Table 11.
Average and SD per animal costs and net return (2003 through 2012) for probability for risk among yearling feedlot control (FLT) steers compared to yearling steers grazing perennial pasture (PST) and annual forage (ANN)
| PST1 | ANN1 | FLT1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | SD | AVG | SD | AVG | SD | |
| Gross carcass value, $ | 1328.0 | 233.0 | 1321.0 | 190.0 | 1220.0 | 377.0 |
| Steer cost, $ | 854.0 | 125.0 | 870.0 | 121.0 | 854.0 | 247.0 |
| Total grazing cost, $ | 145.0 | 12.0 | 197.0 | 63.0 | ||
| Feedlot feed cost, $ | 228.0 | 102.0 | 168.0 | 154.0 | 365.0 | 62.0 |
| Total system expense, $ | 1343.0 | 255.0 | 1346.0 | 292.0 | 1348.0 | 372.0 |
| Net return, $ | −15.0 | 110.0 | −25.0 | 186.0 | −128.0 | 122.0 |
1PST = crested wheatgrass and native range; ANN = crested wheatgrass, native range, field pea–barley, and unharvested corn; FLT = feedlot control.