Table 28. Pasture-forage returns for production season between calf birth and weaning by 12-month management strategy. | ||||||
![]() | ![]() | 12-M Repeated Seasonal | 6.0-M Seasonlong | 4.5-M Seasonlong | 4.0-M Deferred | 4.5-M Twice-over Rotation |
Length of Season | days |
243 |
243 |
243 |
243 |
243 |
Acres/Season | ac | 30.41 | 25.44 | 22.11 | 13.94 | 11.34 |
Acres/Month | ac | 3.80 | 3.18 | 2.76 | 1.74 | 0.95 |
Feed Cost/Season | $ | 280.12 | 260.34 | 176.98 | 150.23 | 125.02 |
Calf Gain/Season | lb | 437.40* | 443.40 | 443.61 | 441.14 | 508.62 |
Wt. Value @ $0.70/lb | $ | 306.18 | 310.38 | 310.53 | 308.80 | 356.03 |
Calf ADG | lb/d | 1.80 | 1.82 | 1.83 | 1.81 | 2.09 |
Calf Gain/Acre | lb/ac | 14.38 | 17.43 | 20.06 | 31.65 | 44.85 |
Net Return/c-c pr | $ | 26.06 | 50.04 | 133.55 | 158.57 | 231.01 |
Net Return/acre | $ | 0.86 | 1.97 | 6.04 | 11.38 | 20.37 |
Cost/lb Accumulated Wt | $ | 0.64 | 0.59 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.25 |
*Calf weight estimation based on 1.80 lbs average daily gain.