Montana Agricultural Statistics 1989 



State Statistics--Ijvestock 71 



Number, Value Per Head and Classes, January 1, 1980-1989 



Year 



(000) 



1980 574 



1981 595 



1982 616 



1983 600 



1984 564 



1985 SIS 



1986 473 



1987 523 



1988 530 



1989 568 



ALL SHEEP & LAMBS 



Farm Value 



Number Per Head 



Dols. 



91.50 

 69.50 

 55.00 

 50.50 

 51.00 



57.50 

 61.50 

 82.00 

 99.00 

 89.00 



Total 

 (000) 



52,521 

 41,353 

 33,880 

 30,300 

 28,764 



29,613 

 29,090 

 42,886 

 52,470 

 50,552 



Sheep on Stock 



Feed Sheep 



—(000) Head -- 



14 

 15 

 16 

 20 

 34 



45 

 23 

 23 

 27 

 30 



560 

 580 

 600 

 580 

 530 



470 

 450 

 500 

 503 

 538 



Wool Production and Value, 1979-1988 



Year 



1979 

 1980 

 1981 

 1982 

 1983 



1984 

 1985 

 1986 

 1987 

 1988 



Sheep Shorn 

 (000) Hd. 



510 

 539 

 565 

 573 

 574 



585 

 526 

 500 

 511 

 533 



Per Fleece 



-Lbs.- 



9.7 

 9.9 



10.0 

 10.3 

 10.0 



9.7 

 10.6 

 10.5 

 10.1 

 10.5 



Lamb Crop and Disposition, 1979-1988 



Lambs INSHIPMENTS 



Year 



1979 

 1980 

 1981 

 1982 

 1983 



1984 

 1985 

 1986 

 1987 

 1988 



Saved 



360 

 390 

 420 

 470 



475 



470 

 470 

 450 

 440 

 460 



Total 

 (000) Lbs 



4,970 

 5,359 

 5,670 

 5,903 

 5,745 



5,700 

 5,587 

 5,225 

 5,165 

 5,600 



MARKETINGS ' 



Sheep & Lambs 



—(000) Head— 



33 

 25 

 25 

 21 

 22 



34 

 33 

 39 

 27 

 26 



Sheep 



52 

 87 

 73 

 94 



119 



101 

 78 

 60 

 87 

 45 



Lambs 



188 

 184 

 233 

 309 

 336 



332 

 378 

 289 

 282 



304 



Price Per Lb. 

 -Cents- 



94 

 99 



102 

 79 

 67 



83 

 67 

 74 



102 

 148 



Value 



FARM 

 SLAUGHTER ^ 

 Sheep & Lambs 



' Excludes interfarm sales 

 2 



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 I^mbs, 1979-1988 



Price Per 100 Lbs 

 Year Production ' Marketings ^ 



-(000) Pounds- 



Sheep Lambs 



"Dollars- 



1979 26,219 24,041 24.40 68.20 



1980 29,124 28,564 17.70 61.70 



1981 36,494 35,311 17.40 47.20 



1982 43,293 46,576 15.00 48.10 



1983 42,994 49,335 11.40 47.80 



1984 32,048 42,362 14.30 60.30 



1985 36,251 44,845 17.60 66.80 



1986 35,810 35,124 22.70 67.20 



1987 35,202 37,126 27.40 80.50 



1988 36,237 33,394 22.20 66.30 



' Adjustments made for inshipmenis 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. 



