Table 14. Pasture-forage costs of native rangeland pastures to be grazed by range cows during the 137-day summer portion of the lactation production period. | ||||||
![]() | ![]() | Native Rangeland (12-m RS) | Native Rangeland (6.0-m SL) | Native | Native Rangeland (4.0-m Def) | Native Rangeland (4.5-m TOR) |
Days | ![]() | 137 | 137 | 137 | 92 | 137 |
Growth Stage | ![]() | summer | summer | summer | summer | summer |
Herbage Weight | lb/ac | 1450 | 906 | 1280 | 1649 | 1794 |
Forage DM Weight | lb/ac | 363 | 226 | 320 | 412 | 449 |
Costs/Acre | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | $ | 8.76 | 8.76 | 8.76 | 8.76 | 8.76 |
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Production Costs | $/ac | 8.76 | 8.76 | 8.76 | 8.76 | 8.76 |
Forage DM Costs | $/ton | 48.26 | 77.50 | 54.75 | 42.52 | 39.02 |
Land Area/Month | ac | 2.52 | 4.04 | 2.86 | 2.22 | 2.04 |
Land Area/Period | ac | 11.32 | 18.10 | 12.70 | 6.70 | 9.00 |
Land Costs/Period | $/pp | 99.16 | 158.55 | 111.25 | 58.26 | 78.84 |
Forage Costs/Day | $/d | 0.72 | 1.16 | 0.81 | 0.63 | 0.58 |
Forage Costs/Period | $/pp | 98.64 | 158.55 | 111.25 | 58.26 | 78.84 |
Crude Protein | % | 9.6 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Crude Protein Yield | lb/ac | 34.85 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Crude Protein Cost | $/lb | 0.25 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Sup. Cost/Period | $/pp | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Total Feed Cost | $/pp | 98.64 | 158.55 | 111.25 | 58.26 | 78.84 |
Cost/Day | $/d | 0.72 | 1.16 | 0.81 | 0.63 | 0.58 |