LAMB CROP AND DISPOSITION, Montana, USA
Last updated May 29, 2009

Year	Lambs Saved	In Shipments	Marketings 1/		Farm Slaughter 2/	Deaths
		Sheep & Lambs	Sheep	Lambs	Sheep & Lambs	Sheep	Lambs
	(000) Head
2008 2007 2006	235 255 255	10 14 14	53 54 52	175 186 190	2 3 1	14 14 14	17 18 17
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001	255 260 275 295 340	7 5 8 10 8	59 53 50 63 79	190 189 205 224 251	1 1 1 1 1	12 13 17 18 19	15 14 20 24 23
2000 1999 1998 1997 1996	365 340 355 380 390	7 5 6 20 10	53 47 91 68 76	285 266 262 295 303	1 1 1 1 1	19 18 20 25 21	24 23 22 28 32
1995 1994 1993 1992 1991	410 465 480 510 585	16 11 17 17 37	80 104 85 184 120	312 346 371 383 417	1 1 1 1 2	25 29 35 35 42	33 40 37 38 46
1990 1989 1988 1987 1986	535 500 460 440 450	40 35 26 27 39	113 60 87 82 62	361 325 297 260 297	1 1 2 1 3	40 43 50 45 45	40 43 47 45 42
1985 1984 1983 1982 1981	470 470 475 470 420	33 25 22 21 25	86 77 107 129 73	420 289 308 314 233	2 3 3 2 3	42 60 30 50 60	45 55 45 52 55
1980 1979 1978 1977 1976	390 360 375 375 420	25 33 41 18 40	87 52 48 41 73	184 188 261 242 270	2 3 3 3 4	62 60 60 65 70	59 56 56 60 68
1975 1974 1973 1972 1971	471 550 604 711 740	30 27 28 30 48	86 111 140 186 174	331 339 406 458 471	4 4 4 4 5	75 80 85 96 90	85 118 127 117 115
1970 1969 1968 1967 1966	743 760 809 842 926	46 63 64 75 46	164 123 205 226 206	461 470 535 531 561	3 5 4 6 6	90 165 91 125 100	117 125 110 130 135
1965 1964 1963 1962 1961	1,006 1,037 1,060 1,092 1,201	61 74 59 93 46	202 172 179 177 307	650 669 680 730 874	6 6 8 9 9	160 159 143 128 140	165 155 137 120 125

Lamb Crop and Disposition, Montana, USA

Year	Lambs Saved	In Shipments	Marketings 1/		Farm Slaughter 2/	Deaths
		Sheep & Lambs	Sheep	Lambs	Sheep & Lambs	Sheep	Lambs
	(000) Head
1960 1959 1958 1957 1956	1,225 1,201 1,136 1,123 1,134	56 94 103 84 94	270 192 155 162 208	826 796 719 724 889	9 10 9 9 9	150 142 123 124 130	130 123 115 116 115
1955 1954 1953 1952 1951	1,146 1,168 1,124 1,147 1,066	81 119 132 154 167	173 189 194 210 154	768 840 846 910 674	9 10 10 9 9	140 125 130 135 135	120 116 118 113 110
1950 1949 1948 1947 1946	907 1,112 1,183 1,345 1,681	136 113 189 155 90	67 366 294 357 636	569 922 891 1,040 1,382	10 12 11 12 17	150 160 160 170 180	115 119 117 133 143
1945 1944 1943 1942 1941	1,953 2,302 2,385 2,315 2,423	123 68 73 217 177	573 611 492 522 400	1,551 1,755 1,733 1,678 1,550	19 22 22 25 26	240 265 320 290 275	145 194 204 180 166
1940 1939 1938 1937 1936	2,208 1,975 1,915 1,845 2,092	170 184 151 160 78	369 230 188 272 565	1,278 1,076 1,101 1,335 1,605	24 25 29 24 28	280 240 230 250 390	164 145 140 140 180
1935 1934 1933 1932 1931	2,246 2,695 2,290 2,375 2,650	111 0 0 0 8	555 143 125 103 501	1,587 1,875 1,407 1,412 1,943	30 27 22 25 14	360 340 371 345 320	180 203 185 240 260
1930 1929 1928 1927 1926	2,450 2,179 1,980 1,658 1,774	110 92 75 210 125	344 306 155 118 224	1,591 1,270 1,003 1,021 1,092	20 20 18 17 15	350 270 280 240 235	145 139 145 125 130
1925 1924	1,579 1,445	150 115	90 211	1,000 856	13 15	225 215	130 125
1/ Excludes interfarm sales. Beginning with 1966, include animals custom slaughtered in commercial establishments for use on farms where produced. 2/ Beginning in 1966, excludes animals custom slaughtered commercial establishments for farmers.

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