Statewide
Reports for 1999
Livestock Enterprise Analysis, 1999
Minnesota (MnSCU) Statewide Farm Business Mgmt. Database
(Farms sorted by Return to Overhead)
Dairy Replacement Heifers -- Average per Avg. Head
Average For Average For Average For
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of farms 594 119 119
Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
Replacements sold (hd) 0.08 22.55 0.35 73.72 0.31 124.77
Transferred out (hd) 0.09 77.90 0.37 303.42 0.39 394.24
Cull sales (hd) 0.01 1.02 0.06 6.85 0.02 4.91
Butchered (hd) 0.00 0.45 0.01 2.99 0.01 2.17
Less purchased (hd) -0.02 -12.38 -0.07 -53.50 -0.07 -29.39
Less transferred in (hd) -0.12 -13.30 -0.60 -84.25 -0.38 -43.90
Inventory change (hd) 0.01 13.12 0.01 -32.56 0.09 139.22
Total production (hd) 0.00 89.37 0.00 216.67 0.00 592.01
Other income 0.96 1.51 4.35
Gross return 90.33 218.18 596.36
Direct expenses
Barley (bu.) 0.11 0.15 0.36 0.48 0.39 0.53
Corn (bu.) 3.84 6.69 22.39 38.41 19.36 33.16
Corn Silage (lb.) 1250.90 11.00 7019.49 61.95 5442.37 50.87
Hay, Alfalfa (lb.) 325.92 10.49 2146.59 74.09 1121.90 35.80
Hay, Grass & Other (lb.) 166.51 3.69 1183.36 27.32 555.41 12.28
Haylage, Alfalfa (lb.) 228.15 4.32 1131.95 24.45 1170.11 19.32
Haylage, Grass & Other (lb.) 41.88 0.28 656.10 1.03 68.47 0.87
Oatlage (lb.) 71.14 0.46 111.73 0.77 135.81 1.41
Oats (bu.) 0.44 0.46 2.98 3.05 1.58 1.62
Pasture (aum) 0.10 0.53 1.75 3.91 0.19 1.64
Barley Silage (lb.) 16.91 0.18 95.41 0.57 20.04 0.18
Complete Ration (lb.) 38.29 4.88 153.44 36.26 136.60 14.69
Creep / Starter (lb.) 1.15 0.15 2.15 0.34 0.35 0.05
Milk (lb.) 9.13 1.14 73.45 8.79 19.52 2.23
Milk Replacer (lb.) 1.28 0.92 7.19 4.83 4.24 3.10
Protein Vit Minerals (lb.) 106.78 9.84 380.04 51.32 464.18 43.92
Other feed stuffs 1.39 3.05 1.68
Breeding fees 1.21 5.66 5.86
Veterinary 2.50 11.76 11.23
Livestock supplies 2.52 14.05 9.49
Fuel & oil 0.87 4.62 3.90
Repairs 4.63 24.26 24.09
Custom hire 3.77 18.85 4.53
Hired labor 0.14 0.80 0.30
Machinery & bldg leases 0.70 11.14 0.07
Livestock leases 0.15 1.29 2.08
Hauling and trucking 0.12 0.73 0.18
Marketing 0.16 0.90 0.41
Bedding 0.13 0.66 1.52
Operating interest 0.61 3.20 2.15
Miscellaneous 0.23 6.69 0.17
Total direct expenses 74.29 445.23 289.32
Return over direct expense 16.05 -227.05 307.04
Overhead expenses
Hired labor 4.28 19.63 22.99
Machinery & bldg leases 0.97 6.34 5.15
RE & pers. property taxes 0.42 2.29 1.76
Farm insurance 0.97 5.07 4.35
Utilities 2.19 12.62 9.51
Dues & professional fees 0.25 1.10 1.95
Interest 3.80 21.74 15.25
Mach & bldg depreciation 4.02 22.59 16.37
Miscellaneous 1.12 7.98 5.31
Total overhead expenses 18.02 99.35 82.64
Total listed expenses 92.30 544.58 371.96
Net return -1.97 -326.41 224.40
Est. labor hours per unit 1.41 7.00 6.42
Labor & management charge 7.57 41.19 33.85
Net return over lbr & mgt -9.54 -367.60 190.55
Other Information
No. purchased or trans in 48 38 38
Number sold or trans out 58 41 60
Average number of head 75 61 87
Percentage death loss 5.7 6.4 4.8
Feed cost per average head 259.39 320.00 220.38
Feed cost/head sold+trans 334.35 474.97 318.82
Avg. purchase weight 72 119 124
Avg. sales weight 77 56 109
Avg. purch price / head 620.90 790.06 447.33
Avg. sales price / head 273.04 212.95 400.77
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