Statewide Livestock Reports 1998

                                          State Averages                                
                                Livestock Enterprise Analysis, 1998                     
                          Minnesota West Community and Technical College                
                                     Farm Management Education                          

                         Dairy Heifers (for sale) -- Average per Avg. Head              


                                                                     Average For
                                                                      All Farms 
                                                                     -----------
               Number of farms                                             17

                                                                Quantity     Value  
                                                                --------  ---------
               Dairy Hfrs sold (hd)                                 0.70     633.23
               Transferred out (hd)                                 0.23      13.47
               Cull sales (hd)                                      0.00       0.38
               Butchered (hd)                                       0.00       1.52
               Less purchased (hd)                                 -0.68    -247.43
               Less transferred in (hd)                            -0.24      -6.06
               Inventory change (hd)                               -0.05      -0.86
               Total production (hd)                                0.00     394.24
               Other income                                                  148.06
               Gross return                                                  542.31

               Direct expenses
                 Corn (bu.)                                        17.34      33.27
                 Corn Silage (lb.)                               9584.17      84.73
                 Hay, Alfalfa (lb.)                              1906.92      72.98
                 Hay, Grass & Other (lb.)                         752.30      21.49
                 Haylage, Alfalfa (lb.)                          1937.38      37.93
                 Pasture (aum)                                      0.26       3.30
                 Milk (lb.)                                        23.86       4.00
                 Milk Replacer (lb.)                                6.79       5.15
                 Protein Vit Minerals (lb.)                       659.86      76.01
                 Other feed stuffs                                             2.03
                 Breeding fees                                                 4.24
                 Veterinary                                                   21.62
                 Livestock supplies                                            9.75
                 Fuel & oil                                                    9.56
                 Repairs                                                      13.16
                 Repair, machinery                                             3.51
                 Repair, livestock equip                                       9.76
                 Custom hire                                                   3.82
                 Utilities                                                     1.98
                 Hauling and trucking                                          2.83
                 Operating interest                                           20.18
               Total direct expenses                                         441.30
               Return over direct expense                                    101.01

               Overhead expenses
                 Hired labor                                                   3.71
                 RE & pers. property taxes                                     3.43
                 Farm insurance                                                5.26
                 Utilities                                                    11.58
                 Dues & professional fees                                      2.28
                 Interest                                                     14.64
                 Mach & bldg depreciation                                     30.87
                 Miscellaneous                                                10.66
               Total overhead expenses                                        82.44
               Total listed expenses                                         523.73
               Net return                                                     18.57

               Est. labor hours per unit                                       3.00
               Labor & management charge                                      67.00
               Net return over lbr & mgt                                     -48.43

               Other Information
                 No. purchased or trans in                                       57
                 Number sold or trans out                                        57
                 Average number of head                                          62
                 Percentage death loss                                          1.3
                 Feed cost per average head                                  340.88
                 Feed cost/head sold+trans                                   368.81
                 Avg. purchase weight                                            - 
                 Avg. sales weight                                               - 
                 Avg. purch price / head                                     362.88
                 Avg. sales price / head                                     906.06

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