I would believe he sold his calves for an average of $2200-2500 this year, but I cannot fathom how his profit on each calf would be that high. The cost of raising a calf for 6 months is cheap, the expense is in keeping its mother.
You're going to have to further explain the 2200-2500 profit number. Is he saying he is making $2200-2500 off of each of those 450 head? If so, he needs to teach a class.
When you say butcher, do you mean to kill, skin and quarter? Or complete break down and package? Hutterites near us charge $75 to kill, skin and half a pork. $150 to kill, skin and quarter a beef.
Something to consider, they pay little in income tax because they buy stuff and write it off. A lot of that money goes to support the local salary stiff that provides new equipment, trucks, seed, maintenance, etc. in turn helping to put food on their table. However, the farm subsidy program is...
Section lines are absolutely NOT public land. The ND century code deems them public highway, which allows public access for 33' on either side of the line. In no way shape or form are they publicly owned land.