Statewide
Reports
State Averages
Livestock Enterprise Analysis, 1996
(Farms sorted according to Return to Overhead per unit produced)
All Beef Finish Calves -- Average per Head
Average For Average For Average For
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
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Number of farms 110 22 22
Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value
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Fin Str Calf sold (lb) 1028.01 635.65 656.05 387.03 833.52 539.25
Transferred out (lb) 19.14 13.06 40.93 26.18 27.22 24.94
Cull sales (lb) 40.13 15.10 374.96 139.94 0.00 0.00
Butchered (lb) 8.89 5.19 11.30 6.19 6.48 3.67
Less purchased (lb) -410.94 -253.43 -289.53 -80.19 -322.96 -195.70
Less transferred in (lb) -94.80 -63.80 -227.74 -162.20 -108.39 -76.84
Inventory change (lb) -61.15 -28.78 -35.31 -60.03 -3.62 15.77
Total production (lb) 529.28 322.98 530.65 256.92 432.26 311.09
Other income 0.00 0.00 0.00
Gross return 322.98 256.92 311.09
Direct expenses
Corn (bu.) 53.68 169.67 72.82 240.00 46.43 135.79
Corn Silage (lb.) 2334.93 20.09 3217.14 32.99 1203.41 11.12
Corn, Ear (lb.) 194.70 6.91 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Hay, Alfalfa (lb.) 424.61 16.10 1107.59 51.13 319.89 11.42
Hay, Grass & Other (lb.) 217.73 6.07 558.50 16.01 50.61 1.32
Haylage, Alfalfa (lb.) 157.13 3.54 0.00 0.00 141.21 4.60
Haylage, Grass & Other (lb.) 35.04 0.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oatlage (lb.) 48.74 0.66 248.12 3.23 18.44 0.13
Oats (bu.) 0.38 0.61 0.24 0.56 0.42 0.79
Pasture (aum) 0.01 0.18 0.02 0.07 0.00 0.09
Pasture, Intensive (aum) 0.04 0.38 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sorghum Silage (lb.) 10.73 0.16 0.00 0.00 7.42 0.07
Stover (lb.) 60.72 0.73 89.07 0.92 6.72 0.10
Complete Ration (lb.) 207.98 8.96 3.26 0.55 18.25 3.74
Protein Vit Minerals (lb.) 320.33 37.57 406.61 56.46 188.47 27.26
Other feed stuffs 0.17 0.04 0.00
Breeding fees 0.08 0.68 0.00
Veterinary 8.89 8.84 4.62
Livestock supplies 4.16 3.98 0.70
Fuel & oil 5.28 10.86 2.90
Repairs 8.42 21.07 4.68
Repair, machinery 2.98 15.40 0.32
Repair, livestock equip 1.19 3.79 1.15
Custom hire 1.36 0.83 0.20
Repair, buildings 1.22 0.33 0.84
Machinery & bldg leases 0.18 0.31 0.00
Hauling and trucking 2.31 0.46 1.68
Marketing 1.88 0.76 2.47
Operating interest 14.28 19.59 3.80
Total direct expenses 324.39 488.85 219.80
Return over direct expense -1.42 -231.94 91.29
Overhead expenses
Repair, livestock equip 0.67 0.00 2.52
Repair, buildings 0.05 0.00 0.21
Hired labor 6.05 7.32 5.17
Machinery & bldg leases 3.63 0.42 0.11
RE & pers. property taxes 1.74 1.79 1.22
Farm insurance 3.20 6.28 2.47
Utilities 5.67 8.59 5.25
Dues & professional fees 0.66 0.17 0.37
Interest 11.17 18.45 8.12
Mach & bldg depreciation 11.74 23.61 10.25
Miscellaneous 4.33 6.03 3.36
Total overhead expenses 48.93 72.65 39.05
Total listed expenses 373.33 561.50 258.85
Net return -50.35 -304.58 52.24
Est. labor hours per unit 3.00 6.85 2.76
Labor & management charge 34.82 57.62 32.80
Net return over lbr & mgt -85.17 -362.20 19.44
Other Information
No. purchased or trans in 96 58 123
Number sold or trans out 98 34 119
Percentage death loss 1.3 0.9 1.1
Avg. daily gain (lbs) 1.72 1.19 2.09
Lbs of conc / lb of gain 7.09 8.47 6.52
Lbs of feed / lb of gain 10.07 13.80 8.50
Feed cost per cwt of gain 51.42 75.75 45.44
Feed cost per head 272.16 401.97 196.44
Average purchase weight 580 549 532
Average sales weight 1145 1172 1115
Avg purch price / cwt 61.67 27.70 60.60
Avg sales price / cwt 61.83 58.99 64.70
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