Table 18. Pasture-forage costs of native rangeland pastures to be grazed by range cows during the 30-day fall portion of the lactation production period. | |||||||
![]() | ![]() | Native
Rangeland (12-m RS) Early Late | Native
Rangeland (SL 4.5-m) Early | Native
Rangeland (SL 5-6-m) | Native
Rangeland (6.0-m SL) | Native
Rangeland (4.0-m Def) | |
Days | ![]() | 15 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Growth Stage | ![]() | fall | fall | fall | fall | fall | fall |
Herbage Weight | lb/ac | 870 | 725 | 973 | 1423 | 891 | 1649 |
Forage DM Weight | lb/ac | 218 | 180 | 243 | 356 | 223 | 412 |
Costs/Acre | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | $ | 8.76 | 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 | 8.76 |
Forage DM Costs | $/ton | 80.37 | 97.33 | 72.10 | 49.21 | 78.57 | 42.52 |
Land Area/Month | ac | 4.20 | 5.00 | 3.26 | 2.53 | 4.04 | 2.22 |
Land Area/Period | ac | 2.10 | 2.50 | 1.63 | 2.53 | 4.04 | 2.18 |
Land Costs/Period | $/pp | 18.40 | 21.90 | 14.28 | 22.16 | 35.39 | 19.53 |
Forage Costs/Day | $/d | 1.21 | 1.46 | 0.95 | 0.74 | 1.18 | 0.65 |
Forage Costs/Period | $/pp | 18.40 | 21.90 | 14.28 | 22.16 | 35.39 | 19.53 |
Crude Protein | % | 4.8 | 4.8 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Crude Protein Yield | lb/ac | 10.46 | 8.64 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Crude Protein Cost | $/lb | 0.34 | 1.01 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Supplementation | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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![]() | lb/d | 1.21 | 1.21 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Sup. Cost/Period | $/pp | 5.45 | 5.45 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Total Feed Cost | $/pp | 23.85 | 27.35 | 14.28 | 22.16 | 35.39 | 19.53 |
Cost/Day | $/d | 1.59 |
1.82 | 0.95 | 0.74 | 1.18 | 0.65 |