Bi-annual cattle review, 01/2012, v.3 no.1

              1 Totals may not add due to rounding.
* Revised.
JANUARY 2012
USDA-NASS
OKLAHOMA
FIELD OFFICE
VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1
BI-ANNUAL CATTLE REVIEW
Cattle and Calves: Inventory by Classes, Oklahoma and United States,
January 1, 2011-20121
Welcome to the
January 2012 issue of the Bi-
Annual Cattle Review! First, I
thank all participants from
the cattle industry for their
continued support and coop-eration
– especially the pro-ducers
who provide data for
the bi-annual Cattle and
monthly Cattle on Feed sur-veys.
Without their commit-ment
and participation, this
report would not be possi-ble.
This publication is a compila-tion
of related reports issued
by USDA’s National Agricul-tural
Statistics Service
(NASS) in an effort to pro-vide
a complete source of
statistics relevant to the cat-tle
industry.
Though many of the statistics
in this publication can be
accessed through our website
on a regular bas i s
(www . n a s s . u s d a . g o v/
Publications), this Oklahoma
Field Office summary will be
issued twice a year following
the release of the USDA-NASS
bi-annual Cattle report.
Please feel free to contact
our office with any com-ments
or questions you may
have. I hope you find this
information useful!
Wilbert Hundl, Jr., Director
Oklahoma Field Office
Oklahoma’s January 1, 2012 inventory of all cattle and calves, at 4.50 million head,
was down 600 thousand head from the January 1, 2011 inventory. All cows and heifers that
had calved, at 1.78 million head, were down 14 percent. Bulls, at 120 thousand head, were
down 11 percent from January 1, 2011. All heifers over 500 pounds, at 810 thousand head,
were down 11 percent from last year. Steers over 500 pounds, at 970 thousand head, were
down 6 percent from January 1, 2011.
The 2011 calf crop for Oklahoma, at 1.85 million head, was down 3 percent from the
previous year.
OKLAHOMA AND U.S. INVENTORY
Data Source: USDA-NASS January Cattle report.
Calf Crop, Oklahoma and United States, 2010-2011
Class
Oklahoma United States
2011 2012 2012 as Percent
of 2011 2011 2012 2012 as Percent
of 2011
1,000 Head 1,000 Head
All Cattle and Calves 5,100 4,500 88 *92,682 90,769 98
Cows that have Calved *2,070 1,780 86 *39,999 39,112 98
Beef Cows *2,016 1,728 86 *30,850 29,883 97
Milk Cows 54 52 96 9,150 9,230 101
Heifers 500 Lbs. and Over *915 810 89 *19,576 19,388 99
For Beef Cow Replacement 355 300 85 *5,139 5,212 101
For Milk Cow Replacement 20 20 100 *4,568 4,527 99
Other Heifers *540 490 91 *9,869 9,649 98
Steers 500 Lbs. and Over 1,030 970 94 *16,397 16,072 98
Bulls 500 Lbs. and Over 135 120 89 *2,155 2,052 95
Calves Under 500 Lbs. 950 820 86 *14,555 14,145 97
1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percent
Oklahoma United States
2010 2011 2011 as Percent
of 2010 2010 2011 2011 as Percent
of 2010
1,000 Head 1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head 1,000 Head Percent
Calf Crop 1,900 1,850 97 *35,695 35,313 99
Born Jan 1- Jun 301 - - - 25,900 25,700 99
Born Jul 1 - Dec 311 - - - *9,795 9,613 98
1 Calves born by six month period not available for Oklahoma.
* Revised.