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BEEF CATTLE ENTERPRISE BUDGETS FOR SO UTH CAROLINA- 2008/200 9 Developed by: Wilder N. Ferreira Extension Associate – Budget Specialist Department of Applied Economics and Statistics Extension Specialists John W. Irwin J. Marion Hiers Jr. Area County Extension Agent - Laurens Area County Extension Agent - Orangeburg John Andrae Kenneth L. Hall Assist. Professor and Ext. Agronomist Area County Extension Agent – Chesterfield Kevin Campbell Jesse Adams III Area County Extension Agent-Greenwood Area County Extension Agent - Florence June 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction.…………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………..…………………. 03 Summering Lightweight Steers on Millet Pasture.…………………………………………….. 06 Wintering Lightweight Steers on Fescue Pasture ………………………………………….…. 08 Wintering Lightweight Steers on Overseeded-Bermudagrass Pasture….. 10 Wintering Lightweight Steers on Small Grain Pasture ……………………………….. 12 Coastal Plain Cow-Calf Operation …………………………………………………………….…………….……. 14 Piedmont Cow-Calf Operation………………………………………………………………………………………….………. 16 2 BEEF CATTLE ENTERPRISE B UDGETS FOR SOUTH CAROLINA Clemson’s Beef Cattle enterprise budgets are intended as guidelines in the estimation of the production costs and returns for South Carolina beef operations and an aid to producers in selecting enterprise combinations for the 2008/2009 season. Budgeting is the basic analytical tool that beef cattle producers use in making production decisions and it is the foundation of a reliable management program. It is important to remember these projections will not be the same as any individual farm business due