2011 PUBLICATION 446-048

NICHE PORK PRODUCTION

30 SOWS & BRED GILTS
2 LITTERS / SOW / YEAR 30% MORTALITY-BIRTH TO WEANING
10 PIGS FARROWED / LITTER 5% MORTALITY-NURSERY
7.00 PIGS WEANED / LITTER 2% MORTALITY-FINISHING
35% GILTS SELECTED AS % OF BREEDING HERD 4% MORTALITY-BREEDING HERD
30% ANNUAL CULLING RATE 10 SOWS PER BOAR

ITEM Head Sold PERCENT UNIT PRICE QUANTITY TOTAL Your Farm
1. GROSS RECEIPTS Cwt $55.00
Feeder Pigs (<75 Lbs.) 100.00% Head $65.00 389 $25,285.00 __________
Light Market Hogs Head $96.25 0 $0.00 __________
Market Hogs (225-275 Lbs) Head $137.50 0 $0.00 __________
Heavy Market Hogs Head $178.75 0 $0.00 __________
Cull Gilts & Sows Head $200.00 8 $1,600.00 __________
Cull Boar Head $65.00 1 $65.00 __________
2. TOTAL GROSS RECEIPTS $898.33 Per Sow $26,950.00 __________
3. VARIABLE COSTS
Feed Loss
Barley 2.0% Bushel $4.50 0.00 $0.00 __________
Corn 2.0% Bushel $5.50 1993.55 $10,964.50 __________
Wheat 2.0% Bushel $7.50 0.00 $0.00 __________
48% SBOM 0.0% Ton $395.00 10.09 $3,986.65 __________
40% Hog Supplement 0.0% Ton $350.00 0.00 $0.00 __________
Pig Grower 0.0% Ton $310.00 0.00 $0.00 __________
Hog Finisher 0.0% Ton $275.00 0.00 $0.00 __________
Trace Min./Vit. Premix 0.0% Cwt $500.00 2.76 $1,378.15 __________
Limestone 0.0% Cwt $2.50 12.50 $31.24 __________
Dical 0.0% Cwt $13.50 21.57 $291.25 __________
Salt 0.0% Cwt $2.50 4.68 $11.71 __________
Antibotic (Fed) 0.0% Cwt $0.00 0.00 $0.00 __________
Other Feed 0.0% Ton $0.00 0.00 $0.00 __________
Grinding & Mixing Cwt Cwt $1.40 1,337.86 $1,873.00 __________
Pig Starter #/Feeder Pig Ton $600.00 2.10 $1,260.00 __________
Vet & Medicine $/Head Head $39.15 30 $1,174.47 __________
Supplies Head $15.00 30 $450.00 __________
Replacement Boar Head $500.00 1 $500.00 __________
Pasture 1.00 Acres per Sow Acre $21.00 30 $630.00 __________
Haul Cull Hogs $/Head Head $0.00 9 $0.00 __________
Market Cull Hogs $/Head Head $0.00 9 $0.00 __________
Haul Market Hogs $/Head Head $0.00 389 $0.00 __________
Marketing Charge $/Head Head $0.00 389 $0.00 __________
Pork Checkoff $100 $0.40 269.5 $107.80 __________
Building & Fence Repairs Head $88.38 30 $2,651.40 __________
Utilities Head $50.00 30 $1,500.00 __________
Other,(insurance etc.) Head $5.72 30 $171.60 __________
Machinery (Non-Crop) Head $15.00 30 $450.00 __________
Labor 20 Hours per Sow Hours $14.50 600 $8,700.00 __________
Operating Interest 6 Months Dollars 8.00% $ 36,132 $1,445.28 __________

4. TOTAL VARIABLE COSTS $1,252.57 Per Sow $37,577.04 __________

5. ANNUAL DEBT PAYMENTS $0.00 __________

6. PROJECTED NET RETURN TO MANAGEMENT & FAMILY LABOR ($354.23) Per Sow ($10,627.04) __________

7. Price Sensitivity Analysis Percent Change in Total Gross Receipts

-25% -10% -5% 0% 5% 10% 25%
--- Net Cash Return over Total Variable Costs per Sow ---
-10% ($453.56) ($318.81) ($273.89) ($228.98) ($184.06) ($139.14) ($4.39)
Percent -5% ($516.19) ($381.44) ($336.52) ($291.61) ($246.69) ($201.77) ($67.02)
Change in 0% ($578.82) ($444.07) ($399.15) ($354.23) ($309.32) ($264.40) ($129.65)
Total Variable 5% ($641.45) ($506.70) ($461.78) ($416.86) ($371.95) ($327.03) ($192.28)
Costs 10% ($704.07) ($569.32) ($524.41) ($479.49) ($434.57) ($389.66) ($254.91)
25% ($891.96) ($757.21) ($712.29) ($667.38) ($622.46) ($577.54) ($442.79)
5% Table Sensitivity Increment
Developed by Virginia Cooperative Extension Farm Business Management Staff
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8. FEED RATIONS Sows in Sows in Boars Grower Finisher Heavy
Lactation Gestation Finisher Gilts
FEED LISTING Crude Protein 15% 15% 15% 15% 13% 13% 14%
#/Unit
Barley #/Mix 48 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Corn #/Mix 56 1665.00 1665.00 1665.00 1587.00 1692.00 1692.00 1665.00
Wheat #/Mix 60 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
48% SBOM #/Mix 265.00 265.00 265.00 360.00 264.00 264.00 265.00
40% Hog Supplement #/Mix 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Pig Grower #/Mix 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Hog Finisher #/Mix 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Trace Min./Vit. Premix #/Mix 100 5.00 5.00 5.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 5.00
Limestone #/Mix 100 20.00 20.00 20.00 17.00 17.00 17.00 20.00
Dical #/Mix 100 38.00 38.00 38.00 26.00 17.00 17.00 38.00
Salt #/Mix 100 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
Antibotic (Fed) #/Mix 100 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other Feed #/Mix 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Weight per Mix 2000.00 2000.00 2000.00 2000.00 2000.00 2000.00 2000.00

FEED REQUIREMENTS Number of Head 30 31 3 400 11 11 11

Days Fed per Cycle/Year 35.00 147.50 365.00 30.00 60.00 30.00 60.00
Feed Conversion 2.70 3.30 4.00 5.00
Average Daily Gain 1.60 2.00 2.00 2.00
Feed per Head per Day 12.00 4.00 6.00 4.32 6.60 8.00 10.00
Total Requirement (Lbs) 25200.00 36580.00 6570.00 51840.00 4356.00 2640.00 6600.00

9. ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE Amount Percent 399.00 Length Percent Annual

Item Borrowed Interest of Loan to Swine Payment

Gilts 0 10.00% 0 100% $0.00

Item Name 0 0.00% 0 100% $0.00
Item Name 0 0.00% 0 100% $0.00

TOTAL ANNUAL DEBT PAYMENTS $0.00

10. ANIMAL HEALTH PROGRAM

30 SOWS 3 BOARS
0 Tags @ 0.00 /Each $0.00
IVOMEC 1% 375 Lbs 1 ml./75 lbs 510.00 /Liter $2.55
3-Way Ery, Rhin, Past 2 Dose @ 1.55 /Dose $3.10
Lepto-Parvo 2 Dose @ 1.48 /Dose $2.96
Scours Vaccine 2 Dose @ 0.94 /Dose $1.88
0 Dose @ 0.00 /Dose $0.00
0 AI Breeding 0.00 /Head $0.00
0 Checks @ 0.00 /Head $0.00
SUB-TOTAL SOWS & BOARS $346.17

600 PIGS
Tags @ /Each $0.00
Iron 1 Dose @ 0.15 /Dose $0.15
Dose @ /Dose $0.00
IVOMEC 1% 37 Lbs 1 ml./75 lbs 510.00 /Liter $0.25
ml./100 lbs /Liter $0.00
Dose @ /Dose $0.00

SUB-TOTAL PIGS $240.96

11 REPLACEMENT GILTS
Tags @ /Each $0.00
3-Way Ery, Rhin, Past 2 Dose @ 1.55 /Dose $3.10
Lepto-Parvo 2 Dose @ 1.48 /Dose $2.96
Scours Vaccine 2 Dose @ 0.94 /Dose $1.88

SUB-TOTAL GILTS $87.34

Your Farm Veterinarian 2 Trip(s) @ $250 Per Trip .................................................. $500.00

TOTAL HEALTH COST FOR HERD = ................................................................................................................................... $1,174.47

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