Statewide
Reports
State Averages
Livestock Enterprise Analysis, 1996
(Farms sorted according to Return to Overhead per head)
Dairy Replacement Heifers -- Average per Avg. Head
Average For Average For Average For
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
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Number of farms 759 152 152
Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value
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Replacements sold (hd) 0.28 59.92 0.20 43.02 0.13 36.00
Transferred out (hd) 0.33 269.78 0.34 229.69 0.20 184.45
Cull sales (hd) 0.02 2.55 0.07 7.56 0.01 1.73
Butchered (hd) 0.00 1.93 0.00 2.05 0.00 1.45
Less purchased (hd) -0.05 -38.72 -0.03 -15.38 -0.03 -17.12
Less transferred in (hd) -0.31 -23.43 -0.41 -31.84 -0.14 -9.98
Inventory change (hd) 0.02 15.86 0.00 -40.37 0.07 65.68
Total production (hd) 0.00 287.89 0.00 194.72 0.00 262.21
Other income 0.23 0.00 0.05
Gross return 288.12 194.72 262.26
Direct expenses
Barley (bu.) 0.66 1.49 0.63 1.50 0.46 1.05
Corn (bu.) 13.69 43.86 22.61 76.25 7.85 23.76
Corn Silage (lb.) 5004.81 50.50 7314.76 70.84 2656.03 25.80
Hay, Alfalfa (lb.) 1518.17 47.02 1824.58 80.27 582.92 21.97
Hay, Grass & Other (lb.) 701.97 19.76 931.09 27.73 326.40 8.19
Haylage, Alfalfa (lb.) 649.77 12.37 1334.73 20.09 327.01 6.85
Haylage, Grass & Other (lb.) 82.93 1.30 147.92 4.12 49.74 0.34
Oatlage (lb.) 190.06 1.85 88.92 1.08 111.01 1.04
Oats (bu.) 2.31 3.89 2.53 3.97 1.06 1.90
Pasture (aum) 0.25 1.85 0.37 2.96 0.12 1.04
Sorghum Silage (lb.) 81.21 0.57 182.48 1.86 47.32 0.20
Complete Ration (lb.) 132.78 17.17 181.52 21.83 73.64 12.21
Milk (lb.) 36.99 4.56 44.02 5.84 14.50 1.82
Milk Replacer (lb.) 3.68 3.00 5.19 3.76 2.43 2.03
Protein Vit Minerals (lb.) 545.96 41.61 330.76 58.14 468.56 21.00
Other feed stuffs 2.56 4.52 0.74
Breeding fees 4.05 4.70 2.70
Veterinary 8.26 11.09 4.95
Livestock supplies 9.44 12.17 5.62
Fuel & oil 3.61 3.87 2.12
Repairs 5.53 6.44 3.48
Repair, machinery 2.53 3.45 1.40
Repair, livestock equip 3.85 5.62 1.73
Custom hire 3.11 3.84 1.09
Repair, buildings 2.10 2.82 1.46
Hired labor 0.66 1.23 0.75
Machinery & bldg leases 0.69 0.99 0.07
Livestock leases 1.36 0.01 0.00
Marketing 0.65 0.71 0.34
Bedding 0.46 0.59 0.24
Operating interest 1.58 1.97 1.06
Total direct expenses 301.22 444.27 156.96
Return over direct expense -13.10 -249.55 105.30
Overhead expenses
Hired labor 11.59 11.90 8.51
Machinery & bldg leases 2.83 2.91 1.78
RE & pers. property taxes 1.51 2.17 0.87
Farm insurance 3.09 3.51 1.95
Utilities 8.24 9.69 5.27
Dues & professional fees 0.58 0.68 0.33
Interest 15.92 14.31 7.91
Mach & bldg depreciation 13.33 13.31 7.63
Miscellaneous 3.42 3.13 2.40
Total overhead expenses 60.52 61.61 36.65
Total listed expenses 361.74 505.88 193.61
Net return -73.62 -311.16 68.65
Est. labor hours per unit 5.98 7.09 3.50
Labor & management charge 30.37 36.33 18.17
Net return over lbr & mgt -103.99 -347.49 50.48
Other Information
No. purchased or trans in 29 28 23
Number sold or trans out 48 33 43
Average number of head 68 62 73
Percentage death loss 6.9 8.6 5.9
Feed cost per average head 295.44 384.77 230.57
Feed cost/head sold+trans 415.72 720.68 389.45
Avg. purchase weight 92 59 71
Avg. sales weight 62 61 162
Avg. purch price / head 723.79 449.14 542.93
Avg. sales price / head 214.34 217.82 275.57
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