Table 1. Pasture-forage costs of pasture to be grazed by and perennial grass hays to be fed to range cows during the 32-day dry gestation production period. | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Native
Rangeland Pasture | Cropland Aftermath Pasture | Crested Wheatgrass Hay | Crested Wheatgrass Hay |
Growth Stage | ![]() | Dormant | Post-harvest | Mature | Boot stage |
Herbage Weight | lb/ac | 725 |
270 |
- |
- |
Forage DM Weight | lb/ac | 180 |
135 | 1600 |
1300 |
Costs/Acre | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
| $ | 8.76 | 2.00 | 14.22 | 14.22 |
| $ |
- | ![]() | 5.31 | 5.31 |
| $ |
- | ![]() |
- |
- |
| $ |
- | ![]() | 8.58 | 6.97 |
Production Costs | $/ac | 8.76 | 2.00 | 28.11 | 26.50 |
Forage DM Costs | $/ton | 97.33 | 29.63 | 34.80 | 40.80 |
Land Area/Month | ac | 4.00 | 6.63 | 0.44 | 0.24 |
Land Area/Period | ac | 4.27 | 7.10 | 0.47 | 0.26 |
Land Cost/Period | $/pp | 35.04 | 14.20 | 6.68 | 3.64 |
Forage Costs/Day | $/d | 1.17 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.21 |
Forage Costs/Period | $/pp | 35.10 | 14.20 | 13.12 | 6.72 |
Crude Protein | % | 4.8 | ![]() | 6.4 | 14.5 |
Crude Protein Yield | lb/ac | 8.64 | ![]() |
102 |
189 |
Crude Protein Cost | $/lb | 1.01 | ![]() | 0.28 | 0.14 |
Supplementation | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
| lb/d | ![]() | ![]() | 0.6 | 13.72 |
| lb/d | 0.34 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Sup. Cost/Period | $/pp | 3.26 | ![]() | 0.34 | 7.68 |
Total Feed Cost | $/pp | 40.70 | 14.20 | 13.46 | 14.40 |
Cost/Day | $/d | 1.27 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.45 |