Estimated Livestock Returns
A monthly barometer of livestock profitability
For questions or comments contact Lee Schulz
Email: lschulz@iastate.edu
Phone: 515-294-3356
Please note the estimated returns for finishing hogs have been updated for a new finished hog price. The procedure files are updated as well, along with historical data.
Estimated Returns - Swine
- Farrow to Finish (chart | MS Excel)
- Farrow to Wean (chart | MS Excel)
- Wean to Feeder (chart | MS Excel)
- Wean to Finish (chart | MS Excel)
- Feeder to Finish (chart | MS Excel)
Estimated Returns - Cattle
Comparison of Estimated Returns - Current vs. Previous Procedures
Procedures for Estimating Returns
- Farrow to Finish
- Farrow to Wean
- Wean to Feeder
- Wean to Finish
- Feeder to Finish
- Finishing Steer Calves
- Finishing Yearling Steers
