Boxelder Grain Co
Grant Rasmussen · Clay County, KS · Wes Tolliver · client since 2017
71k bu at 58% priced · 1,390 head at 36% sold
$3.7M under management
Call before pricingCosts from their booksLast spoke in 5 months1 critical2 other findings(785) 555-8543
Every break-even on this account came out of Grant Rasmussen's own books and is current. That is the strongest footing a marketing plan can have: the cost side is measured rather than remembered, so the margins on the other tabs mean what they say.
From their books
100%
The rest were stated on a call or estimated from county averages.
Oldest
Current
The desk treats anything past 6 months as not trusted.
Desk cushion
$0.10
A break-even is an estimate, so pricing exactly at one is pricing at the midpoint of an error bar.
On Farmer Metrics
Yes
Costs arrive from their own books and update when they do.
Cost of production, by crop
| Crop | Break-even | Source | As of | Expected | Cost of the crop | Cash bid over cost | Trusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn new crop · 240 acres at 159 bu | $4.41 | Their books | Aug 9, 2026 | 38k bu | $168,286 $701/acre | -$0.20 bid $4.21 | Yes |
| Wheat new crop · 208 acres at 64 bu | $5.64 | Their books | Aug 9, 2026 | 13k bu | $75,080 $361/acre | +$0.11 bid $5.75 | Yes |
| Wheat old crop · 203 acres at 61 bu | $5.77 | Their books | Aug 9, 2026 | 12k bu | $71,450 $352/acre | -$0.57 bid $5.20 | Yes |
| Soybeans new crop · 140 acres at 51 bu | $10.48 | Their books | Aug 9, 2026 | 7,140 bu | $74,827 $534/acre | +$0.30 bid $10.78 | Yes |
The desk treats a break-even older than 6 months as not trusted, because six months spans a planting-to-harvest change in fertilizer, fuel and cash rent. A February break-even used to justify an August sale is a different farm's numbers.
Cost per acre is the cost of the crop divided by planted acres, so it moves with yield as well as with cost. A good year lowers the cost per bushel without a single input getting cheaper, which is the part clients find hardest to believe and the reason the plan is written in dollars per bushel.