Production Economics

Beef Cattle

Title Author Date Downloads
KSU-Beef Replacement

Excel spreadsheet to evaluate the economic value of purchasing replacement females

December 7, 2023
KSU-Beef Cow Lease (Simple)

An Excel spreadsheet for establishing a calf-income split or cash rental rate for leasing a beef cow herd

December 16, 2022
Cow-Calf Level Supply Response: How Has the Industry Responded to Elevated Uncertainty? December 13, 2022
An Updated Evaluation of the US Cattle Cycle March 22, 2022
KSU-Beef Farm Management Guide Spreadsheet

An Excel spreadsheet for beef cattle enterprise budgeting to evaluate potential income, costs and profitability. 

December 28, 2021
Feed Costs: Pasture Versus Non-Pasture Costs

An Analysis of 2016-2020 Kansas Farm Management Association Cow Calf Enterprise

November 23, 2021
Differences Between High-, Medium-, and Low-Profit Cow-Calf Producers - 2016-2020 November 23, 2021
Feed Costs: Pasture Versus Non-Pasture Cost

An Analysis of 2015-2019 Kansas Farm Management Association Cow-Calf Enterprise

July 1, 2021
Differences Between High-, Medium-, and Low-Profit Cow-Calf Producers - 2015-2019

An Analysis of 2015-2019 Kansas Farm Management Association Cow-Calf Enterprise

May 18, 2021
Management and Nutritional Considerations for Growing Cattle Under COVID-19 Conditions May 1, 2020
Impact of Seasonal Weather on U.S. Cow-Calf Inventories November 8, 2019
Differences Between High-, Medium-, and Low-Profit Cow-Calf Producers 2014-2018

An Analysis of 2014-2018 Kansas Farm Management Association Cow-Calf Enterprise

September 18, 2019
Differences Between High-, Medium-, and Low-Profit Cow-Calf Producers

An Analysis of 2013-2017 Kansas Farm Management Association Cow-Calf Enterprise

September 5, 2018
Differences Between High-, Medium-, and Low-Profit Cow-Calf Producers:

An Analysis of 2012-2016 Kansas Farm Management Association Cow-Calf Enterprise

January 2, 2018
Feedlot Risk Management and Benchmarking Survey Summary

MSU Staff Paper 2017-07. 

October 30, 2017
Evaluating Cattle Cycles: Changes Over Time and Implications February 1, 2017
SUPPCOST

Excel spreadsheet for analyzing the cost of supplement programs for beef cattle

May 1, 2016
Cattle Breakeven Prices Yearling-Fed May 1, 2016

Swine

Title Author Date Downloads
KSU Swine Farm Management Guide Spreadsheet

An Excel spreadsheet for swine enterprise budgeting to evaluate potential income, costs and profitability

December 28, 2021
Farm Management Guides--Swine 2015 June 5, 2015
The Outlook for the Swine Industry and Its Relationship with the Global Economy

Allen D. Leman Swine Conference. St. Paul, MN.

September 19, 2011
Estimating the Value of Segregated Early Weaned Pigs January 1, 2008

Dairy

Other Species

Title Author Date Downloads
Kansas Specialty Livestock Producer Challenges December 15, 2023

Production Economics