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<blockquote data-quote="preston39" data-source="post: 132671" data-attributes="member: 1487"><p>"Tips for Profit </p><p>Cattle-Fax: Cow Costs Vary Significantly Between Regions </p><p>Based on a survey of cow-calf producers, Cattle-Fax recently reported the cash costs to carry a cow in various regions of the U.S. in 2004. </p><p></p><p>Table 1. Average Regional Cow Costs ($/Head), 2004a </p><p> </p><p> Region Feed Labor Interest Other Totall costs</p><p></p><p>Northwest 206 63 19 91 379 </p><p>Southwest 196 42 25 7 270 </p><p>Midwest 219 37 19 51 326 </p><p>Southern Plains 185 52 29 51 317 </p><p>Southeast 165 45 26 46 282 </p><p>U.S. avg. 194 48 24 49 315 </p><p>aAdapted from Cattle-Fax®, July, 2005. </p><p></p><p>Total cash costs were highest in the Northwest and lowest in the Southwest and Southeast. Feed costs were lowest in the Southeast and Southern Plains, and highest in the Midwest. </p><p></p><p>The national average for feed costs as a percentage of total costs was 62%. Therefore, working on reducing feed costs would appear to be a reasonable place to start in lowering cost of production and thereby enhancing profitability. </p><p>-- Michigan State University Fall Beef Cattle Research Update"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="preston39, post: 132671, member: 1487"] "Tips for Profit Cattle-Fax: Cow Costs Vary Significantly Between Regions Based on a survey of cow-calf producers, Cattle-Fax recently reported the cash costs to carry a cow in various regions of the U.S. in 2004. Table 1. Average Regional Cow Costs ($/Head), 2004a Region Feed Labor Interest Other Totall costs Northwest 206 63 19 91 379 Southwest 196 42 25 7 270 Midwest 219 37 19 51 326 Southern Plains 185 52 29 51 317 Southeast 165 45 26 46 282 U.S. avg. 194 48 24 49 315 aAdapted from Cattle-Fax®, July, 2005. Total cash costs were highest in the Northwest and lowest in the Southwest and Southeast. Feed costs were lowest in the Southeast and Southern Plains, and highest in the Midwest. The national average for feed costs as a percentage of total costs was 62%. Therefore, working on reducing feed costs would appear to be a reasonable place to start in lowering cost of production and thereby enhancing profitability. -- Michigan State University Fall Beef Cattle Research Update" [/QUOTE]
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