Beef Business Support Calculators
CAFRE Beef Business Support Calculators are practical decision support tools designed to help farmers assess the potential financial performance of different beef production and management options. By entering farm-specific information on animal performance, feed costs, purchase and sale values, users can explore different scenarios and compare potential margins.
Choose the most suitable tool(s) below. Download the calculator, enter values suitable for your business, and view the calculated return and margins. These tools are designed for planning purposes only.
For more information about the use of any of these Beef Business Support tools please contact your CAFRE Adviser or the CAFRE Business team
Short Keep Finishing Calculator
The Beef Finishing Calculator estimates the potential margin from purchasing cattle for a short keep finishing period. It uses purchase price, expected animal performance, feed costs and carcase value to calculate margin per head and margin per day.
Weanling/Store to Beef Calculator
The Weanling/Store to Beef Calculator estimates the potential margin from purchasing a weanling or store animal through to finish. It accounts for animal performance and feeding costs across the store, grazing and finishing periods, along with purchase price and carcase value, to calculate margin per head and margin per day.
Bull Beef Calculator
The Bull Beef Calculator estimates the potential financial performance of purchasing a weanling for bull beef production. It compares a range of daily liveweight gain scenarios to show how animal performance affects final liveweight, carcase value and margin per head.
Keep or Sell Calculator
The Keep or Sell Calculator compares the financial return from selling a store animal now or keeping it for further finishing. It considers expected liveweight gain, additional feed, other costs, and projected carcase value to identify which option gives the higher calculated return.