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Given that a beef cow eats 2.2 % of her body weight in dry matter
per day, compare three cow sizes for profit.
Assumptions:
1. Beef
cows consume 2.2 pounds of dry matter per hundred weight (2.2 % of
their body weight)
2. 10%
cull rate on cowherd
3. 95%
calf crop
4. $200/ton
protein supplement for 7 months
5.
$600/ton mineral
for 7 months
6.
$600/ year bull
lease
7.
cow vet cost of
$15/year
8.
calf vet cost of
$5/year
9.
$ .50/pound weigh
up market on culls
10.
1400 pounds cows wean 575 pound calves that sell for $1.20 per pound
11. 1100
pound halfblood Lowline cows wean 40 pound lighter calves 535 pounds
to sell for $1.25/lb.
12. 950 pound ¾ blood Lowline cows wean 95 pound lighter calves 480
pounds that sell for $1.30/lb.
At 2.2 pounds of dry matter per cwt. you
could run any one of these three options:
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1000- 1400 pound cows |
1272- 1100 pound halfblood cows |
1474- 950 pound 3/4 cows |
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PROTEIN |
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210 days @ 1.5/day= $31,500 |
210 days @1.0/ day= $26,712 |
210 days @ 0.8/day= $24,763 |
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MINERAL |
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210 days @ 2 oz/day= $7,875 |
210 days @ 2 oz/day=$10,017 |
210 days @ 2 oz/day=$11,608 |
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COW VET |
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1000 cows @ $15 = $15,000 |
1272 cows @ $15 = $19,080 |
1474 cows @ $15 = $22,110 |
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CALF VET |
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950 calves @ $5 = $ 4750 |
1208 calves @ $5 = $ 6,040 |
1400 calves @ $5 = $ 7,000 |
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BULL COST |
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33 Bulls @ $600 = $19,800 |
42 Bulls @ $600 = $25,200 |
49 Bulls @ $600 = $29,400 |
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OPERATING COSTS |
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$78,925 |
$87,049 |
$94,881 |
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CALF INCOME |
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575 @$1.20=$690 x 950=
$655,500 |
535 @ $1.25=$668.75 x 1208=
$807,850 |
480 @$1.30=$624 x 1400=
$873,600 |
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CULL COW INCOME |
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100 Head @ $700=
$ 70,000 |
127 Head @ $550=
$ 69,850 |
147 Head @ $475=
$69,825 |
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GROSS INCOME |
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$725,500 |
$877,700 |
$943,425 |
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Gross Difference |
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)-----------$152,200--------------( |
)------------$
65,725----------------( |
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)-------------------------------
$217,925-----------------------------------( |
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less operating costs= $646,925 return $790,651
return
$848,544
This is your return to cattle, land, labor, management and the same
fixed quantity of feed.
By going to
1100# halfblood Lowline cows the ranch
would increase its gross income by:
$152,200 or 20.97%
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By going to 950 # ¾ blood Lowline cows the ranch
would increase its gross income by:
$217,925 or 30.04%
Not taking into account the higher
breed back on smaller, easier fleshing cows! |
EFFERTZ EZ RANCH, Neil Effertz, 17350 N Hwy 1804,
Bismarck, ND 58503 701-223-5202 www.loala.com
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