MSU Financials from California
NMPAN's Small Meat Processor Business Planning Guide (published in 2011) has a section with real financial information from a real mobile slaughter unit operating under USDA inspection in California. In that document you'll find a summary of MSU start-up costs, cash flow projections, profit/loss statements, and financial assumptions/explanations. We recommend you read the whole guide, but the MSU section starts on p. 27.
Cost Calculator for a Mobile Slaughter Unit
This cost calculator, described in NMPAN's December 2008 webinar, "Mobile Processing Units: What's the State of the Art?", is based on data from a USDA-inspected unit operating in southeastern Washington.
MSU Cost Estimates from Nevada
A feasibility study done by University of Nevada/Reno details construction and operational costs for two mobile units and a stationary fabrication facility. None of it was built, but the cost and revenue projections provide a useful template.
