TABLE 12 - 3
Livestock Enterprise Analysis, 2003
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms Sorted By Net Return Per Unit)
Beef Cow-Calf (shares) -- Average Per Cow
Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of farms 11
Quantity Value
Beef Calves sold (lb) 181.76 192.50
Transferred out (lb) 278.90 287.34
Cull sales 85.88
Less purchased -2.05
Less transferred in -36.03
Inventory change -54.26
Total production 473.38
Other income 1.12
Gross return 474.50
Direct Expenses
Aftermath Grazing (aum) 0.63 7.60
Corn Silage (lb.) 1,092.22 9.05
Hay, Alfalfa (lb.) 295.87 4.94
Hay, Grass & Other (lb.) 7,655.07 109.78
Pasture (aum) 5.01 63.45
Protein Vit Minerals (lb.) 51.51 6.47
Other feed stuffs 131.07 2.85
Veterinary 9.41
Livestock supplies 8.10
Fuel & oil 5.81
Repairs 16.17
Custom hire 1.21
Cost of cow share lease 151.67
Marketing 2.79
Operating interest 5.37
Total direct expenses 404.69
Return over direct expense 69.81
Overhead Expenses
Hired labor 4.54
Farm insurance 4.92
Utilities 6.53
Interest 6.69
Mach & bldg depreciation 6.31
Miscellaneous 5.09
Total overhead expenses 34.08
Total dir & ovhd expenses 438.77
Net return 35.73
Other Information
Number of cows 97.6
Pregnancy percentage 95.6
Pregnancy loss percentage 4.4
Culling percentage 17.4
Calving percentage 91.4
Weaning percentage 87.8
Calves sold per cow 1.00
Calf death loss percent 4.9
Average weaning weight 488
Lbs weaned/exposed female 429
Feed cost per cow 204.16
Avg wgt/Beef Calf sold 456
Avg price / cwt 105.91
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