Authors: John Gerken, Extension Animal Science Specialist, Virginia Tech; and Charlie Baker, Retired Reclamation Specialist, USDA-SCS, Clintwood, Virginia. This publication is a chapter from "Reclamation Guidelines for Surface Mined Lands in Southwest Virginia"; Virginia Coopertive Extension Publication 460-120.
Publication Number 460-128, Posted March 1997
Table 1
100 Cows
ASSUMPTIONS: Calve in late Feb. - early Apr., wintered on hay.
| Calf Crop = | 94 percent | |
| Sell Steers | 47.0 head @ | 550 lbs |
| Sell Heifers | 32.0 head @ | 500 lbs |
| Cull Cows & Heifers | 12.0 head @ | 950 lbs |
| Cull Bulls | 1.0 head @ | 1700 lbs |
| Heifers kept for replacements - As % of cows 15.00% | ||
| Annual cow death loss -- 3.00% | ||
| Item | Unit | Price | Quantity | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | Steer calves | Cwt. | $ 75.00 | 258.50 | $19,387.50 |
| Heifer calves | Cwt. | $ 65.00 | 160.00 | $10,400.00 | |
| Cull cows | Cwt. | $ 36.00 | 114.00 | $ 4,104.00 | |
| Cull bulls | Cwt. | $ 50.00 | 17.00 | $ 850.00 | |
| Other | 0.00 | ||||
| Total Income | $34,741.50 | ||||
| Operating Expenses | |||||
| Repl. bull | Head | $1,400.00 | 1.00 | $ 1,400.00 | |
| Mixed hay | Tons | $ 60.00 | 35.00 | $ 2,100.00 | |
| Corn | Bu | $ 3.92 | 255.00 | $ 999.60 | |
| Heifer raising | Head | $220.00 | 15.00 | $ 3,300.00 | |
| Pasture rent* | Acres | $ 2.00 | 600.00 | $ 1,200.00 | |
| Fertilizer, seed | Acres | $ 10.00 | 150.00 | $ 1,500.00 | |
| Salt, min., vit. | Head | $ 5.00 | 103.00 | $ 515.00 | |
| Vet, medicine | Head | $ 10.00 | 103.00 | $ 1,030.00 | |
| Supplies | Head | $ 3.00 | 100.00 | $ 300.00 | |
| Repairs | Head | $ 10.00 | 100.00 | $ 1,000.00 | |
| Haul and mkt. | Head | $ 5.00 | 92.00 | $ 460.00 | |
| Mach. (non-crop) | Head | $ 10.00 | 100.00 | $ 1,000.00 | |
| Labor | Head | $ 66.67 | 100.00 | $ 6,667.00 | |
| Prod. int. (6 mos) | % | 7.5% | $21,471.60 | $ 805.19 | |
| Total Operating Expenses | $22,276.79 | ||||
| Income Above Operating Costs | $12,464.71 | ||||
| Fixed Costs | |||||
| 4 WD truck purchase | $12,000 | ||||
| Salvage value | $ 3,500 | ||||
| Value to be recovered | $ 8,500 | ||||
| Life 4 yrs. 7.5% interest | |||||
| Annual cost to be recovered | $ 2,550.00 | ||||
| Stock trailer | $ 400.00 | ||||
| Fence, corral, etc. | $ 500.00 | ||||
| Interest on breeding livestock | |||||
| Cows | 100 hd @ | $ 500 | $50,000 | ||
| Bulls | 3 hd @ | $ 1,400 | $ 4,200 | ||
| Total | $54,200 | ||||
| Annual Cost | 7.50% | $ 4,065.00 | |||
| Total Fixed Costs | $ 7,515.00 | ||||
| Income Above Operating & Fixed Costs | $ 4,949.71 | ||||
| Calculated Annual Return to Livestock Investment | 9.13% | ||||
*Includes real estate tax estimated to be $0.38/acre/yr
Return to Powell River Project - Beef Production from Forages Grown on Reclaimed Surface-Mined Land