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<blockquote data-quote="Dusty Britches" data-source="post: 352517" data-attributes="member: 1900"><p>I just read this today:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/bi_Content.asp?ContentID=112438" target="_blank">http://www.cattlenetwork.com/bi_Content ... tID=112438</a></p><p></p><p>Cow Calf: Costs Of Heifer Development</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>At the 2006 Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle Conference, Missouri commercial cow-calf producer Mike Kasten presented costs of heifer development in his herd. He successfully uses the Show Me Select Heifer Development Program (SMS). Today, over 98% of his heifers are cycling at the time of their prebreeding exam. This has been achieved by getting his heifers to 65 to 70% of their mature body weight and in a good body condition score at the beginning of breeding season. Following is a summary of his heifer development cost for 2005 spring-born heifers. His costs to develop fall-born heifers usually average about $50 per head less. He noted that approximately 55% of his gross income now comes from heifer sales. </p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>Item</p><p> Cost</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Value of heifer at weaning</p><p> 674.25</p><p> </p><p>Grain, 2550 lbs</p><p> 163.20</p><p> </p><p>Forage (pasture and hay)</p><p> 66.66</p><p> </p><p>Veterinary and vaccines</p><p> 11.48</p><p> </p><p>Breeding fees (semen and synchronization)</p><p> 32.87</p><p> </p><p>Clean-up bull charge</p><p> 6.27</p><p> </p><p>Open heifer charge</p><p> 18.72</p><p> </p><p>Interest on heifer</p><p> 38.81</p><p> </p><p>Interest on feed</p><p> 5.11</p><p> </p><p>Labor</p><p> 40.86</p><p> </p><p>Sale expense</p><p> 40.00</p><p> </p><p>Total development cost</p><p> 423.98</p><p> </p><p>Overall costs (includes heifer value @ weaning)</p><p> 1098.23</p><p> </p><p>Average cost per day</p><p> 1.08</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: Dr. Rick Rasby, Professor of Animal Science, Animal Science, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dusty Britches, post: 352517, member: 1900"] I just read this today: [url=http://www.cattlenetwork.com/bi_Content.asp?ContentID=112438]http://www.cattlenetwork.com/bi_Content ... tID=112438[/url] Cow Calf: Costs Of Heifer Development At the 2006 Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle Conference, Missouri commercial cow-calf producer Mike Kasten presented costs of heifer development in his herd. He successfully uses the Show Me Select Heifer Development Program (SMS). Today, over 98% of his heifers are cycling at the time of their prebreeding exam. This has been achieved by getting his heifers to 65 to 70% of their mature body weight and in a good body condition score at the beginning of breeding season. Following is a summary of his heifer development cost for 2005 spring-born heifers. His costs to develop fall-born heifers usually average about $50 per head less. He noted that approximately 55% of his gross income now comes from heifer sales. Item Cost Value of heifer at weaning 674.25 Grain, 2550 lbs 163.20 Forage (pasture and hay) 66.66 Veterinary and vaccines 11.48 Breeding fees (semen and synchronization) 32.87 Clean-up bull charge 6.27 Open heifer charge 18.72 Interest on heifer 38.81 Interest on feed 5.11 Labor 40.86 Sale expense 40.00 Total development cost 423.98 Overall costs (includes heifer value @ weaning) 1098.23 Average cost per day 1.08 Source: Dr. Rick Rasby, Professor of Animal Science, Animal Science, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE [/QUOTE]
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