Livestock Enterprise Analysis
(Farms Sorted By Enterprise Size)
Dairy -- Average Cow
| Avg. Of | 1 - | 51 - | 101 - | 201 - | Over | |
| All Farms | 50 | 100 | 200 | 500 | 500 | |
| Number of farms | 527 | 103 | 207 | 126 | 68 | 23 |
| Milk sold | 3,513.72 | 2,725.09 | 3,071.09 | 3,325.05 | 3,698.38 | 4,085.87 |
| Dairy Calves sold | 35.25 | 34.13 | 29.40 | 30.99 | 39.39 | 40.28 |
| Transferred out | 45.96 | 79.26 | 67.58 | 46.72 | 52.89 | 8.28 |
| Cull sales | 176.31 | 176.93 | 181.46 | 168.81 | 161.11 | 198.46 |
| Other income | 39.58 | 48.78 | 43.05 | 36.82 | 31.37 | 47.33 |
| Purchased | -47.77 | -108.28 | -55.03 | -56.16 | -42.49 | -23.90 |
| Transferred in | -82.48 | -143.56 | -85.81 | -69.50 | -93.05 | -64.90 |
| Inventory change | 47.19 | 74.30 | 16.17 | 53.87 | 39.64 | 71.59 |
| Dairy repl net cost | -450.12 | -306.94 | -400.08 | -457.64 | -437.97 | -538.86 |
| Gross margin | 3,277.65 | 2,579.71 | 2,867.85 | 3,078.95 | 3,449.26 | 3,824.16 |
| Direct Expenses | ||||||
| Protein Vit Minerals | 483.05 | 320.74 | 455.91 | 432.19 | 493.71 | 588.74 |
| Complete Ration | 233.65 | 165.34 | 159.14 | 205.01 | 272.47 | 301.11 |
| Corn | 218.46 | 194.13 | 219.86 | 225.56 | 230.36 | 200.65 |
| Corn Silage | 234.01 | 189.12 | 220.82 | 213.51 | 238.23 | 273.73 |
| Hay, Alfalfa | 162.25 | 233.84 | 193.21 | 204.25 | 132.11 | 109.18 |
| Haylage, Alfalfa | 107.95 | 73.42 | 110.99 | 94.54 | 143.38 | 83.43 |
| Other feed stuffs | 129.79 | 162.36 | 119.34 | 168.55 | 104.26 | 122.27 |
| Breeding fees | 37.93 | 34.59 | 37.86 | 33.25 | 40.69 | 40.34 |
| Veterinary | 105.35 | 84.77 | 86.59 | 98.01 | 124.73 | 111.24 |
| BST | 28.33 | 5.02 | 7.16 | 17.63 | 35.85 | 55.56 |
| Supplies | 179.49 | 190.19 | 184.67 | 163.25 | 185.54 | 181.73 |
| Fuel & oil | 76.74 | 64.04 | 64.35 | 76.20 | 81.81 | 85.51 |
| Repairs | 118.49 | 113.41 | 108.09 | 116.37 | 115.49 | 135.38 |
| Custom hire | 55.17 | 14.66 | 25.00 | 37.42 | 52.82 | 114.87 |
| Hired labor | 121.68 | 6.11 | 37.58 | 60.87 | 155.38 | 250.24 |
| Hauling and trucking | 44.45 | 69.14 | 56.58 | 47.68 | 34.81 | 35.83 |
| Marketing | 44.35 | 39.14 | 38.43 | 41.24 | 44.44 | 54.29 |
| Bedding | 55.48 | 21.16 | 39.37 | 51.41 | 67.54 | 68.01 |
| Total direct expenses | 2,436.61 | 1,981.19 | 2,164.94 | 2,286.95 | 2,553.62 | 2,812.12 |
| Return over direct expense | 841.04 | 598.51 | 702.91 | 792.00 | 895.64 | 1,012.04 |
| Overhead Expenses | ||||||
| Hired labor | 195.93 | 58.63 | 64.71 | 171.17 | 261.20 | 295.47 |
| Building leases | 36.36 | 20.08 | 14.56 | 19.80 | 54.83 | 54.97 |
| Farm insurance | 36.90 | 38.96 | 37.98 | 33.84 | 38.00 | 37.29 |
| Utilities | 60.91 | 82.30 | 79.03 | 63.88 | 55.58 | 42.43 |
| Interest | 98.65 | 82.67 | 98.18 | 95.80 | 116.56 | 83.58 |
| Mach & bldg depreciation | 134.36 | 98.15 | 124.35 | 133.40 | 130.49 | 158.38 |
| Miscellaneous | 66.07 | 79.31 | 64.88 | 62.34 | 65.77 | 68.25 |
| Total overhead expenses | 629.19 | 460.10 | 483.70 | 580.22 | 722.43 | 740.39 |
| Total dir & ovhd expenses | 3,065.80 | 2,441.29 | 2,648.64 | 2,867.17 | 3,276.05 | 3,552.50 |
| Net return | 211.85 | 138.42 | 219.21 | 211.78 | 173.21 | 271.66 |
| Labor & management charge | 200.23 | 368.73 | 285.15 | 220.13 | 155.12 | 115.73 |
| Net return over lbr & mgt | 11.61 | -230.32 | -65.95 | -8.35 | 18.09 | 155.92 |
| Cost of Production Per Cwt. Of Milk | ||||||
| Total direct expense per unit | 11.21 | 11.97 | 11.31 | 11.32 | 10.99 | 11.18 |
| Total dir& ovhd expense per unit | 14.11 | 14.75 | 13.84 | 14.19 | 14.10 | 14.13 |
| With other revenue adjustments | 15.27 | 15.77 | 15.01 | 15.48 | 15.24 | 15.23 |
| With labor and management | 16.19 | 18.00 | 16.50 | 16.57 | 15.90 | 15.69 |
| Est. labor hours per unit | 44.79 | 48.62 | 40.98 | 38.77 | 51.74 | 45.05 |
| Other Information | ||||||
| Number of cows | 137.0 | 38.4 | 71.8 | 135.7 | 296.7 | 699.0 |
| Milk produced per cow | 21,732 | 16,547 | 19,138 | 20,209 | 23,229 | 25,147 |
| Total milk sold | 2,960,023 | 628,488 | 1,365,303 | 2,727,957 | 6,860,230 | 17,493,998 |
| Pounds of milk sold per FTE | 1,351,141 | 943,224 | 1,298,352 | 1,452,396 | 1,251,126 | 1,555,292 |
| Culling percentage | 27.8 | 28.0 | 26.9 | 27.1 | 27.0 | 30.2 |
| Turnover rate | 35.8 | 38.7 | 35.7 | 35.0 | 34.9 | 37.0 |
| Cow death loss percent | 7.5 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Percent of barn capacity | 107.7 | 91.5 | 100.4 | 108.9 | 112.5 | 113.0 |
| Feed cost per day | 4.30 | 3.67 | 4.05 | 4.23 | 4.42 | 4.60 |
| Feed cost per cwt of milk | 7.22 | 8.09 | 7.73 | 7.64 | 6.95 | 6.68 |
| Feed cost per cow | 1,569.16 | 1,338.95 | 1,479.26 | 1,543.62 | 1,614.52 | 1,679.12 |
| Avg. milk price per cwt. | 16.26 | 16.64 | 16.16 | 16.54 | 16.00 | 16.33 |
| Copyright (c) 2005-2009, University of Minnesota | Data Source(s): | MnSCU Farm Business Management, 134 farms |
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Report Summary
| 1. Report number | 192784 |
| 2. Location | |
| State: | Minnesota |
| 3. Farm Characteristics | |
| Year(s): | 2010 |
| Livestock unit: | Cow |
| Contract Production: | Contractor |