Part four of four
Reports
The money question, answered per head.
Herd inventory, break-even, and cost per animal. Sale prospects, cow board, feed on hand, and feed cost sit with them.
Post Oak Cattle — the demo ranch on this walk
Cost per animal
Feed, health, and tagged bills on one head. Highest first.
The expensive cow is at the top of the list, not hiding.
Month by month, running. Not a surprise in December.
The cow board
Every cow against what you cull on. Flags sit on the cow, not in your head.
Open at last check. Long interval. Light wean. The board names them.
Flags sit on the cow, not in your head.
Break-even
Cash in against cash out. What the ranch is costing beyond what it earns.
Month by month, running. Not a surprise in December.
The cost bars and this line are one book.