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COLORADO EXPERIMENT STATION 
The tables below show the selling price per cwt., at feeding pens, 
needed to break even on cost of feed, when feeders cost $ 4 , $ 4 . 50 , and 
$5 per cwt.; provided gains are made as in this experiment; viz. 100 
lbs. gain on 5.1 cwt. barley and .349 ton alfalfa hay. 
SELLING PRICE PER CWT., AT FEEDING PENS, NEEDED TO BREAK EVEN 
ON COST OF FEED, WHEN FEEDERS COST $4 PER CWT.* 
California Feed Barley Per Cwt. 
Alfalfa 
per ton 
$ .90 
$1.00 
$1.10 
$1.20 
$1.30 
$1.40 
$1.50 
$4.00 
4.72 
4.91 
5.09 
5.28 
5.46 
5.65 
5.83 
5.00 
4.85 
5.04 
5.22 
5.41 
5.59 
5.78 
5.96 
6.00 
4.97 
5.16 
5.34 
5.53 
,5.71 
5.90 
6.08 
7.00 
5.10 
5.29 
5.47 
5.66 
5.84 
6.03 
6.21 
8.00 
5.22 
5.41 
5.59 
5.78 
5.96 
6.15 
6.33 
9.00 
5.35 
5.54 
5.72 
5.91 
6.09 
6.28 
6.46 
10.00 
5.48 
5.67 
5.85 
6.04 
6.22 
6.41 
6.59 
11.00 
5.60 
5.79 
5.97 
6.16 
6.34 
6.53 
6.71 
12.00 
5.73 
5.92 
6.10 
6.29 
6.47 
6.66 
6.84 
13.00 
5.85 
6.04 
6.22 
6.41 
6.59 
6.78 
6.96 
14.00 
5.98 
6.17 
6.35 
6.54 
6.72 
6.91 
7.09 
15.00 
6.11 
6.30 
6.48 
6.67 
6.85 
7.04 
7.22 
Table made by adding cost of 658 lb. steer 
weight, and dividing by 1031 lbs., selling weight. 
at 4c per 
lb. to cost of 373 lbs. 
gain in live 
SELLING PRICE PER CWT., AT FEEDING PENS, NEEDED TO 
BREAK 
EVEN C 
COST OF 
FEED, WHEN FEEDERS COST 
$4.50 PER CWT. 
* 
Bariev Per Cwt. 
Alfalfa Play 
per ton 
$ .90 
$1.00 
$1.10 
$1.20 
$1.30 
$1.40 
$1.50 
$4.00 
5.04 
5.23 
5.41 
5.60 
5.78 
5.97 
6.15 
5.00 
5.17 
5.36 
5.54 
5.73 
5.91 
6.10 
6.28 
6.00 
5.29 
5.48 
5.66 
5.85 
6.03 
6.22 
6.40 
7.00 
5.42 
5.61 
5.79 
5.98 
6.16 
6.35 
6.53 
8.00 
5.54 
5.73 
5.91 
6.10 
6.28 
6.41 
6.65 
9.00 
5.67 
5.86 
6.04 
6.23 
6.41 
6.60 
6.78 
10.00 
5.80 
5.99 
6.17 
6.36 
6.54 
6.73 
6.91 
11.00 
5.92 
6.11 
6.29 
6.48 
6.66 
6.85 
7.03 
12.00 
6.05 
6.24 
6.42 
6.61 
6.79 
6.98 
7.16 
13.00 
6.17 
6.36 
6.54 
6.73 
6.91 
7.10 
7.28 
14.00 
6.30 
6.49 
6.67 
6.86 
7.04 
7.23 
7.41 
15.00 
6.43 
6.62 
6.80 
6,99 
7.17 
7.36 
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Table made by adding cost 
of 658 lb. 
steer at 4j4c oer 
lb. to cost of 373 
lbs cain 
live weight, 
and dividing by 1031 
lbs., selling weight. 
SELLING PRICE PER CWT. AT FEEDING PENS, NEEDED TO BREAK EVEN ON 
Alfalfa Hay 
COST 
OF FEED 
WHEN FEEDERS COST 
Barley Per Cwt. 
$5 PER 
CWT.* 
per cwt 
$ .90 
$1.00 
$1.10 
$1.20 
$1.30 
$1.40 
$1.50 
$4.00 
5.35 
5.54 
5.72 
5.91 
6.09 
6.28 
6.46 
5.00 
5.48 
5.67 
5.85 
6.04 
6.22 
6.41 
6.59 
6.00 
5.60 
5.79 
5.97 
6.16 
6.34 
6.53 
6.71 
7.00 
5.73 
5.92 
6.10 
6.29 
6.47 
6.66 
6.84 
8.00 
5.85 
6.04 
6.22 
6.41 
6.59 
6.78 
6.96 
9.00 
5.98 
6.17 
6.35 
6.54 
6.72 
6.91 
7.09 
10.00 
6.11 
6.30 
6.48 
6.67 
6.85 
7.04 
7.22 
11.00 
6.23 
6.42 
6.60 
6.79 
6.97 
7.16 
7.34 
12.00 
6.36 
6.55 
6.73 
6.92 
7.10 
7.29 
7.47 
13.00 
6.48 
6.67 
6.85 
7.04 
7.22 
7.41 
7.59 
14.00 
6.61 
6.80 
6.98 
7.17 
7.35 
7.54 
7.72 
15.00 
6.74 
6.93 
7.11 
7.30 
7.48 
7.67 
7.85 
*Table 
live weight, 
made by adding cost of 658 lb. steer at 5c per 
and dividing by 1031. lbs., selling weight. 
lb. to cost of 373 lbs. 
gain : 
