Standardized Performance Analysis (SPA) Software identifies ways to lower the cost of production while practicing resource stewardship. Using information gathered from production and financial records, this software program enables cattlemen to blend data to provide benchmarks like rate of return on assets, net income per cow, pounds weaned per exposed cow, grazing and feed costs per cow.

Initiated by the National cattlemen's Beef Association's (NCBA) producer-led effort, SPA is designed to help producers reduce their cost of production and improve their production and marketing efficiency.  

SPA Training Sessions

Upcoming Texas A&M University Sessions

  For more information click here, Texas SPA Workshops

Tucumcari, NM

San Angelo, TX

Vernon, TX

Fort Stockton, TX

Wharton, TX

Texas Rio Grande Valley, TX

Overton, TX

To find out about SPA in your state click here.  

SPA Worksheets

Standardized Performance Analysis production calculations   (2/19/2002)

Download "spaez.xls" (56K) in MS Excel 5.0 format

NCBA IRM/SPA Certified Computer Software

Angus Beef Record Service (BRS)
(816)383-5100
brs@angus.org or www.angus.org

Back in the Black
(530)752-5650
www.animalscience.ucdavis.edu/extension/LivestockManagement.htm

CattleSoft CattleMax Software
(877)454-COWS (800-454-2697)
www.cattlesoft.com

CHAPS
(701)227-2348
www.chaps2000.com

CowCalf5
(402)762-4357
www.cowcalf.com

Cow Calf SPA Software & Handbook
(979)845-8012
www.agecoext.tamu.edu/spa/

Cow Sense
(800)584-0040
www.midwestmicro.com/cowsense.html