Average Farm Feed
Costs For Handy
Reference
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operations for DHIA record sheets
or to develop livestock feed cost
data, here’s this week’s average
costs of various ingredients as
compiled from regional reports
across the state of Pennsylvania.
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Com, No. 2y - 2.99 bu. 5.34 cwL
Wheat, No. 2 - 3.14 bu. 5.24
CWL
Barley, No. 3 - 1.73 bu. 3.70
CWL
Oats, No. 2-1.65 bu. 5.15 cwL
Soybeans, No. 1-5.91 bu. 9.87
CWL
Ear Com 82.95 ton 4.15 cwL
Alfalfa Hay - 103.00 ton 5.15
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How Does Your Herd Compare?
STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) —These data are calculated using
information pulled from Pennsylvania DHIA's mainframe computer
each week. It is a one-week summary representing approximately one
fourth of the herds on tesL as they are tested monthly.
These data are valuable from a business management standpoint and
can be used for comparing your operations to the averages from about
one-fourth of the herds across the state.
DHIA Averages for all herds processed between 6/18/94 and 6/25/94
Number of Herds Processed
Number of Cows Processed
Number of Cows Per Herd
Milk Per Cow (Lbs)
%-Fat
Fat Per Cow (Lbs)
%-Protein
Protein Per Cow (Lbs)
Average Days in Milk Per Cow
♦Value for CWT Milk(s)
♦Value for CWT Grain(s)
♦Value for CWT Hay(s)
♦Value for CWT Silage(s)
♦Value for Pasture Per Day(s)
♦Value for Milk Per Cow Per
Year(s)
♦Feed Consumed Per Cow Per
Year(Lbs)
A: Grain
B: Hay
C; Silage
D: Day Pasture
♦Feed Cost Per Cow Per Year(s)
A; Grain 579
B; Hay 93
C; Silage 231
D; Pasture 17
♦Total Feed Cost Per Cow Per
Year(s)
♦lncome Over Feed Costs Per
Year(s)
♦Grain to Milk Ratio 1:2 - 5
♦Feed Cost Per CWT Milk(s) 4.99
Avg Level For 908 SCC Herds 394,265
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