2003 Midwest Feedlot Closeout Summaries  

Closeouts from Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and South Dakota feedlots on the Land O'Lakes Beef Program

2003 Feedlot Closeout Comparisons   2003 Feedlot Closeout Comparisons
Steers   Heifers
  <700# 700-800# >800#     <600# >600#
  Top 1/3 Avg Top 1/3 Avg Top 1/3 Avg     Top 1/3 Avg Top 1/3 Avg
Lots 78 240 53 164 49 165   Lots 30 90 91 277
Cattle Number      13,434     45,159       9,345     29,387      11,049     36,417   Cattle Number        4,474     13,436      12,702      42,233
Purchase Price $87.99 $87.45 $83.32 $82.52 $82.35 $79.45   Purchase Price $83.70 $84.10 $80.37 $79.19
Pay Weight In 603 613 749 748 829 852   Pay Weight In 543 545 695 714
Sale Pay Weight 1260 1256 1294 1278 1349 1327   Sale Pay Weight 1111 1127 1157 1168
ADG 3.22 3.03 3.46 3.16 3.62 3.30   ADG 2.83 2.66 3.01 2.85
Days In Lot 202 208 156 166 151 146   Days In Lot 193 211 152 157
Net Weight Gain 654 635 542 525 516 471   Net Weight Gain 574 575 457 446
Dry Matter Fed/Lb Gain 6.19 6.84 6.42 7.15 6.29 7.20   Dry Matter Fed/Lb Gain 6.23 7.10 6.49 7.34
Feed Cost/Cwt Gain $31.43 $33.96 $31.88 $35.64 $31.21 $36.23   Feed Cost/Cwt Gain $33.79 $36.57 $35.32 $38.43
Drug/Vet/Processing $1.93 $2.05 $1.74 $1.89 $1.75 $1.85   Drug/Vet/Processing $2.12 $2.00 $2.58 $2.51
Yardage Cost/Cwt Gain $6.94 $7.28 $6.20 $6.86 $6.46 $6.85   Yardage Cost/Cwt Gain $8.20 $8.30 $7.52 $7.93
Interest Cost/Cwt Gain $3.28 $3.61 $3.32 $3.77 $3.24 $3.76   Interest Cost/Cwt Gain $3.34 $3.86 $3.61 $3.97
Non-Feed Cost/Cwt Gain $11.96 $12.74 $11.03 $11.89 $11.53 $11.95   Non-Feed Cost/Cwt Gain $13.05 $13.95 $12.94 $14.14
Total Cost/Cwt Gain $43.10 $46.30 $42.52 $47.25 $42.76 $47.96   Total Cost/Cwt Gain $46.56 $50.62 $48.14 $52.06
Breakeven $/Cwt Gain $65.00 $66.65 $66.36 $68.07 $67.28 $68.23   Breakeven $/Cwt Gain $65.44 $67.06 $67.70 $68.68
Death Loss % 1.00% 1.38% 0.36% 0.69% 0.35% 0.51%   Death Loss % 1.43% 1.57% 0.79% 0.99%
Weighted Average NEg 59.0 58.9 60.1 59.7 60.6 59.9   Weighted Average NEg 58.4 57.2 59.8 59.1
Net Sale Price/Cwt $79.40 $79.77 $83.21 $82.45 $84.00 $80.