MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 1990 



STATE STATISTICS-LIVESTOCK 71 



SHEEP, LAMBS & WOOL 



Number, Value Per Head and Classes, January 1, 1981-1990 



Wool Production and Value, 1980-1989 



Year 



1980 

 1981 

 1982 

 1983 

 1984 



1985 

 1986 

 1987 

 1988 

 1989 



Sheep Shorn 

 (000) Hd. 



539 

 565 

 575 

 574 

 585 



577 

 490 

 511 

 567 

 569 



Per Fleece 

 -Lbs.- 



9.9 

 10.0 

 10.3 

 10.0 



9.8 



9.7 

 10.2 

 10.1 

 10.0 

 10.0 



Lamb Crop and Disposition, 1980-1989 



Lambs INSHIPMENTS 



Year Saved Sheep & Lambs 



—(000) Head - 



1980 390 



1981 420 



1982 470 



1983 475 



1984 470 



1985 470 



1986 450 



1987 440 



1988 460 



1989 500 



25 

 25 

 21 

 22 

 25 



33 

 39 

 27 

 26 

 35 



Total 

 (000) Lbs 



5,359 

 5,670 

 5,903 

 5,745 

 5,709 



5,605 

 4,988 

 5,153 

 5,666 

 5,690 



MARKETINGS 



Sheep 



87 

 73 

 94 

 107 

 77 



86 

 62 

 82 

 49 

 60 



Lambs 



184 

 233 

 309 

 308 

 289 



420 

 297 

 260 

 335 

 325 



Price Per Lb. 

 -Cents- 



99 

 102 

 79 

 67 

 91 



67 



74 



102 



148 



136 



Value 



FARM 



SlAUGHn:R ^ 

 Sheep & Lambs 



2 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 3 



2 

 3 

 1 

 2 

 1 



Excludes interfarm 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, 1980-1989 



Price Per 100 Lbs. 

 Producti on ' Marketing ^ Sheep 



Year 



-(000) Pounds- 



1980 29,124 



1981 36,494 



1982 43,293 



1983 43,946 



1984 34,431 



1985 34,373 



1986 35,386 



1987 36,102 



1988 34,998 



1989 41,892 



\ 

 2 

 3 



28,564 

 35,311 

 46,576 

 39,210 

 29,422 



49,811 

 36,181 

 34,491 

 36,768 

 37,416 



Lambs 



-DoUars- 



17.70 

 17.40 

 15.00 

 11.40 

 14.30 



17.60 

 22.70 

 27.40 

 22.20 

 20.80 



61.70 

 47.20 

 48.10 

 47.80 

 60.30 



66.80 



67.20 

 80.50 

 66.30 

 65.80 



Adjustments made for inshipments 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. 



