Unit Cost of Production
Spreadsheets developed by Dallas Mount, concept based on work by Dr. Harlan Hughes
Excel Spreadsheets for download:
Download all the above spreadsheets in a compressed folder
Instructions on How to Calculate Unit Cost of Production by Harlan Hughes
Video Tutorial on how to conduct a whole ranch cost of production/economic analysis:
Older video set on how to Calculate Unit Cost of Production (4 parts, about 10 minutes each)
Data Entry forms for doing cow-calf UCOP by hand then entering into spreadsheet
Benchmark Datasets:
Wyoming-Western Nebraska 24 Ranches 2008-2011 (updated Jan 2012)
2011 did not have enough participants to generate annual numbers
(however these ranches are included in the dataset above)
Wyoming-Western Nebraska 2010 Numbers
Wyoming-Western Nebraska 2008 Numbers
2009 North Dakota Farm Business Management Program (beef cows only)
North Dakota CHAPS herd performance benchmarks
Whole Ranch Example (Lug Nut Ranch):
Other Examples:
Public Lands Ranch - Whole Ranch
UCOP/Eastern WY Ranch Description.docx