Statewide
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Livestock Enterprise Analysis, 1997
Statewide Livestock Database
Minnesota State Colleges & Universities
(Farms sorted according to Return to Overhead per head)
Dairy Heifers (for sale) -- Average per Avg. Head
Average For Average For Average For
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
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Number of farms 28 6 6
Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value
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Dairy Hfrs sold (hd) 0.87 798.00 0.89 820.08 0.70 634.76
Transferred out (hd) 0.03 35.83 0.04 32.84 0.03 34.90
Butchered (hd) 0.00 3.35 0.00 0.00 0.01 4.57
Less purchased (hd) -0.66 -266.04 -0.48 -212.85 -0.84 -277.65
Less transferred in (hd) -0.09 -7.93 0.00 0.00 -0.07 -5.76
Inventory change (hd) -0.18 -172.98 -0.46 -457.95 0.17 96.75
Total production (hd) 0.00 390.24 0.00 182.12 0.00 487.55
Other income 6.88 0.00 8.12
Gross return 397.12 182.12 495.67
Direct expenses
Barley (bu.) 0.93 1.64 1.06 1.69 0.00 0.00
Corn (bu.) 16.01 36.56 7.68 18.36 15.82 36.36
Corn Silage (lb.) 6269.81 57.17 8363.57 69.33 2567.28 24.08
Corn, Ear (lb.) 149.28 5.75 229.14 8.02 301.42 11.93
Hay, Alfalfa (lb.) 1125.48 50.06 399.47 14.98 1014.22 45.12
Hay, Grass & Other (lb.) 705.96 21.41 1478.71 47.15 247.60 5.59
Haylage, Alfalfa (lb.) 1419.89 34.86 3576.09 70.31 852.66 32.70
Oatlage (lb.) 104.29 1.56 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oats (bu.) 0.93 1.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Pasture (aum) 0.45 2.60 0.61 7.33 0.00 0.00
Barley Silage (lb.) 1032.25 7.74 0.00 0.00 2726.36 20.45
Complete Ration (lb.) 217.96 5.40 0.00 0.00 575.66 14.26
Milk (lb.) 3.68 0.48 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Milk Replacer (lb.) 0.00 2.64 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.96
Protein Vit Minerals (lb.) 228.91 42.76 324.23 65.07 137.87 30.20
Other feed stuffs 0.09 0.57 0.00
Breeding fees 3.08 1.09 1.50
Veterinary 13.98 18.27 12.86
Livestock supplies 9.74 13.35 5.26
Fuel & oil 8.71 12.00 5.38
Repairs 12.04 8.09 14.07
Repair, machinery 7.70 4.80 1.90
Repair, livestock equip 4.14 10.51 0.16
Custom hire 0.72 0.00 0.87
Repair, buildings 7.11 10.25 1.52
Machinery & bldg leases 0.29 0.00 0.00
Grazing fees 0.77 0.00 1.02
Utilities 0.21 1.37 0.00
Hauling and trucking 1.02 0.29 0.50
Marketing 2.10 0.26 1.27
Operating interest 19.47 4.53 8.69
Total direct expenses 363.20 387.64 282.65
Return over direct expense 33.92 -205.53 213.02
Overhead expenses
Hired labor 10.82 7.47 20.51
Machinery & bldg leases 5.10 0.69 11.47
RE & pers. property taxes 4.40 5.10 2.77
Farm insurance 7.43 12.12 6.73
Utilities 11.48 11.14 7.60
Dues & professional fees 0.72 0.16 0.21
Interest 22.33 11.85 16.39
Mach & bldg depreciation 27.04 47.90 21.83
Miscellaneous 7.93 7.94 5.88
Total overhead expenses 97.24 104.38 93.41
Total listed expenses 460.44 492.02 376.06
Net return -63.32 -309.90 119.61
Est. labor hours per unit 4.69 5.42 1.97
Labor & management charge 52.32 57.76 41.10
Net return over lbr & mgt -115.64 -367.66 78.51
Other Information
No. purchased or trans in 46 21 98
Number sold or trans out 55 41 78
Average number of head 61 44 108
Percentage death loss 1.7 1.9 0.5
Feed cost per average head 272.11 302.82 227.66
Feed cost/head sold+trans 300.60 324.97 313.67
Avg. purchase weight 234 170 171
Avg. sales weight 448 490 307
Avg. purch price / head 400.24 442.33 329.82
Avg. sales price / head 916.55 921.62 911.53
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