unit
Price
Receipts
Milk sales*
21.7
cwt
$ 26.00
Does culled (5% death loss
0.25
120
pound
$ 0.50
25% replacement rate)
Male kids sold (8% death loss)
0.92
30
pound
$ 1.50
Replacements sold (fertile, nonfertile)
0.67
head
$ 130.00
Total receipts
Variable costs
Feed
Concentrates for doe and replacement
Concentrates for kids
(sold for meat at 30 pounds)
Hay (assuming pasture is available)
Milk fed to kid goats
Total feed costs
Other variable costs
Building and equipment repairs
Bedding (saw dust)
Miscellaneous livestock supplies
Breeding fees
Health program
Milk testing (DHIA)
Utilities, gasoline, and fuel oil
Milk hauling
Marketing, advertising, and coop costs
Total other variable costs
Interest on operating capital
Total variable costs

Your
Price

Total

Calculated
Estimate

$ 564.20
$ 15.00

$ 0.00

$ 41.40
$ 87.10
$ 707.70

$ 0.00

$ 0.00

$ 0.00

$ 0.00

10
0.4

cwt
cwt

$ 20.00
$ 16.00

$ 200.00
$ 6.40

$ 0.00

0.9
0.8

ton
cwt

$ 120.00
$ 26.00

$ 108.00
$ 20.80
$ 335.20

$ 0.00

$ 20.00
$ 2.50
$ 10.00
$ 15.00
$ 15.00
$ 22.00
$ 20.00
$ 65.10
$ 2.17
$ 171.77
$ 20.28
$ 527.25

$ 0.00

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
21.7
21.7

head
head
head
head
head
head
head
cwt
cwt

$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$

20.00
2.50
10.00
15.00
15.00
22.00
20.00
3.00
0.10

$ 0.00

$ 0.00
$ 0.00

$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00

$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00

$ 0.00
$ 0.00
$ 0.00

Fixed costs
Family and hired labor
Insurance and taxes
Milking equipment depreciation
Building, other equipment depreciation
Breeding livestock depreciation
Total fixed costs

$ 150.00
$ 20.00
$ 15.00
$ 12.00
$ 28.75
$ 225.75

$ 0.00

Total Costs

$ 753.00

$ 0.00

Returns
Returns over variable costs
Net returns

$ 180.45
$ (45.30)

$ 0.00

Clear Form

15

Print Form

hour

$ 10.00

$ 0.00
$ 0.00

$ 0.00
$ 0.00

$ 0.00

$ 0.00