Statewide
Reports
State Averages
Livestock Enterprise Analysis, 1996
(Farms sorted according to Return to Overhead per unit produced)
Beef Cow-Calf -- Average per Cwt Produced
Average For Average For Average For
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
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Number of farms 211 42 42
Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value
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Beef Calves sold (lb) 54.39 30.58 78.05 52.45 43.98 27.08
Transferred out (lb) 29.60 19.10 50.57 31.59 30.20 18.60
Cull sales (lb) 31.68 11.37 50.38 17.35 30.06 11.67
Butchered (lb) 1.71 0.77 3.66 1.80 1.23 0.54
Less purchased (lb) -13.44 -8.94 -19.97 -13.62 -16.41 -10.47
Less transferred in (lb) -5.99 -3.65 -17.21 -9.37 -4.99 -2.98
Inventory change (lb) 4.08 0.65 -20.04 -19.90 15.94 17.63
Total production (lb) 99.83 49.89 97.93 60.30 100.00 62.07
Other income 0.18 0.29 0.30
Gross return 50.07 60.59 62.38
Direct expenses
Barley (bu.) 0.07 0.15 0.18 0.37 0.03 0.05
Corn (bu.) 0.96 3.05 3.95 12.38 0.40 1.20
Corn Silage (lb.) 597.19 5.63 1444.21 15.34 685.95 5.42
Hay, Alfalfa (lb.) 326.02 10.81 1088.16 42.71 327.56 9.17
Hay, Grass & Other (lb.) 852.17 18.51 1383.19 34.44 676.56 12.54
Haylage, Alfalfa (lb.) 17.34 0.35 30.66 0.77 0.00 0.00
Haylage, Grass & Other (lb.) 80.62 0.87 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oatlage (lb.) 25.01 0.30 46.45 0.78 24.17 0.35
Oats (bu.) 0.29 0.47 0.44 0.19 0.20 0.49
Pasture (aum) 0.33 4.02 0.59 5.05 0.10 1.86
Stover (lb.) 54.96 0.58 144.04 1.09 79.02 0.60
Complete Ration (lb.) 27.74 2.11 29.37 1.29 20.95 1.79
Creep / Starter (lb.) 1.09 0.11 4.58 0.31 0.62 0.10
Protein Vit Minerals (lb.) 25.45 3.12 33.51 7.31 16.26 2.27
Other feed stuffs 0.07 0.38 0.01
Breeding fees 0.68 4.50 0.48
Veterinary 3.18 7.10 2.60
Livestock supplies 1.32 2.10 1.19
Fuel & oil 1.71 3.69 1.41
Repairs 2.18 3.51 1.67
Repair, machinery 0.75 3.62 0.41
Repair, livestock equip 0.43 1.42 0.16
Custom hire 0.44 1.04 0.23
Repair, buildings 0.42 1.71 0.10
Hired labor 0.05 0.01 0.04
Machinery & bldg leases 0.07 0.30 0.06
Livestock leases 0.22 0.00 0.28
Hauling and trucking 0.28 0.55 0.20
Marketing 0.99 4.87 0.32
Operating interest 1.29 3.92 0.79
Total direct expenses 64.14 160.76 45.76
Return over direct expense -14.08 -100.17 16.62
Overhead expenses
Hired labor 1.22 1.63 0.99
Machinery & bldg leases 0.44 0.83 1.16
RE & pers. property taxes 0.93 2.02 0.67
Farm insurance 1.22 3.00 0.89
Utilities 1.93 4.82 1.56
Dues & professional fees 0.17 0.30 0.13
Interest 5.20 10.69 3.99
Mach & bldg depreciation 3.72 11.36 3.11
Miscellaneous 1.52 2.83 0.94
Total overhead expenses 16.34 37.49 13.43
Total listed expenses 80.48 198.25 59.19
Net return -30.42 -137.66 3.18
Est. labor hours per unit 1.95 3.34 1.38
Labor & management charge 13.19 27.36 10.51
Net return over lbr & mgt -43.61 -165.02 -7.33
Other Information
Number of cows 51.6 36.8 53.4
Pregnancy percentage 94.5 94.0 97.1
Pregnancy loss percentage 1.4 7.3 2.0
Culling percentage 15.4 14.4 15.8
Calving percentage 93.2 87.1 95.2
Weaning percentage 85.4 77.1 89.5
Calves sold per cow 0.78 0.73 0.69
Calf death loss percent 8.8 12.5 7.2
Average weaning weight 488 422 507
Lbs weaned/exposed female 417 325 453
Feed cost per cow 281.76 387.37 210.04
Avg wgt/Beef Calf sold 694 658 770
Avg price / cwt 56.23 67.20 61.59
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