Big Bluff Ranch
Rhonda Hemmelgarn · Clay County, KS · Bree Sandoval · client since 2019
248k bu at 74% priced · 2,370 head at 68% sold
$7.5M under management
Call before pricingCosts from their booksLast spoke in 24 days4 other findings(785) 555-8382
Every break-even on this account came out of Rhonda Hemmelgarn'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
2 mo
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soybeans new crop · 1,104 acres at 53 bu | $10.21 | Their books | Aug 9, 2026 | 59k bu | $597,408 $541/acre | +$0.63 bid $10.84 | Yes |
| Milo new crop · 894 acres at 116 bu | $4.16 | Their books | Jun 9, 2026 2 months old | 104k bu | $431,409 $483/acre | -$0.31 bid $3.85 | Yes |
| Milo old crop · 768 acres at 112 bu | $3.58 | Their books | Jun 9, 2026 2 months old | 86k bu | $307,937 $401/acre | +$0.13 bid $3.71 | 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.