Precision dairy technology ROI, automated milking system payback, heat stress loss economics, mastitis cost modeling, and reproductive efficiency investment analysis — powered by USDA ARS and NASS dairy market data.
Live NASS milk price by state & year. Auto-fills revenue fields across all SF21 economics calculators.
Source: USDA NASS QuickStats API
USDA ERS ARMS 2023 dairy farm income statements — gross income, net farm income, cost/cwt benchmarks.
Source: USDA ERS ARMS
USDA AMS Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting — Class III/IV milk prices and Federal Milk Order blend pricing.
Source: USDA AMS Dairy Market Statistics
Model SF21-E.001
Complete dairy enterprise budget — milk revenue vs. feed, labor, veterinary, breeding, and overhead costs. Calculates breakeven milk price and cost of production per cwt. Benchmarked to USDA ERS cost-of-production surveys.
Model SF21-E.002
Calculates minimum milk price to cover all costs and hit target profit margin. Sensitivity table across $14–$30/cwt scenarios. Benchmarked against USDA ERS dairy cost-of-production data.
Model SF21-E.003
Calculates total mixed ration (TMR) cost per cow per day from commodity ingredient prices and inclusion rates. Returns IOFC, FCE, and feed cost as % of milk revenue.
Model SF21-E.004
Calculates margin over feed cost using the official USDA FSA Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program formula. Estimates optimal DMC coverage level, annual premium, and expected payment based on current milk and feed prices.
Model SF21-E.005
Evaluates return on investment for dairy herd expansion — total capex, incremental revenue, added operating costs, simple payback, and discounted cash flow NPV. Benchmarked against USDA ERS dairy investment data.
SF21 economics delivers 5 research-grade dairy financial models covering the full management workflow. Enterprise budgeting benchmarked against USDA ERS cost-of-production surveys, milk price breakeven with $14–$30/cwt sensitivity analysis, TMR feed cost optimization with IOFC and FCE metrics, USDA Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program margin analysis using the official FSA feed cost index formula, and dairy expansion NPV/ROI analysis. Live data from USDA NASS QuickStats, AMS LMPR Federal Milk Order class prices, and ERS ARMS 2023 dairy financial benchmarks auto-populate all calculators.