AHDB Beef and Lamb
Stocktake
Costs of Production 2014/15
SDA Breeding Flocks
Financial Performance (£ per ewe to ram)
Number of flocks in sample
Average flock size
(£ per head output)
Bottom
Third
Average Top Third
(£ per lwt kg lamb output)
Bottom
Top
Third
Average Third
15
256
47
598
15
837
15
256
47
598
15
837
Lamb output
Other income
Gross Output
Replacement costs
Output less replacement costs
81.16
2.19
83.35
17.75
65.60
98.68
2.18
100.86
15.14
85.73
115.55
2.33
117.88
14.87
103.01
1.83
0.05
1.88
0.40
1.48
1.85
0.04
1.90
0.28
1.61
1.89
0.04
1.93
0.24
1.69
Variable Costs
Purchased feed including minerals
Home-grown feed
Purchased forage
Home-grown forage (excludes contract)
Total feed and forage
Vet and medicine
Bedding
Other livestock expenses
Total variable costs
16.72
1.09
0.23
3.77
21.81
9.95
0.73
5.55
38.04
7.82
0.23
0.25
5.97
14.27
7.29
0.57
5.38
27.51
6.96
0.00
0.09
8.15
15.20
6.59
0.69
5.61
28.10
0.38
0.02
0.01
0.09
0.49
0.22
0.02
0.13
0.86
0.15
0.00
0.00
0.11
0.27
0.14
0.01
0.10
0.52
0.11
0.00
0.00
0.13
0.25
0.11
0.01
0.09
0.46
Gross Margin
27.56
58.22
74.91
0.62
1.09
1.23
Fixed Costs
Labour - paid
Machinery repairs and spares
Contracting
Electricity
Fuel
Property maintenance and water
Land Rent (Actual)
Overheads
Cash Only fixed costs
Cash Only Cost of Production
Cash Only Net Margin
4.22
2.60
2.40
0.10
4.14
1.94
6.64
4.17
26.20
81.99
1.36
8.93
2.45
2.37
0.11
3.26
1.35
5.53
3.46
27.45
70.09
30.77
7.43
2.52
2.70
0.10
3.57
1.12
2.58
2.91
22.92
65.89
51.99
0.10
0.06
0.05
0.00
0.09
0.04
0.15
0.09
0.59
1.85
0.03
0.17
0.05
0.04
0.00
0.06
0.03
0.10
0.07
0.52
1.32
0.58
0.12
0.04
0.04
0.00
0.06
0.02
0.04
0.05
0.38
1.08
0.85
Depreciation
Finance costs (Imputed)
Labour - unpaid (Imputed)
Land Rent (Imputed)
Non-Cash fixed costs
Full Economic fixed costs
Full Economic Cost of Production
Full Economic Net Margin
10.00
2.08
39.92
3.13
55.12
81.33
137.11
-53.76
6.27
1.29
19.17
5.99
32.72
60.17
102.81
-1.95
4.89
0.84
15.32
7.35
28.41
51.33
94.29
23.59
0.23
0.05
0.90
0.07
1.24
1.84
3.09
-1.21
0.12
0.02
0.36
0.11
0.62
1.13
1.93
-0.04
0.08
0.01
0.25
0.12
0.47
0.84
1.54
0.39
Physical Performance
Ewe to ram ratio
Scanning percentage per ewe scanned (%)
Lambs born alive per 100 ewes to ram
Lambs born dead per 100 ewes to ram
Lambs died in first 48 hours per 100 ewes to ram
Lambs died after 48 hours per 100 ewes to ram
Lambs weaned per 100 ewes to ram
Lambs reared per 100 ewes to ram
Lamb losses from birth to rearing (% of born alive)
Empty ewes (%)
Ewe mortality (%)
Flock replacement rate (%)
38
143
129
8
9
6
119
117
9
7.7
5.3
31.5
45
165
150
7
9
4
140
140
7
4.8
3.6
25.8
50
179
163
7
9
3
155
155
5
3.1
3.1
21.7
Average age at weaning (days)
Average weight at weaning (kg)
Average liveweight per reared lamb (all lambs) (kg per lamb)
Average liveweight (kg lwt per lamb sold finished)
Average carcase weight (kg dwt per lamb sold finished)
Average store weight (kg lwt per lamb sold store)
Average age at sale (days)
Daily liveweight gain to sale (kg per day)
Lamb weight produced per forage hectare (kg)
126
31.1
37.7
38.4
18.0
39.0
165
0.23
313
121
29.9
37.9
41.7
19.6
34.0
180
0.21
484
118
28.7
39.4
42.1
19.8
36.5
186
0.21
694
67.28
54.42
72.58
57.10
74.54
68.51
47
8
4
42
43
10
6
41
57
2
5
36
Total FW ewe concentrate use (kg per ewe)
Total DM ewe concentrate use (kg per ewe)
Average ewe concentrate cost (£ per tonne)
Total FW forage (kg per ewe)
Total DM forage (kg per ewe)
Creep feed per lamb reared (kg per lamb)
59
47
239
157
98
18
27
23
244
139
55
3
24
20
257
151
53
1
Number of full grazing weeks
Stocking rate (LU per ha)
Inorganic nitrogen use (kg per ha)
49
0.8
14
49
1.1
25
49
1.4
33
Labour use - paid hours per ewe
Labour use - unpaid hours per ewe
0.6
3.9
0.9
1.9
0.8
1.6
Return per lamb sold finished (£)
Return per lamb sold store (£)
Reared lambs sold finished (%)
Reared lambs sold store (%)
Reared lambs sold breeding (%)
Reared lambs valued at end (%)