550 Cow Herd Increases Production in 3 Ways

The producer increased the amount of starch in the ration and used Mepron to supplement methionine intake. As you can see, Mepron increased milk production, fat and protein. As a result, the calculated milk price increased substantially by $0.39/cwt.

The income over feed costs increased from $10.72/cwt to $11.16/cwt. In the end, Mepron helped increase this producer's bottom line by an additional $104,142 for the year.

Number of Milking Cows 550
Component Prices
Fat US$/lb 1.60
Protein US$/lb 3.25
Other Solids US$/lb 0.01
  ACTUAL AA BALANCE
Average Milk Prodution lbs/cow 67 69
Average Milk Fat % 3.50 3.60
Average Milk Protein % 3.05 3.12
Average Other Solids % 5.70 5.70
 
Calculated Milk Price US$/cwt 15.57 15.96
Daily Gross Milk Income US$/day 5737 6056
 
Daily Feed Costs US$/cow 3.25 3.31
Daily Gross Feed Costs US$/day 1788 1821
 
Income Over Feed Costs US$/cwt 10.72 11.16
Income Over Feed Costs US$/day 3950 +285
Increase in Income Per Year: +104,142 $