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<blockquote data-quote="marksmu" data-source="post: 743281" data-attributes="member: 9219"><p>I think each persons costs are very different depending upon their uses.</p><p></p><p>I just started in cattle last year, so I am by no means an expert...but I can tell you every single penny I have spent so far, and every single mile I have driven.</p><p></p><p>Bought the cattle in May (their costs is excluded here), and since then I have spent $13,998.27 including rent of $8,000. So my cattle cost without the land is $5998/44/365= 37 cents per day. OR if you want to include land costs its $0.87 per day. If you count depreciation on the equipment its much much higher. I ignore it here solely b/c I try to barely run the tractors so I expect them to last a very long time. 3 tractors, less than 200 hours per year on each of them.</p><p></p><p>I did not bail any hay or buy any to speak of (bought 8 bails during weaning), but I did plant $3975 worth of rye grass (135 acres) in September that carried me all winter long. They should stay on that until I get a good green up and then I will switch the rye field to millet and have it bailed for me on and let the bailer keep a percentage of the harvest to get me some safety stock hay.</p><p></p><p>My costs included rye, vet, cubes, diesel, solar charger, and a hose.</p><p></p><p>I was surprised it was as high as it was, but that rye cost severely cut into it all. As I get more cattle, I expect the price per head to drop drastically...I rent 768 acres and the extension office tells me the carrying capacity is 2.4hd per acre....I plan on 1.6 as my final stocking rate with a single hay field way out in the future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="marksmu, post: 743281, member: 9219"] I think each persons costs are very different depending upon their uses. I just started in cattle last year, so I am by no means an expert...but I can tell you every single penny I have spent so far, and every single mile I have driven. Bought the cattle in May (their costs is excluded here), and since then I have spent $13,998.27 including rent of $8,000. So my cattle cost without the land is $5998/44/365= 37 cents per day. OR if you want to include land costs its $0.87 per day. If you count depreciation on the equipment its much much higher. I ignore it here solely b/c I try to barely run the tractors so I expect them to last a very long time. 3 tractors, less than 200 hours per year on each of them. I did not bail any hay or buy any to speak of (bought 8 bails during weaning), but I did plant $3975 worth of rye grass (135 acres) in September that carried me all winter long. They should stay on that until I get a good green up and then I will switch the rye field to millet and have it bailed for me on and let the bailer keep a percentage of the harvest to get me some safety stock hay. My costs included rye, vet, cubes, diesel, solar charger, and a hose. I was surprised it was as high as it was, but that rye cost severely cut into it all. As I get more cattle, I expect the price per head to drop drastically...I rent 768 acres and the extension office tells me the carrying capacity is 2.4hd per acre....I plan on 1.6 as my final stocking rate with a single hay field way out in the future. [/QUOTE]
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