Question: Backgrounding calves for 9 8 days on a diet containing: Corn silage at 1 3 . 9 3 lb of DM / day + protein

Backgrounding calves for 98 days on a diet containing: Corn silage at 13.93 lb of DM / day + protein supplement at 3.13 lb of DM / day. On October 16, the initial calf body weight (BW) upon arrival was 547 lb, and the price paid was $258.80/CWT. It is expected that animals will have shrunk ADG of 2.3 lb. After backgrounding period, projected sale price is $241.77/CWT. Using a breakeven selling price of $225.3864/CWT, what is the projected profit/loss ($) per animal with this growing program? (Use 2 decimals for your answer).

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