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Approximate Swine Building Component Cost1
Fall, 1996 (AEN-191)


Buildings

Farrowing Facility

Nursery Facility

Finishing Facility

Crated Gestation

$2200/crate

$100-130/pig (3 square feet)

$150-175/pig (7.5 to 8 square feet)

$450-$525/crate

Manure Structures

Concrete Manure Storage

Circular

5 cents/gallon

Square

Covered

6 cents/gallon

11 cents/gallon

Earthen Manure Storage or Lagoons

Trenching Around Base $1/ft

Earth Work

Engineering

$1.50/cubic yard

$5000

Ventilation Equipment2

Fans

Direct Drive with shutter, fiberglass housing

Size

List Price

8"

14"

18"

24"

36"

$ 375-450

$ 425-550

$ 550-600

$ 600-650

$ 900-1100

Belt Drive with Shutter

Size

36"

48"

List Price

$ 1100

$ 1350

Pit Fans

Size

8"

10"

High Perf.

$ 400

$ 400

Standard Perf.

$ 350

$ 350

Motorized Shutters

12"

18"

24"

36"

48"

54"

$ 125

$ 140

$ 160

$ 220

$ 280

$ 320

Inlets

Wall Inlets

750 cfm

$ 125

1250 cfm

3000 cfm

$ 140

$ 170

Ceiling inlets

mono

 

bi

 

 

quad

600 cfm

1200

800

1200

2400

1200

$ 56

70

57

68

99

57

Louvered interior wall inlets

2 feet long

2

2

2

4

4

4

4

250 cfm

500

750

1000

650

1300

1850

2600

$ 23

27

30

36

38

44

50

57

Convection Tube Systems

Size

12"

18"

24"

30"

Fan

$460

475

639

880

Tube

$34/100ft.

44

52

63

Cable $0.40/ft Bird Netting $0.25/sq.ft

Curtain Machine

24" travel

$720

48"

60"

830

950

Ventilation Curtains $/foot

Height

24"

36"

48"

60"

72"

84"

96"

Single

.90

1.10

1.30

1.50

1.90

2.30

2.50

9.5 oz

-

1.63

2.60

3.10

3.90

4.50

4.80

13 oz

-

-

3.55

5.30

5.40<