If profitability is a goal of your operation the first step in knowing the annual cost it takes to keep a cow. The data to develop these Profitability charts were collected and assembled by CattleFax.

Are you a high or low return producer? If interested in learning how to analyze your costs, contact your local Cornell Cooperative Extension Educator, select “Field Staff” at https://blogs.cornell.edu/beefcattle/ or Mike Baker, PhD, Cornell Beef Extension Specialist, mjb28@cornell.edu, 607-255-5923. There is also information on the Beef Farm Business Summary at this same location under “Producer Resources”.

CattleFax is an information and analysis service designed to meet the unique needs of the beef and agricultural industries. For more information go to https://www.cattlefax.com/.