TABLE A-1. SAMPLE BUDGET OF COST AND RETURNS FOR A MILK COW AND HER REPLACEMENT AT THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PRODUCTION (NOTE: REPLACEMENT ANIMALS ARE BASED ON A 30% CULL RATE; REPLACEMENT HEIFER ADDS APPROXIMATELY $400 COSTS/COW)
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Level of production, lb sold/yr
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16,000 |
19,000 |
22,000 |
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| Income |
| Milk, @ $11.00/cwt |
$2,000 |
$2,375 |
$2,750 |
| Cull cow and calf sales |
$340 |
$370 |
$400 |
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| Total income |
$2,340 |
$2,745 |
$3,150 |
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| Feed costs |
| Corn equivalent (bushels) |
100 |
115 |
130 |
| @ $2.50/bu |
$250 |
$288 |
$325 |
| 44% CP supplement (cwt) |
10.2 |
14.3 |
18.3 |
| @ $12.50/cwt |
$128 |
$179 |
$229 |
Corn silage, 2.7 tons DM
@ $60.00/ton |
$224 |
$224 |
$224 |
Alfalfa/Alf-grass, 5.5 tons DM
@ $60.00/ton |
$495 |
$495 |
$495 |
Milk replacer, calf starter,
salt and minerals |
$55 |
$65 |
$75 |
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| Total feed cost |
$1,152 |
$1,250 |
$1,348 |
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| Other costs |
| Milk hauling @ 50 cents/cwt |
$80 |
$95 |
$110 |
Marketing deductions
30 cents/cwt |
$48 |
$57 |
$66 |
| Breeding fees |
$32 |
$36 |
$40 |
| Veterinary care, medicine and drugs |
$60 |
$70 |
$80 |
| Bedding |
$95 |
$95 |
$95 |
| Power and fuel |
$70 |
$75 |
$80 |
| Supplies, soap, inflations, etc. |
$45 |
$45 |
$45 |
| Overhead (DHI, legal, etc.) |
$70 |
$70 |
$70 |
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| Total other costs |
$500 |
$543 |
$586 |
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| Labor costs, 65 hr @ $6.00/hr |
$390 |
$390 |
$390 |
| Management value, 8% of income |
$187 |
$220 |
$252 |
| Labor and management costs |
$577 |
$610 |
$642 |
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| Total costs |
$2,229 |
$2,403 |
$2,576 |
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| Return to facilities, livestock, and risk |
$111 |
$342 |
$574 |
Adapted from: A-2731 Wisconsin Farm Enterprise Budgets - Dairy Cows and Replacements. |
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