Statewide
Reports for 1999
Livestock Enterprise Analysis, 1999
Minnesota (MnSCU) Statewide Farm Business Mgmt. Database
(Farms sorted by Return to Overhead)
Dairy Steers -- Average per Cwt Produced
Average For Average For Average For
All Farms Low 20% High 20%
Number of farms 165 33 33
Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
Dairy Steers sold (lb) 136.84 81.34 135.03 79.32 138.05 88.79
Transferred out (lb) 0.29 0.19 1.61 0.89 0.32 0.22
Cull sales (lb) 0.53 0.42 1.91 1.13 0.00 0.59
Butchered (lb) 3.13 1.87 4.65 1.18 5.13 4.06
Less purchased (lb) -35.33 -25.62 -23.25 -15.84 -34.00 -24.61
Less transferred in (lb) -10.04 -7.31 -16.00 -12.96 -17.35 -11.21
Inventory change (lb) 4.59 13.65 -3.96 5.64 7.85 21.19
Total production (lb) 100.00 64.53 100.00 59.36 100.00 79.04
Other income 0.00 0.00 0.01
Gross return 64.54 59.36 79.05
Direct expenses
Barley (bu.) 0.06 0.08 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.00
Corn (bu.) 11.12 18.94 12.56 20.89 8.63 14.40
Corn Silage (lb.) 353.42 2.83 558.16 4.96 264.61 2.19
Corn, Ear (lb.) 11.52 0.25 61.98 1.46 0.00 0.00
Hay, Alfalfa (lb.) 53.23 1.59 51.23 1.47 67.40 1.82
Hay, Grass & Other (lb.) 39.92 0.88 147.50 3.18 28.43 0.53
Haylage, Alfalfa (lb.) 26.29 0.49 17.82 0.36 23.11 0.44
Haylage, Grass & Other (lb.) 3.37 0.06 28.61 0.52 0.00 0.00
Oats (bu.) 0.17 0.18 0.43 0.43 0.19 0.21
Pasture (aum) 0.03 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.03
Sorghum Silage (lb.) 11.74 0.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sorghum, Grain (bu.) 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Soybeans (bu.) 0.02 0.09 0.05 0.25 0.00 0.00
Stover (lb.) 8.34 0.06 13.54 0.07 32.21 0.16
Complete Ration (lb.) 5.03 0.50 4.01 0.66 13.48 0.90
Creep / Starter (lb.) 3.81 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00
Milk (lb.) 1.29 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.97 0.12
Milk Replacer (lb.) 0.67 0.47 0.37 0.31 0.05 0.03
Protein Vit Minerals (lb.) 57.37 8.85 68.51 10.85 50.82 8.62
Other feed stuffs 0.33 2.17 0.00
Veterinary 1.55 2.35 1.85
Livestock supplies 0.99 1.88 1.09
Fuel & oil 0.70 0.67 0.91
Repairs 2.75 5.26 2.27
Custom hire 0.27 0.12 0.07
Hired labor 0.06 0.00 0.39
Machinery & bldg leases 0.06 0.00 0.18
Hauling and trucking 0.63 0.92 0.27
Marketing 0.72 1.30 0.48
Bedding 0.07 0.00 0.34
Operating interest 1.25 2.24 1.42
Total direct expenses 45.11 62.37 38.71
Return over direct expense 19.43 -3.01 40.34
Overhead expenses
Hired labor 1.17 1.27 1.29
Machinery & bldg leases 0.65 0.40 0.67
RE & pers. property taxes 0.30 0.28 0.32
Farm insurance 0.74 0.85 0.66
Utilities 1.13 1.20 1.46
Dues & professional fees 0.08 0.14 0.11
Interest 1.80 2.06 1.83
Mach & bldg depreciation 2.06 2.23 2.58
Miscellaneous 0.74 1.38 0.69
Total overhead expenses 8.68 9.80 9.62
Total listed expenses 53.79 72.17 48.33
Net return 10.75 -12.81 30.72
Est. labor hours per unit 0.70 1.07 0.62
Labor & management charge 5.38 7.91 5.75
Net return over lbr & mgt 5.37 -20.72 24.98
Other Information
No. purchased or trans in 59 34 53
Number sold or trans out 54 38 42
Percentage death loss 3.1 4.6 3.0
Avg. daily gain (lbs) 2.12 1.61 2.12
Lbs of conc / lb of gain 7.07 8.56 5.54
Lbs of feed / lb of gain 9.48 13.07 7.74
Feed cost per cwt of gain 36.04 47.63 29.45
Feed cost per head 280.44 261.75 217.80
Average purchase weight 440 445 382
Average sales weight 1262 973 1249
Avg purch price / head 318.70 303.29 276.62
Avg sales price / cwt 59.45 58.74 64.32
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