Closeouts from Feedlots serviced by Land O'Lakes Beef Production Specialists and Beef Enterprise Consultants.

Closeouts from feedlots in Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota

2008 Feedlot Top 1/3 Closeout Comparisons   2008 Feedlot Top 1/3 Closeout Comparisons
Steers   Heifers
  <700# 700-800# >800#     <650# >650#
  Top 1/3 Avg Top 1/3 Avg Top 1/3 Avg     Top 1/3 Avg Top 1/3 Avg
Lots 76 227 56 169 63 193   Lots 26 81 40 121
Cattle Number 13,061 38,050 9,846 28,340 13,485 37,396   Cattle Number 3,166 10,085 5,503 17,806
Purchase Price $117.20 $114.39 $108.82 $109.22 $105.66 $105.46   Purchase Price $112.27 $110.20 $102.38 $102.13
Pay Weight In 611 608 742 748 882 877   Pay Weight In 561 572 750 770
Sale Pay Weight 1337 1334 1393 1387 1458 1420   Sale Pay Weight 1221 1208 1261 1239
ADG 3.21 2.86 3.34 3.11 3.72 3.25   ADG 3.02 2.66 3.17 2.75
Days In Lot 219 245 191 202 153 166   Days In Lot 214 225 163 167
Net Weight Gain 718 716 651 635 570 538   Net Weight Gain 657 615 508 466
Dry Matter Fed/Lb Gain 6.53 7.49 6.78 7.61 6.69 7.78   Dry Matter Fed/Lb Gain 6.67 7.67 7.09 8.34
Feed Cost/Cwt Gain $53.17 $60.05 $59.70 $63.04 $57.91 $65.13   Feed Cost/Cwt Gain $56.61 $63.92 $62.06 $70.25
Drug/Vet/Processing $1.52 $1.53 $1.88 $1.62 $1.66 $1.66   Drug/Vet/Processing $2.18 $1.98 $1.73 $2.01
Yardage Cost/Cwt Gain $8.50 $9.53 $7.96 $8.52 $7.62 $8.45   Yardage Cost/Cwt Gain $9.10 $10.44 $8.14 $9.98
Interest Cost/Cwt Gain $5.68 $6.36 $5.50 $5.96 $5.19 $6.15   Interest Cost/Cwt Gain $5.84 $6.80 $5.59 $7.20
Non-Feed Cost/Cwt Gain $16.18 $18.32 $16.04 $16.24 $14.05 $15.42   Non-Feed Cost/Cwt Gain $17.98 $21.53 $14.91 $19.08
Total Cost/Cwt Gain $68.17 $77.11 $75.31 $78.87 $71.36 $80.02   Total Cost/Cwt Gain $72.71 $82.21 $76.22 $87.87
Breakeven $/Cwt Gain $91.54 $95.01 $93.50 $95.75 $92.38 $95.67   Breakeven $/Cwt Gain $92.04 $97.10 $92.62 $96.55
Death Loss % 1.38% 1.65% 0.71% 0.88% 0.34% 0.58%   Death Loss % 1.06% 2.08% 0.49% 0.78%
Weighted Average NEg 59.8 59.6 60.3 60.4 61.2 60.9   Weighted Average NEg 59.1 59.0 60.0 59.5
Net Sale Price/Cwt $92.80 $93.59 $93.79 $93.21 $91.89 $92.11   Net Sale Price/Cwt $94.55 $94.38 $93.17 $93.54
Average Corn Price/Bu $4.50 $4.50 $4.92 $4.60 $4.70 $4.57   Average Corn Price/Bu $4.49 $4.55 $4.89 $4.81
Net Profit/Loss $19.70 ($15.79) $6.81 ($33.74) ($1.66) ($45.41)   Net Profit/Loss $33.72 ($31.03) $12.87 ($33.81)