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Contract pricing
Carrying costs per head
By season
Billing by animal class (AUE)
Daily charge = AUE multiplier × your selected daily rate. The summer charge uses your summer grazing days.
Sources
- USDA NRCS, National Range and Pasture Handbook, Title 190 Part 600 Ch. 6, Table 6-5: 1.0 AU = a 1,000 lb cow eating 26 lb dry matter/day. directives.nrcs.usda.gov
- Society for Range Management, Glossary of Terms Used in Range Management: AU, AUM, AUD (animal unit day = 26 lb forage). extension.usu.edu
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, Pub. 2100: 5 mature ewes = 1.0 AU; +0.10 AUE per +100 lb cow weight. extensionpubs.unl.edu
- Oklahoma State University, Fact Sheet PSS-2871: cow-calf pairs at 1.30-1.40 AU. extension.okstate.edu
- Colorado State University Extension, Optimal Cow Size for Intermountain Cow-Calf Operations. extension.colostate.edu
- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, B-1824: 5 sheep = 1 cow, 10 feeder lambs = 1 cow. agrilifeextension.tamu.edu
AUD here means animal unit day, not Australian dollars. All prices are US dollars.