Livestock
Enterprise Analysis
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Farm Business Management
(Farms Sorted By Return to Overhead)
Beef Cow-Calf -- Average per Per Cow
|
Avg.
Of |
|
|
|
All
Farms |
Low
20% |
High
20% |
|
| Number
of farms |
148 |
29 |
30 |
|
|
Quantity |
Value |
Quantity |
Value |
Quantity |
Value |
| Beef
Calves sold (lb) |
232.36 |
226.25 |
227.06 |
204.62 |
257.80 |
243.93 |
| Transferred
out (lb) |
209.63 |
201.34 |
98.55 |
127.62 |
226.48 |
218.86 |
| Cull
sales (lb) |
114.07 |
60.50 |
127.26 |
67.77 |
132.25 |
71.52 |
| Butchered
(lb) |
3.85 |
2.65 |
3.44 |
1.43 |
4.29 |
2.27 |
| Less
purchased (lb) |
-68.83 |
-66.55 |
-84.06 |
-82.18 |
-26.44 |
-44.47 |
| Less
transferred in (lb) |
-45.02 |
-35.65 |
-20.71 |
-28.80 |
-28.94 |
-21.28 |
| Inventory
change (lb) |
79.78 |
70.64 |
-4.99 |
3.97 |
39.34 |
90.26 |
| Total
production (lb) |
525.84 |
459.19 |
346.55 |
294.43 |
604.79 |
561.09 |
| Other
income |
0.40 |
0.14 |
0.15 |
| Gross
return |
459.59 |
294.57 |
561.24 |
|
| Direct
Expenses |
| Corn
(bu.) |
2.88 |
4.60 |
8.42 |
13.60 |
1.34 |
2.01 |
| Corn
Silage (lb.) |
2,958.02 |
25.08 |
3,005.53 |
25.88 |
3,151.84 |
28.03 |
| Hay,
Alfalfa (lb.) |
1,336.80 |
33.96 |
4,751.03 |
140.40 |
774.67 |
16.20 |
| Hay,
Grass & Other (lb.) |
5,018.20 |
89.59 |
2,585.69 |
62.28 |
4,730.68 |
81.47 |
| Haylage,
Alfalfa (lb.) |
81.54 |
1.38 |
7.63 |
0.11 |
112.13 |
2.24 |
| Haylage,
Grass & Other (lb.) |
213.06 |
1.74 |
- |
- |
422.50 |
2.53 |
| Oats
(bu.) |
1.56 |
1.62 |
1.99 |
1.97 |
0.40 |
0.41 |
| Pasture
(aum) |
3.89 |
26.38 |
9.16 |
27.07 |
2.72 |
23.30 |
| Stover
(lb.) |
225.42 |
1.92 |
160.69 |
1.47 |
321.73 |
1.75 |
| Barley
Silage (lb.) |
26.35 |
0.21 |
269.08 |
2.15 |
- |
- |
| Complete
Ration (lb.) |
144.40 |
6.33 |
9.12 |
0.59 |
187.42 |
12.19 |
| Protein
Vit Minerals (lb.) |
415.12 |
14.98 |
83.11 |
13.81 |
1,211.87 |
9.08 |
| Other
feed stuffs |
127.48 |
2.23 |
303.44 |
0.94 |
96.09 |
1.94 |
| Breeding
fees |
2.36 |
1.88 |
1.62 |
| Veterinary |
19.95 |
17.47 |
16.48 |
| Livestock
supplies |
8.23 |
7.50 |
7.25 |
| Fuel
& oil |
9.69 |
13.96 |
7.87 |
| Repairs |
21.42 |
33.92 |
16.35 |
| Hauling
and trucking |
1.63 |
1.23 |
0.26 |
| Marketing |
4.85 |
5.42 |
5.96 |
| Operating
interest |
8.47 |
11.53 |
11.15 |
| Total
direct expenses |
286.62 |
383.19 |
248.09 |
| Return
over direct expense |
172.97 |
-88.62 |
313.15 |
|
| Overhead
Expenses |
| Hired
labor |
7.62 |
9.70 |
5.18 |
| Machinery
& bldg leases |
2.36 |
5.44 |
4.76 |
| RE
& pers. property taxes |
3.47 |
4.93 |
4.61 |
| Farm
insurance |
6.78 |
6.80 |
7.38 |
| Utilities |
10.06 |
11.97 |
10.47 |
| Dues
& professional fees |
1.72 |
4.78 |
1.46 |
| Interest |
29.18 |
34.04 |
31.40 |
| Mach
& bldg depreciation |
18.87 |
21.73 |
21.34 |
| Miscellaneous |
7.65 |
7.83 |
6.11 |
| Total
overhead expenses |
87.72 |
107.22 |
92.71 |
| Total
dir & ovhd expenses |
374.34 |
490.41 |
340.80 |
| Net
return |
85.25 |
-195.84 |
220.43 |
|
| Labor
& management charge |
59.70 |
65.73 |
56.00 |
| Net
return over lbr & mgt |
25.55 |
-261.57 |
164.44 |
|
| Cost
of Production |
| Total
direct expense per cwt. |
54.51 |
110.57 |
41.02 |
| Total
dir& ovhd expense per cwt. |
71.19 |
141.51 |
56.35 |
| With
labor and management |
77.58 |
134.74 |
65.01 |
| With
other revenue adjustments |
66.58 |
141.61 |
48.03 |
|
| Est.
labor hours per unit |
9.00 |
7.24 |
8.64 |
|
| Other
Information |
| Number
of cows |
72.3 |
36.1 |
82.4 |
| Pregnancy
percentage |
96.5 |
92.8 |
97.6 |
| Pregnancy
loss percentage |
2.3 |
3.3 |
2.1 |
| Culling
percentage |
11.0 |
12.6 |
13.0 |
| Calving
percentage |
94.3 |
89.7 |
95.5 |
| Weaning
percentage |
89.8 |
85.9 |
91.0 |
| Calves
sold per cow |
0.84 |
0.74 |
0.85 |
| Calf
death loss percent |
4.8 |
5.1 |
3.2 |
| Average
weaning weight |
525 |
424 |
550 |
| Lbs
weaned/exposed female |
472 |
364 |
500 |
| Feed
cost per cow |
210.03 |
290.28 |
181.15 |
| Avg
wgt/Beef Calf sold |
541 |
518 |
568 |
| Avg
price / cwt |
97.37 |
90.12 |
94.62 |
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