Oklahoma sheep and goat report, 2013

              United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Oklahoma Sheep and Goat Report
Oklahoma Field Office
Cooperating with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
P.O. Box 528804 · Oklahoma City, OK 73152-8804
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January 1, 2013 Inventory
Issued February 1, 2013
Oklahoma January 1 Sheep Inventory Up 7 Percent From Last Year
OKLAHOMA:
Oklahoma's sheep producers had 75,000 head of all sheep and lambs on hand January 1, 2013, up 7 percent from last year. Breeding ewes one year and older, at 44,000 head, were up 5 percent from last year. Rams, at 4,000 head, were unchanged from 2012. Replacement lambs, at 11,000 head, were up 1,000 head from the year earlier.
Market sheep and lambs on January 1, 2013, totaled 16,000 head. Market lambs comprised 94 percent of the total. Fifty-six percent were lambs under 65 pounds, 13 percent were 65 - 84 pounds, 13 percent were 85 - 105 pounds, and 13 percent were over 105 pounds. Market sheep comprised the remaining 6 percent of total marketings.
The 2012 lamb crop was 49,000 head, up 7 percent from the previous year.
Wool production in 2012 was 150,000 pounds, up 7 percent from last year. Sheep and lambs shorn totaled 30,000 head, up 11 percent from 2011. The average price paid for wool sold in 2012 was $0.70 per pound for a total value of $105,000, up 7 percent from 2011’s total value of $98,000.
UNITED STATES:
All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on January 1, 2013, totaled 5.34 million head, down 1 percent from 2012. Breeding sheep inventory decreased to 3.98 million head on January 1, 2013, down 1 percent from January 1, 2012. Ewes one year old and older, at 3.14 million head, were 1 percent below last year.
Market sheep and lambs on January 1, 2013, totaled 1.36 million head, down 1 percent from January 1, 2012. Market lambs comprised 94 percent of the total. Twenty-three percent were lambs under 65 pounds, 12 percent were 65 - 84 pounds, 22 percent were 85 - 105 pounds, and 37 percent were over 105 pounds. Market sheep comprised the remaining 6 percent of total marketing inventory.
The 2012 lamb crop of 3.46 million head was down 2 percent from 2011.
Shorn wool production during 2012 was 28.5 million pounds, down 3 percent from 2011. Sheep and lambs shorn totaled 3.93 million head, down 2 percent from 2011. The average price paid for wool sold in 2012 was $1.53 per pound for a total value of 43.6 million dollars, down 11 percent from 48.9 million dollars in 2011.
Sheep and Lambs: Number by Class, Oklahoma and United States, January 1, 2012-2013
Class
Oklahoma
United States
2012
2013
2013 as Percent
of 2012
2012
2013
2013 as Percent
of 2012
1,000 Head
1,000 Head
Percent
1,000 Head
1,000 Head
Percent
All Sheep and Lambs
70
75
107
*5,365
5,335
99
Breeding Sheep
56
59
105
*3,995
3,975
99
Ewes 1 Year +
42
44
105
*3,165
3,140
99
Rams 1 Year +
4
4
100
170
175
103
Replacement Lambs
10
11
110
660
660
100
Market Sheep and Lambs
14
16
114
1,370
1,360
99
Market Sheep 1 Year +
2
1
50
84
75
89
Market Lambs
12
15
125
1,286
1,285
100
Lambs Under 65 pounds
7
9
129
297
320
108
Lambs 65-84 pounds
2
2
100
159
160
101
Lambs 85-105 pounds
2
2
100
*312
305
98
Lambs over 105 pounds
1
2
200
*518
500
97
* Revised.