A primary care physician is your main doctor and manages most of your medical issues. Learn what a PCP does, why you need one, and who can be a PCP. A primary care physician is your main doctor and manages most of your medical issues.
Most adult cows weigh between 800 and 1000 pounds. The average price for a cow is probably about $800.00 these days. Very few ranchers buy adult cows. They will breed their own, or purchase calves at various sizes and raise them.
Bred Two-Year-Old Heifer = $2750. Depreciation without death loss = $1250/head. The average number of productive years for most cows in a herd is somewhere from 3-5 years assuming a 10 - 20% cowherd replacement rate. Using five years, depreciation is $250.00 per head per year.At four years it is $312.50 per head per year and at three years it is $416.67.If you add in death loss at 2% on an average cow herd value of $2000 then depreciation expense jumps to $290.00 per head for five years, $352.50 for four and a $456.67 for three.Cow depreciation is a significant expense! 1  Reduce replacement heifer development costs or the purchase price for bred heifers/cows.red Two-Year-Old Heifer = $2750. Depreciation without death loss = $1250/head. The average number of productive years for most cows in a herd is somewhere from 3-5 years assuming a 10 - 20% cowherd replacement rate. Using five years, depreciation is $250.00 per head per year.