Willow Bend Land & Cattle
June Yoder · Republic County, KS · Wes Tolliver · client since 2017
288k bu at 75% priced
$1.3M under management
Price to the planCosts are estimatesLast spoke in 28 days5 other findings(785) 555-2825
1 break-even is more than 6 months old. Every target, every margin and every recommendation on that crop is measured against numbers set before this season's fertilizer, fuel and cash rent were known. Getting June Yoder onto Farmer Metrics is what stops this being a phone call every six months. See the referral path.
From their books
0%
The rest were stated on a call or estimated from county averages.
Oldest
7 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
No
Costs have to be collected by phone every season.
Cost of production, by crop
| Crop | Break-even | Source | As of | Expected | Cost of the crop | Cash bid over cost | Trusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milo new crop · 684 acres at 109 bu | $3.80 | Stated on a call | Jun 9, 2026 2 months old | 75k bu | $283,313 $414/acre | +$0.28 bid $4.08 | With a caveat |
| Milo old crop · 676 acres at 108 bu | $3.65 | County estimate | Jun 9, 2026 2 months old | 73k bu | $266,479 $394/acre | +$0.29 bid $3.94 | With a caveat |
| Corn new crop · 551 acres at 148 bu | $4.16 | County estimate | Jan 9, 2026 7 months old | 82k bu | $339,240 $616/acre | +$0.25 bid $4.41 | Out of date |
| Wheat new crop · 499 acres at 62 bu | $5.08 | County estimate | May 9, 2026 3 months old | 31k bu | $157,165 $315/acre | +$0.83 bid $5.91 | With a caveat |
| Wheat old crop · 494 acres at 56 bu | $5.55 | Stated on a call | Jul 9, 2026 1 month old | 28k bu | $153,535 $311/acre | -$0.19 bid $5.36 | With a caveat |
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.