Statewide
Reports for 1999
Livestock Enterprise Analysis, 1999
Minnesota (MnSCU) Statewide Farm Business Mgmt. Database
(Farms sorted by Return to Overhead)
Dairy -- Average per Cow
Average For Average For Average For
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of farms 647 129 129
Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
Milk sold (lb) 19054.53 2782.38 15249.52 2172.73 21835.57 3220.01
Milk used in home (lb) 34.69 2.26 23.42 2.40 12.26 1.65
Milk fed to animals (lb) 108.65 10.92 134.43 15.88 115.23 11.90
Dairy Calves sold (hd) 0.06 16.66 0.06 22.56 0.09 18.72
Transferred out (hd) 0.50 53.22 0.51 52.78 0.51 62.29
Cull sales (hd) 0.28 113.59 0.28 104.18 0.28 125.93
Butchered (hd) 0.01 2.96 0.01 3.23 0.01 3.04
Less purchased (hd) -0.09 -102.40 -0.13 -146.01 -0.06 -63.71
Less transferred in (hd) -0.29 -304.13 -0.25 -266.00 -0.32 -331.58
Inventory change (hd) 0.03 49.00 -0.03 -19.84 0.05 84.62
Total production 2624.46 1941.92 3132.86
Other income 20.73 21.65 20.53
Gross return 2645.19 1963.57 3153.39
Direct expenses
Corn (bu.) 80.06 141.37 82.40 145.67 81.80 145.47
Corn Silage (lb.) 12468.95 110.92 12455.73 114.74 11868.62 103.67
Cotton Seed (lb.) 4.79 3.13 0.84 2.79 0.00 0.00
Hay, Alfalfa (lb.) 3301.42 121.08 4133.26 148.01 2700.92 103.73
Hay, Grass & Other (lb.) 471.72 12.75 780.34 20.03 261.41 7.31
Protein Supplement (lb.) 23.22 2.54 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Haylage, Alfalfa (lb.) 6032.28 117.02 5282.64 102.08 7095.68 135.59
Oats (bu.) 2.18 2.52 2.79 2.79 2.44 2.48
Pasture (aum) 0.32 2.83 0.57 7.85 0.06 0.66
Complete Ration (lb.) 1008.69 90.98 1009.15 85.19 881.62 70.19
Protein Vit Minerals (lb.) 2695.49 321.00 1961.62 274.78 2805.50 349.95
Other feed stuffs 30.03 26.45 47.22
Breeding fees 27.32 18.59 32.29
Veterinary 93.77 74.82 90.13
BST 11.63 1.88 14.60
Livestock supplies 116.81 95.73 129.40
DHIA 11.85 9.83 13.76
Fuel & oil 21.15 24.07 19.94
Repairs 107.25 107.36 112.84
Custom hire 23.83 13.05 17.82
Hired labor 19.86 41.42 0.45
Machinery & bldg leases 8.05 5.89 3.98
Livestock leases 7.13 9.36 9.69
Utilities 3.36 4.24 1.49
Hauling and trucking 31.31 34.81 32.48
Marketing 36.94 33.39 36.32
Bedding 4.84 1.84 7.28
Operating interest 13.41 23.95 6.37
Total direct expenses 1494.68 1430.61 1495.11
Return over direct expense 1150.51 532.96 1658.28
Overhead expenses
Hired labor 134.83 59.49 183.23
Machinery & bldg leases 27.82 18.61 35.84
RE & pers. property taxes 10.19 12.10 9.84
Farm insurance 24.74 26.01 25.21
Utilities 54.90 54.24 58.85
Dues & professional fees 5.92 5.02 7.00
Interest 115.49 122.85 103.75
Mach & bldg depreciation 101.63 87.61 124.57
Miscellaneous 28.38 24.61 36.56
Total overhead expenses 503.90 410.54 584.84
Total listed expenses 1998.57 1841.14 2079.96
Net return 646.62 122.42 1073.43
Est. labor hours per unit 36.12 35.39 36.24
Labor & management charge 183.01 194.51 176.21
Net return over lbr & mgt 463.60 -72.09 897.23
Other Information
Avg. number of Cows 80.5 56.3 87.5
Milk produced per Cow 19198 15407 21963
Percent butterfat in milk 3.6 3.7 3.4
Culling percentage 27.5 28.5 27.6
Percent of barn capacity 108.5 99.6 112.4
Lbs. milk/lb grain & conc. 2.3 2.0 2.4
Feed cost per cwt of milk 4.98 6.04 4.40
Feed cost per Cow 956.18 930.37 966.29
Avg. milk price per cwt. 14.60 14.25 14.75
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