1996 Montana agricultural Statistics 



State Statistics-Sheep, Lambs & Wool 87 



SHEEP, LAMBS & WOOL 



INVENTORY, VALUE PER HEAD, AND CLASSES, JANUARY 1, 1987-1996 



ALL SHEEP & LAMBS BREEDING SHEEP LAMBS ^' All 



Value Total All ONE YEAR & OVER Wethers Replacement 



Year Inventory Pe r Head Value Market ^' Breeding ' Ewes Rams Ewes & Rams Lambs 



Head Dollars (000) Dels. Head Head Head Head 



1987 563,000 82.00 46,166 23,000 540,000 400,000 14,000 114,000 12,000 



1988 597,000 99.00 59,103 27,000 570,000 430,000 14,000 120,000 6,000 



1989 600,000 89.00 53,400 30,000 570,000 434,000 15,000 111,000 10,000 



1990 663,000 85.00 56,355 23,000 640,000 490,000 17.000 124,000 9,000 



1991 683,000 64.00 43,712 33,000 650,000 504,000 17,000 117,000 12,000 



1992 678,000 57.00 38,646 38,000 640,000 504,000 18,000 106,000 12,000 



1993 564,000 66.00 37,224 34,000 530,000 423,000 15,000 83,000 9,000 



1994 534,000 65.00 34,710 32,000 500,000 410,000 14,000 70,000 6,000 



1995 490,000 68.00 33,320 40,000 450,000 367,000 12,000 - - 71,000 



1996 465.000 84.00 39,060 35,000 430,000 347.000 11.000 - - 72.000 



" Prior to 1995 market sheep and lambs were classified as sheep on feed, and all breeding sheep and lambs were classified as stock sheep. ^ Beginning in 1995 

 lambs are no longer classified by sex. All replacement lambs include ewe and ram lambs intended for the breeding flock. Other lambs are included in the market 

 sheep category. 



WOOL PRODUCTION AND VALUE, 1986-1995 



Year 



1986 

 1987 

 1988 

 1989 

 1990 



1991 

 1992 

 1993 

 1994 

 1995 



Sheep Shorn 

 Head 



490,000 

 511,000 

 567,000 

 577,000 

 627,000 



641,000 

 620,000 

 570,000 

 533,000 

 468,000 



Per Fleece 

 Pounds 



10.2 

 101 

 10.0 

 10.0 

 9.9 



10.2 

 9.6 

 9.7 

 9.6 

 9.4 



LAMB CROP AND DISPOSITION, 1986-1995 



INSHIPMENTS 

 Sheep & Lambs 



39 

 27 

 26 

 35 

 40 



37 

 17 

 17 

 11 

 IS 



MARKETINGS 



1/ 



Sheep 



62,000 

 82.000 

 87,000 

 60,000 

 113,000 



120,000 

 184,000 



85,000 

 105,000 



79,000 



Lambs 



297,000 

 260.000 

 297.000 

 325.000 

 361.000 



417,000 

 383.000 

 371,000 

 345.000 

 312.000 



ON FARM 

 SLAUGHTER ^ 

 Sheep & Lambs 



3 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 1 



2 

 1 



]/ Excludes interfaim sales. Includes animals custom slaughtered in commercial establishments for use on farms where produced. 

 ^ Excludes animals custom slaughtered in commercial establishments for farmers 



PRODUCTION AND INCOME FROM SHEEP AND LAMBS, 1986-1995 



Cash Value of Home 



Year Production '' Marketings ' Receipts ^' Consumption 



Pounds Pounds Dollars Dollars 



Gross 

 Income 

 Dollars 



1986 

 1987 

 1988 

 1989 

 1990 



1991 

 1992 

 1993 

 1994 

 1995 



35.386.000 

 36,102.000 

 37,087,000 

 41,923.000 

 47,849.000 



50.295.000 

 44.738.000 

 40.802.000 

 37.559.000 

 34.478.000 



36.181,000 

 34.491.000 

 38.785.000 

 37.425.000 

 49.505.000 



54.544.000 

 61.106.000 

 46,045,000 

 44.990,000 

 39.292.000 



20.451.000 

 21.582.000 

 20.228.000 

 20.765.000 

 18.881.000 



20.568.000 

 25.227.000 

 25.093.000 

 24.219.000 

 25.643.000 



310.000 

 124,000 

 245,000 

 159,000 

 110,000 



170,000 

 206.000 

 227.000 

 155.000 

 189.000 



20.761.000 

 21,706.000 

 20.473.000 

 20.924.000 

 18.991.000 



20.738.000 

 25.433.000 

 25.320.000 

 24.374.000 

 25,832,000 



" Adjustments made for inshipmcnts and changes in inventory. ^ Excludes interfarm sales and custom slaughter in commercial establishments for use 

 on farms where produced. ^' Includes receipts from marketings and from sales of farm slaughtered meat. 



