Table 82: Costs and Returns for Spring Lamb, Per Ewe – 100 Ewe Flock
Organic Production Practices, Northeastern United States, 1996
|
| ITEM |
UNIT |
PRICE |
QUANTITY |
TOTAL |
| Receipts |
| Lambsa |
lb |
$ 0.55 |
160 |
$ 88.00 |
| Miscellaneous Income |
|
$ 127.00 |
|
$ 127.00 |
| Cull ewe and ram |
lb |
$ 0.30 |
25 |
$ 7.50 |
| Total Receipts |
|
|
|
$ 222.50 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Variable Costs |
| Feed |
|
|
|
|
| Lambb |
|
$ 26.00 |
|
$ 26.00 |
| Ewe |
|
$ 35.21 |
|
$ 35.21 |
| Other |
|
|
|
|
| Veterinary |
|
$ 2.00 |
|
$ 2.00 |
| Marketing, supplies, misc. expenses |
|
$ 15.00 |
|
$ 15.00 |
| Building and Equipment Repairs |
|
$ 20.00 |
|
$ 20.00 |
| Bedding (straw) |
ton |
$ 50.0 0 |
0.15 |
$ 7.50 |
| Ram replacement |
|
$ 3.00 |
|
$ 3.00 |
| Labor |
|
|
|
|
| Operator |
hr |
$ 14.48 |
6 |
$ 86.88 |
| Sub-Total |
|
|
|
$ 195.59 |
| Interest on Operating Capitalc |
|
10% |
|
$ 9.78 |
| Total Variable Costs |
|
|
|
$ 205.37 |
| Returns Above Variable Costs |
|
|
|
$ 17.13 |
| Fixed Costs |
| Building and Equipment |
|
$ 5.58 |
|
$ 5.58 |
| Land |
acre |
$ 50.00 |
0.1 |
$ 5.00 |
| Total Fixed Costs |
|
|
|
$ 10.58 |
| Total Fixed & Variable Costs |
|
|
|
$ 215.95 |
| Management Feesc |
|
|
|
$ 15.12 |
| Total Costs |
|
|
|
$ 231.07 |
| Net Returns |
|
|
|
$ (8.57) |