Commercial Beef SMFFinal Presentation

Commercial TeamBrooklyn MacphersonTyra KruskyMegan JensenMaggie-Kas MurphyAlison KuhnBetsy WielerEmily SiklenkaDaphne Shatkowski

Bailey HlusMatt AbernethySarah Muller Riley Wiens Dexter BatesShania ChanasykTyler ApplinDeanna Yanish

DEDICATION – TEAM – OWNERSHIP

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Mentors

TeamIndustry

Weaknesses

Priority

TimeFocus

Opportunities

Research

Currency

Exchange

Events

Threats

Climate

MarketRepro

Previous Recommendations

Evaluate bull power

Address high feed cost

Continue herd health checks

Continue sire trace

Continue being involved with Beef Day

Short Term Goals

Long Term GoalsGood relationship with vet

Consistent monthly weigh-ins

Update yearly binder

Update records

Communication with other teams

Herd Inventory

Cows

Replacement Heifers

Bulls

Steer Calves

Heifer Calves

47

28

262

86

Age Of Our Herd

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Herd Decisions Replacements

Kept back 26 heifers Branded and re-tagged

Culling: improving quality of herd

Bulls 2 herd sires Heifer bull(s)

Calving Update

Average Birth Weight: 91 lbs.

82% Calving Ease

3 Sets of twins

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Calving Distribution

Sales

33%46%

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2014 Purchased Bred Heifers2014

2015 2016

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Embryo ProjectPartnership with Purebred Unit

20 first cycle cows

$100 per cow set up

Paid on 680 pound weaning weight

Performance

Key Performance Indicators

Target 2015

Growth43% of dams weight

41%

Open Cows 4% 9%

Length of Calving 63 days 108 daysDeath Loss 4% 4%

Birth Weight Comparisons

Steers Heifers7678808284868890929496

20152016

Birth

Wei

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95

85 82

93

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Previous Weaning WeightsW

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Canfax Average Calf Price

Price per cwt$/cw

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Production Goals/Targets

Short Term GoalsCull unfit females

100 females exposed to breeding

Increase pounds of calf weaned per dam’s weight

Long Term Increase number calves born during

1st cycle

Retain our own genetics

Retain an Angus/Simmental cross

Finance

Cow Sales $16,519

Calf Sales

$34,940

Bull Sales

$3,159Heifer Sales

$39,173

Steer Sales

$49,688

Inventory Ad-justment $798

Income

Feed $42,189

Labour $11,395

Utilities $2,383

Deduc-tions

$2,975

Corral Cleaning $6,930

Equip-ment Rental

$11,640

Other $7,631

Expenses

OverviewIncome $144,277.44

Expense $84,824.16

Net Income $59,453.28

InsuranceBull Insurance

Calf Insurance Insure the entire calf crop of 2016

Nutrition

$1.23/head/day

$1.30/head/day

Herd Health

Scheduled Health Checks and Treatments

Updates

Cost of Vet & Supplies

Herd Health Protocols $3,540.13Treatments $242.42TOTAL $3,782.55

Budget $3,100.00

Our Recommendations

2016 - 2017 SMF Year

RecommendationsWater System/Rotational Grazing

Breakeven Analysis Comparison of production costs over

previous years

Strategic use of Bull Power

Research Herd

Selection Criteria Heifers

Uniformity

Calving Ease

Moderate Frame

Conformation

Selection Criteria Bulls

Value of SMFHands-on Learning

Industry Networking

Teamwork

Commitment

Thank YouAny Questions?