SHEEP AND LAMB DEATH LOSSES
by Cause and Value of Losses, Montana, USA
Last updated February 17, 2012
Year Predator Losses Non-
Predator
Loss
 Unknown
Causes
 Value of Losses
Total
 Total Inventory
Lost1/		 Predator Non-
Predator		 Unknown Total 2/
(000) Head Percent (000) Head (000) Dollars
1/ Total inventory equals January 1 inventory plus lamb crop plus lambs lost before docking.
2/ Totals may not add because of rounding.
2011 13.6 3.0 28.2 6.2 1,967.1 4,057.3 971.6 6,996.0
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006		 17.3
18.8
15.2
17.0
14.1		 3.6
3.7
2.9
3.1
2.5		 24.9
28.0
29.2
27.5
29.6		 5.8
9.2
5.6
5.5
7.3		 1,676.9
1,328.3
1,078.3
1,214.4
1,044.4		 2,747.9
2,185.7
2,272.6
2,189.3
2,453.7		 641.2
713.1
412.7
458.0
600.3		 5,066.0
4,227.1
3,763.6
3,861.7
4,098.4
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001		 12.4
13.7
17.7
21.4
19.9
 2.2
2.4
2.9
3.3
2.7		 28.4
26.0
33.0
39.9
38.6		 5.2
4.3
7.3
5.7
7.5		 1,096.4
1,102.6
1,309.2
1,236.0
850.8		 2,755.6
2,306.2
2,608.0
2,378.2
1,980.6		 477.6
364.3
605.7
366.6
375.0		 4,329.6
3,773.1
4,522.9
3,980.8
3,206.4
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996		 18.9
20.3
21.8
27.0
31.2		 2.5
2.7
2.7
3.2
3.5		 37.3
36.8
38.7
49.1
39.2		 9.8
6.9
6.5
8.9
12.6		 1,079.1
1,094.7
1,105.5
1,769.8
1,902.1		 2,423.1
2,198.8
2,189.8
3,598.9
2,606.9		 609.7
410.2
360.2
627.1
853.9		 4,111.9
3,703.7
3,655.5
5,995.8
5,362.9
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991		 37.1
42.9
40.2
41.2
44.9		 4.0
4.1
3.7
3.4
3.4		 46.9
53.8
59.4
63.0
83.5		 8.0
7.3
8.4
7.8
13.6		 2,001.0
1,897.0
1,767.7
1,593.6
1,590.0		 2,821.2
2,649.9
2,891.8
2,696.0
3,179.6		 500.1
386.6
418.8
374.6
550.4		 5,322.3
4,933.5
5,078.2
4,664.1
5,320.0
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986		 39.1
35.9
43.1
36.9
42.1		 3.1
3.1
3.9
3.5
4.1		 79.9
80.8
84.7
79.8
72.1		 14.0
24.3
22.2
20.3
17.8		 1,491.1
1,956.4
2,519.7
2,260.6
2,051.1		 3,586.1
4,264.8
5,115.3
4,825.4
3,437.9		 659.8
1,405.0
1,386.6
1,343.0
920.0		 5,737.0
7,626.2
9,021.6
8,428.9
6,409.1
1985
1984		 51.7
51.7		 4.6
4.5		 59.8
111.7		 15.5
16.6		 2,469.5
2,275.4		 2,704.6
4,847.6		 776.1
743.0		 5,950.2
7,866.0
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