The direct financial return per breeding cow after the variable costs tied to her production cycle.
South-west Victorian beef gross margins average about $20/DSE (top 20% ~$40/DSE) — broadly $300–600 per breeding cow with stock values.
EverGraze / SW Farm Monitor ↗A high margin per cow signals an efficient system combining strong weaning weights with tight cost control. It reveals how feeding, calving dates and turnout weights flow through to real profit per cow.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Cull for functional traits — soundness, feet, udders — to lift cow longevity.
Improve fertility to reduce non-productive intervals for open cows.
Optimise replacement heifer development for strong reproductive performance.
The direct financial return per breeding cow after the variable costs tied to her production cycle.
You need: Gross revenue from sales ($), Total variable costs ($), Breeding cows (head). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
South-west Victorian beef gross margins average about $20/DSE (top 20% ~$40/DSE) — broadly $300–600 per breeding cow with stock values.
Cull for functional traits — soundness, feet, udders — to lift cow longevity. Improve fertility to reduce non-productive intervals for open cows. Optimise replacement heifer development for strong reproductive performance.
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