The Sheep Show Podcast with Jill & Andrew Noble

Five things that suck your profit margin with sheep farming?

Jill Noble Season 5 Episode 14

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We know things are tough and sheep farming can have the smallest of margins for most of us so what are the leavers we have and what sucks the profit out of sheep farming? In this episode we explore the five main things that impact your profit when it comes to sheep farming.

Here are some of the formulas mentioned in the pod.

Lambs weaned divided by ewes joined x 100

150% excellent

120-130% good

under 110% needs focus/tweaking 

And some others things to measure


  • $ per ewe 
  • Cost of production per kg
  • DSE or units
  • Lambs as currency 
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