Using the Spreadsheet Budgets

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Spreadsheet crop and livestock budgets from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service help agricultural producers customize budgeting for their own operations. Example figures are for illustration only and require adjustment; listed trade names do not imply endorsement. Budgets are organized by Extension District, accessible via linked workbooks and a downloadable menu page. Guidance includes saving workbooks, selecting adjoining districts when needed, and using generic blank forms when existing templates do not fit.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryForms

FormatPDF

Pages11

Reading Time4 min

AccessFree to download

Standard Budget Features

Entry Cells

Print Button

Copy Button

Breakeven Prices

Breakeven Price Table

Sensitivity Table, Breeding Female Budget

Sensitivity Table, Growing Animal (Stocker) Budget

Comparative Analysis

Your Returns

Crop Budgets

Revenue Section

Variable Costs Section

Fixed Costs Section

Breeding Female Budgets

Revenue Section

Variable Costs Section

Fixed Costs Section

Growing Animal (Stocker) Budgets

Revenue Section

Variable Costs Section

Fixed Costs Section

Other Budgets

Crop Budget

Livestock Budget

Sensitivity Analysis Tables

Using the Spreadsheet Budgets The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service spreadsheet crop and livestock budgets are intended for those agricultural producers who wish to customize these budgets for their own operations. The example numbers listed in these budgets are for illustrative purposes only and should not be used in a producer’s budget without adjustment. Any trade names used in any of these budgets are also for illustrative purposes only and in no way imply endorsement of any particular product. Extension budgets are organized by Extension District. To determine your Extension District, use the map located at [http://agecoext.tamu.edu/resources/crop-livestock-budgets/build-your-own-budgets/](http://agecoext.tamu.edu/resources/crop-livestock-budgets/build-your-own-budgets/) . There are also links on this page to the spreadsheet budgets for each Extension District. When you open one of the Extension District budget workbooks, you may want to save it to a special folder on your computer. The first page that appears when downloaded is the Menu page. This page lists all the budgets in the workbook. All District workbooks have some crop budgets. Most, but not all, District workbooks have some livestock budgets. There two types of livestock budgets, breeding female and growing animal. If the budget workbook for your Extension District does not have the budget you are looking for, then check the budget workbooks for the Districts adjoining your District and use the workbook that has the desired budget. There are also a generic crop and a generic livestock budgets. These are blank forms without any example numbers. They do not calculate breakeven prices, sensitivity tables, or enterprise totals. These budget forms can be used for any budgets that do not fit the form of an existing budget in the workbook. Table of Contents Standard Budget Features------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------3 Entry Cells------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------3 Print Button------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------3 Copy Button------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------3 Breakeven Prices------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------3 Breakeven Price Table------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------3 Sensitivity Table, Breeding Female Budget---------------------------------------------------------------- -------------3 Sensitivity Table, Growing Animal (Stocker) Budget---------------------------------------------------------------- -4 Comparative Analysis------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------4 Your Returns------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------4 Crop Budgets------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------4 Revenue Section------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------4 Variable Costs Section------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------4 Fixed Costs Section------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------5 Breeding Female Budgets------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------5 Revenue Section------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------5 Variable Costs Section------------------------------

FAQs

What should producers do with the example numbers in the budgets?

The example numbers are for illustrative purposes only. They should not be used without adjustment in a producer’s own budget.

How are the spreadsheet budgets organized and how can users find their Extension District?

Budgets are organized by Extension District. Users determine their district using the provided map and then open the linked district workbooks.

What options exist if the workbook for a producer’s district does not contain the needed budget?

Producers should check adjoining district workbooks for the desired budget. If no matching form fits, they can use the generic crop and generic livestock blank budgets.

Sep 12, 2026

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