Document Type
Report
Report Number
2012-7
Publication Date
2012
Summary
A cost analysis of fixed and non-fixed costs of gain was conducted on 3 cattle feedlot designs. The three facility designs compared were conventional open pens (OPN), open pens with shelter over the feeding area (OS), and a monoslope confinement barn (MON). The OPN design was the least expensive facility to build and operate. However, because of poorer cattle performance (P < 0.05), it was not the most cost effective. The MON design had significantly higher operating costs when compared to the OPN or OS designs, especially for the tractor/spreader (P < 0.05), skid loader (P < 0.10), labor (P < 0.05), and straw (P < 0.05). The operating and fixed costs, combined, made the MON design the most expensive cost of gain design (P < 0.05). The OS design was the most expensive facility to build but with current feed prices and the cattle performance, it was the most cost effective cattle feeding design.
Number of Pages
5
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
Copyright © 2012 South Dakota State University.
Recommended Citation
Mrozinski, J.M.; Pritchard, R.H.; Holland, B.P.; and Warmann, G.W., "Cost Analysis of Cattle Feedlot Designs" (2012). South Dakota Beef Report, 2012. 7.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_beefreport_2012/7