How do you know a bull you are purchasing will add quantifiable value to your herd? The University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL) beef economics team has created a free, Excel tool that producers can use to quickly evaluate bulls called the “Bull Value Cow-Q-Lator.” The tool was developed to help bull buyers compare the potential, long-term costs of a prospective purchase with the costs to produce a calf with an existing herd bull. Matt Stockton, professor and agriculture economist with UNL, described that the goal of the Cow-Q-Lator is to understand your biggest cost items, interest rates, and EPDs...

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