TABLE 12 - 9
Livestock Enterprise Analysis, 2003
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms Sorted By Net Return Per Unit)
Dairy -- Average Per Cwt Of Milk
Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of farms 19
Quantity Value
Milk sold (lb) 99.33 12.68
Milk used in home (lb) 0.18 0.01
Milk fed to animals (lb) 0.49 0.05
Dairy Calves sold (hd) 0.00 0.07
Transferred out (hd) 0.00 0.49
Cull sales (hd) 0.00 0.81
Butchered (hd) 0.00 0.01
Less purchased (hd) 0.00 -0.22
Less transferred in (hd) 0.00 -1.82
Inventory change (hd) 0.00 0.05
Total production 12.14
Other income 1.01
Gross return 13.15
Direct Expenses
Barley (bu.) 0.17 0.34
Corn (bu.) 0.36 0.85
Corn Silage (lb.) 61.87 0.50
Hay, Alfalfa (lb.) 35.74 1.12
Haylage, Alfalfa (lb.) 7.82 0.14
Oatlage (lb.) 5.55 0.08
Screenings, Heavy (lb.) 2.04 0.12
Screenings, Light (lb.) 1.21 0.14
Complete Ration (lb.) 9.43 0.62
Protein Vit Minerals (lb.) 7.85 1.10
Other feed stuffs 11.37 0.26
Breeding fees 0.09
Veterinary 0.40
Livestock supplies 0.56
Fuel & oil 0.29
Repairs 0.68
Custom hire 0.10
Marketing 0.76
Operating interest 0.13
Total direct expenses 8.27
Return over direct expense 4.87
Overhead Expenses
Hired labor 0.66
Machinery & bldg leases 0.03
Farm insurance 0.15
Utilities 0.32
Interest 0.48
Mach & bldg depreciation 0.50
Miscellaneous 0.15
Total overhead expenses 2.29
Total dir & ovhd expenses 10.56
Net return 2.58
Other Information
Avg. number of Cows 77.5
Milk produced per Cow 17,984
Culling percentage 25.8
Turnover rate 32.5
Percent of barn capacity 97.9
Lbs. milk/lb grain & conc. 2.0
Feed cost per cwt of milk 5.26
Feed cost per Cow 946.23
Avg. milk price per cwt. 12.77
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