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 Head
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) 1171.78 752.65 1402.90 891.87 1228.69 815.88
Transferred out (lb) 12.13 8.58 12.77 8.66 25.72 18.56
Cull sales (lb) 0.20 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Butchered (lb) 7.96 5.01 10.50 6.40 10.87 6.82
Less purchased (lb) -516.47 -411.74 -610.79 -543.98 -612.08 -455.41
Less transferred in (lb) -62.09 -53.74 -71.62 -59.61 -92.26 -79.47
Inventory change (lb) -15.39 26.97 -39.62 -15.00 24.68 129.20
Total production (lb) 598.12 327.94 704.14 288.34 585.60 435.57
Other income 0.00 0.00 0.00
Gross return 327.94 288.34 435.57
Direct expenses
Corn (bu.) 66.73 113.28 91.31 155.86 71.93 116.38
Corn Silage (lb.) 2088.23 16.97 4598.08 37.17 1346.10 11.49
Corn, Ear (lb.) 213.83 2.40 3.87 0.06 207.19 0.05
Hay, Alfalfa (lb.) 372.17 10.97 964.72 25.55 248.60 6.31
Hay, Grass & Other (lb.) 186.43 3.41 212.51 4.62 371.75 4.16
Haylage, Alfalfa (lb.) 249.67 3.85 236.05 5.31 145.03 2.16
Haylage, Grass & Other (lb.) 156.27 1.80 290.23 2.18 0.00 0.00
Oatlage (lb.) 57.91 0.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oats (bu.) 0.37 0.39 0.54 0.54 0.00 0.00
Pasture (aum) 0.01 0.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Stover (lb.) 7.36 0.10 24.67 0.30 0.00 0.00
Complete Ration (lb.) 43.11 4.34 0.00 0.00 5.02 0.50
Creep / Starter (lb.) 4.52 0.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Milk Replacer (lb.) 0.05 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Protein Vit Minerals (lb.) 320.18 31.95 328.61 40.29 249.57 25.15
Other feed stuffs 0.02 0.00 0.12
Veterinary 10.09 15.71 11.18
Livestock supplies 2.99 2.37 6.13
Fuel & oil 4.41 6.34 6.48
Repairs 13.60 25.35 15.12
Custom hire 1.89 0.05 7.43
Hired labor 0.02 0.09 0.00
Machinery & bldg leases 0.45 0.00 0.00
Utilities 0.44 1.61 0.00
Hauling and trucking 6.69 16.27 3.34
Marketing 5.93 0.73 7.01
Bedding 0.24 0.00 0.00
Operating interest 17.40 19.06 18.52
Total direct expenses 254.74 359.46 241.53
Return over direct expense 73.20 -71.12 194.04
Overhead expenses
Hired labor 4.75 6.53 9.23
Machinery & bldg leases 1.25 1.14 1.83
RE & pers. property taxes 1.60 1.46 3.28
Farm insurance 3.43 4.37 3.40
Utilities 3.55 4.99 6.00
Dues & professional fees 0.40 0.22 1.14
Interest 8.34 15.48 6.64
Mach & bldg depreciation 18.23 54.39 14.29
Miscellaneous 4.48 5.29 4.92
Total overhead expenses 46.04 93.88 50.72
Total listed expenses 300.78 453.34 292.25
Net return 27.16 -165.00 143.32
Est. labor hours per unit 2.42 2.46 5.41
Labor & management charge 25.14 28.92 22.76
Net return over lbr & mgt 2.02 -193.92 120.57
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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