TABLE 12 - 8
Livestock Enterprise Analysis, 2004
North Dakota Farm Business Management Education Program
State Report
(Farms Sorted By Net Return Per Unit)
Dairy -- Average Per Cow
Avg. Of
All Farms
Number of farms 16
Quantity Value
Milk sold (lb) 17,273.39 2,823.22
Milk used in home (lb) 31.89 4.03
Milk fed to animals (lb) 79.28 8.14
Dairy Calves sold (hd) 0.01 1.73
Transferred out (hd) 0.78 121.77
Cull sales (hd) 0.23 158.32
Butchered (hd) 0.00 2.91
Less purchased (hd) -0.02 -26.95
Less transferred in (hd) -0.28 -324.45
Inventory change (hd) -0.03 -15.14
Total production 2,753.57
Other income 30.13
Gross return 2,783.70
Direct Expenses
Barley (bu.) 43.61 80.38
Corn (bu.) 57.80 142.12
Corn Silage (lb.) 8,231.20 75.80
Hay, Alfalfa (lb.) 4,955.36 164.41
Hay, Grass & Other (lb.) 1,227.49 27.69
Haylage, Alfalfa (lb.) 1,678.25 30.07
Haylage, Grass & Other (lb.) 582.05 7.28
Oatlage (lb.) 2,360.55 31.75
Pasture (aum) 1.29 19.57
Complete Ration (lb.) 1,250.54 102.23
Protein Vit Minerals (lb.) 988.31 164.06
Corn Distillers Grn (dry) (lb.) 601.46 36.02
Cottonseed (lb.) 600.97 68.64
Other feed stuffs 817.54 13.62
Breeding fees 21.71
Veterinary 77.50
Supplies 93.07
Fuel & oil 69.46
Repairs 130.95
Custom hire 66.97
Marketing 171.03
Operating interest 17.73
Total direct expenses 1,612.04
Return over direct expense 1,171.65
Overhead Expenses
Hired labor 133.57
Farm insurance 30.82
Utilities 60.10
Interest 77.87
Mach & bldg depreciation 112.15
Miscellaneous 41.33
Total overhead expenses 455.84
Total dir & ovhd expenses 2,067.88
Net return 715.81
Other Information
Avg. number of Cows 77.3
Milk produced per Cow 17,385
Culling percentage 22.9
Turnover rate 31.4
Percent of barn capacity 95.3
Lbs. milk/lb grain & conc. 1.9
Feed cost per cwt of milk 5.54
Feed cost per Cow 963.64
Avg. milk price per cwt. 16.34
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