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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

7.10

7.70

4 layer(R3)

7.50

9.20

10.75

12.40

14.90

17.33

19.30

6 layer (R4)

8.40

10.10

12.50

14.90

18.10

20.60

23.60

Heaters

Unvented

80,000 Btu/hr

$500-600

225,000 Btu/hr

$615-750

Makeup Air

75,000 Btu/hr

150,000 Btu/hr

280,000 Btu/hr

$1850

$2300

$2850

Controllers

Natural Ventilation Controllers

1 curtain

$400

2 curtains, 1 heater

4 curtains, 1 heater

$540

$875

Static Pressure Controller $660

Thermostats

1 stage

$ 44

2 stages

4 stages

$100

$165

Hi/Lo Temp Alarm $220

Variable Speed Controller $135

Systems Controllers

1 stage variable

$340

2 variable, 2 on/off

2 variable, 4 on/off

Winter Mechanical

Tunnel with curtains

$500-575

$650-700

$785

$1100

Evaportive Pad Systems

Pads

4" thick

$9/sq. ft

6" thick

$10/sq. ft

Pump $5/ft. of pad

Pad Systems $20-30/sq. ft.

Animal Equipment

Farrowing Crates without Creep Dividers $200

Gestation Stalls $65

Finishing Gates $4/ft

Flooring with Framing

3 ga woven wire

$3.50/sq ft

5/16 woven wire

Nursery Coated Wire

Farrowing Coated Wire

Nursery Plastic Flooring

Concrete Gang Slats

$5.60

$6.50

$6.50

$3.75

$1.50

Feeders (welded)

Nursery

 

Finishing

 

Single Sided

Double Sided

Single Sided

Double Sided

3 holes

3 holes

2 holes

2 holes

$125 add $15/ additional hole

$160 add $15/ additional hole

$155 add $35/ additional hole

$210 add $50/ additional hole

Bulk Bins

6' diameter

 

 

9' diameter

12' diameter

2.8 tons

4.3 tons

5.7 tons

7.7 tons

25 tons

$725

$820

$920

$1390

$3500

 

1Compiled under the direction of Jay D. Harmon, Ph.D., P.E., Extension Ag Engineer and Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.

2Equipment bought as a package will probably be about 75% of list price.

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