Table 62: Costs and Returns for Spring Lamb, Per Ewe
Sustainable Livestock Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
| ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
|
| Receiptsa |
|
|
|
|
| Lambs |
lb |
$ 0.50 |
153 |
$ 76.50 |
| Wool and Hides |
|
$ 10.00 |
|
$ 10.00 |
| Cull ewe and ram |
lb |
$ 0.30 |
25 |
$ 7.50 |
| Total Receipts |
|
|
|
$ 94.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Variable Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Feed |
|
|
|
|
| Lambb |
|
$ 27.20 |
|
$ 27.20 |
| Ewe |
|
$ 35.21 |
&nb sp; |
$ 35.21 |
| Other |
|
|
|
|
| Health Program |
|
$ 11.08 |
|
$ 11.08 |
| Marketing, supplies, misc. expenses |
|
$ 8.80 |
|
$ 8.80 |
| Building and Equipment Repairs |
|
$ 6.00 |
|
$ 6.00 |
| Bedding (straw) |
ton |
$ 50.00 |
0.15 |
$ 7.50 |
| Ram replacement |
|
$ 3.00 |
|
$ 3.00 |
| Labor |
|
|
|
|
| Operator |
hr |
$ 14.48 |
6 |
$ 86.88 |
| Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 185.67 |
| Interest on Operating Capitalc |
|
10% |
|
$ 9.28 |
| Total Variable Costs |
|
|
|
$ 194.95 |
| Returns Above Variable Costs |
|
&nb sp; |
|
$ (100.95) |
| Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
|
| Building and Equipment |
$ 5.58 |
|
$ 5.80 |
| Land |
acre |
$ 50.00 |
0.1 |
$ 5.00 |
| Total Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
$ 10.80 |
| Total Fixed & Variable Costs |
|
|
|
$ 205.75 |
| Management Feesc |
|
|
|
$ 14.05 |
| Total Costs |
|
|
|
$ 219.81 |
| Net Returns |
|
|
|
$ (125.81) |