Statewide
Reports for 1999
Livestock Enterprise Analysis, 1999
Minnesota (MnSCU) Statewide Farm Business Mgmt. Database
(Farms sorted by Return to Overhead)
All Beef Finish Calves -- Average per Cwt Produced
Average For Average For Average For
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of farms 96 19 19
Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
Fin Str Calf sold (lb) 195.91 125.84 199.24 126.66 209.82 139.32
Transferred out (lb) 2.03 1.43 1.81 1.23 4.39 3.17
Cull sales (lb) 0.03 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Butchered (lb) 1.33 0.84 1.49 0.91 1.86 1.16
Less purchased (lb) -86.35 -68.84 -86.74 -77.25 -104.52 -77.77
Less transferred in (lb) -10.38 -8.99 -10.17 -8.47 -15.76 -13.57
Inventory change (lb) -2.57 4.51 -5.63 -2.13 4.21 22.06
Total production (lb) 100.00 54.83 100.00 40.95 100.00 74.38
Other income 0.00 0.00 0.00
Gross return 54.83 40.95 74.38
Direct expenses
Corn (bu.) 11.16 18.94 12.97 22.13 12.28 19.87
Corn Silage (lb.) 349.13 2.84 653.00 5.28 229.87 1.96
Corn, Ear (lb.) 35.75 0.40 0.55 0.01 35.38 0.01
Hay, Alfalfa (lb.) 62.22 1.83 137.01 3.63 42.45 1.08
Hay, Grass & Other (lb.) 31.17 0.57 30.18 0.66 63.48 0.71
Haylage, Alfalfa (lb.) 41.74 0.64 33.52 0.75 24.77 0.37
Haylage, Grass & Other (lb.) 26.13 0.30 41.22 0.31 0.00 0.00
Oatlage (lb.) 9.68 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oats (bu.) 0.06 0.06 0.08 0.08 0.00 0.00
Pasture (aum) 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Stover (lb.) 1.23 0.02 3.50 0.04 0.00 0.00
Complete Ration (lb.) 7.21 0.73 0.00 0.00 0.86 0.09
Creep / Starter (lb.) 0.76 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Protein Vit Minerals (lb.) 53.53 5.34 46.67 5.72 42.62 4.29
Veterinary 1.69 2.23 1.91
Livestock supplies 0.50 0.34 1.05
Fuel & oil 0.74 0.90 1.11
Repairs 2.27 3.60 2.58
Custom hire 0.32 0.01 1.27
Machinery & bldg leases 0.08 0.00 0.00
Utilities 0.07 0.23 0.00
Hauling and trucking 1.12 2.31 0.57
Marketing 0.99 0.10 1.20
Bedding 0.04 0.00 0.00
Operating interest 2.91 2.71 3.16
Total direct expenses 42.59 51.05 41.25
Return over direct expense 12.24 -10.10 33.13
Overhead expenses
Hired labor 0.79 0.93 1.58
Machinery & bldg leases 0.21 0.16 0.31
RE & pers. property taxes 0.27 0.21 0.56
Farm insurance 0.57 0.62 0.58
Utilities 0.59 0.71 1.02
Dues & professional fees 0.07 0.03 0.19
Interest 1.39 2.20 1.13
Mach & bldg depreciation 3.05 7.72 2.44
Miscellaneous 0.75 0.75 0.84
Total overhead expenses 7.70 13.33 8.66
Total listed expenses 50.29 64.38 49.91
Net return 4.54 -23.43 24.47
Est. labor hours per unit 0.40 0.35 0.92
Labor & management charge 4.20 4.11 3.89
Net return over lbr & mgt 0.34 -27.54 20.59
Other Information
No. purchased or trans in 145 119 107
Number sold or trans out 152 118 104
Percentage death loss 0.7 0.7 0.8
Avg. daily gain (lbs) 2.27 1.91 2.12
Lbs of conc / lb of gain 7.20 7.76 7.34
Lbs of feed / lb of gain 9.66 12.01 9.29
Feed cost per cwt of gain 31.86 38.61 28.40
Feed cost per head 190.58 271.88 166.31
Average purchase weight 660 636 694
Average sales weight 1260 1314 1243
Avg purch price / cwt 79.72 89.06 74.40
Avg sales price / cwt 64.23 63.57 66.40
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