Oklahoma cattle report, 01/01/2013

              United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Oklahoma Cattle Report
Oklahoma Field Office
Cooperating with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
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January 1, 2013 Inventory
Issued February 1, 2013
Oklahoma’s All Cattle and Calves Inventory Down 7 Percent From January 1, 2012
OKLAHOMA:
The January 1, 2013, inventory of all cattle and calves in Oklahoma, at 4.20 million head, was down 300 thousand head from the January 1, 2012 inventory.
All cows and heifers that had calved, at 1.80 million head, were down 2 percent and bulls, at 120 thousand head, were unchanged from January 1, 2012. All heifers over 500 pounds, at 700 thousand head, were down 14 percent from last year. Steers over 500 pounds, at 870 thousand head, were down 5 percent from January 1, 2012.
The 2012 calf crop, at 1.67 million head, was down 10 percent from the previous year
Steers, other heifers and calves grazing on small grain pasture in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas totaled 1.34 million head, down 16 percent from a year earlier.
UNITED STATES:
All cattle and calves in the United States on January 1, 2013, totaled 89.3 million head, 2 percent below the 90.8 million on January 1, 2012. This is the lowest January 1 inventory of all cattle and calves since the 88.1 million on hand in 1952.
All cows and heifers that have calved, at 38.5 million, were down 2 percent from the 39.4 million on January 1, 2012.
The 2012 calf crop was estimated at 34.3 million head, down 3 percent from 2011. This is the smallest calf crop since the 33.7 million born during 1949. Calves born during the first half of the year are estimated at 25.0 million, down 3 percent from the previous year.
Cattle and Calves: Inventory by Classes, Oklahoma and United States, January 1, 2012-20131
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 Cattle and Calves
4,500
4,200
93
90,769
89,300
98
Cows that have Calved
*1,830
1,800
98
*39,387
38,515
98
Beef Cows
*1,778
1,754
99
*30,158
29,295
97
Milk Cows
52
46
88
9,230
9,220
100
Heifers 500 Lbs. and Over
810
700
86
*19,338
19,129
99
For Beef Cow Replacement
*320
280
88
*5,262
5,361
102
For Milk Cow Replacement
20
20
100
*4,622
4,551
98
Other Heifers
*470
400
85
*9,454
9,218
97
Steers 500 Lbs. and Over
*920
870
95
*15,833
15,813
100
Bulls 500 Lbs. and Over
120
120
100
*2,096
2,056
98
Calves Under 500 Lbs.
820
710
87
*14,115
13,787
98
1Totals may not add due to rounding.
* Revised.
Calf Crop, Oklahoma and United States, 2011-2012
Oklahoma
United States
2011
2012
2012 as Percent
of 2011
2011
2012
2012 as Percent
of 2011
1,000 Head
1,000 Head
Percent
1,000 head
1,000 Head
Percent
Calf Crop
1,850
1,670
90
35,313
34,279
97