The size of the U.S. sheep breeding flock is continuing to shrink. “We’re seeing lower numbers there in the Dakotas and Minnesota and we’re generally seeing lower numbers across the board,” said Tyler Cozzens, agricultural economist, Livestock Marketing Information Center. It’s definitely something I’m watching moving forward over the next one-to-two years as far as available (lamb) supplies.” Cozzens says high-priced feed caused producers to market lambs at lower weights this past year. “Now we have some cheaper feed, can we get them to a little bit heavier weights and does that start to show up in higher cold storage?”
