SHEEP AND WOOL
Inventory, Production, and Value, Montana, USA

Last updated August 4, 2009
Year All Sheep
(000) Head
All Sheep, Jan. 1 Wool Production
Value
Per Head
Dollars
Total
Value
(000) Dols.
Sheep Shorn
(000) Head
Lbs. Per
Fleece
Total
(000) Lbs.
Price Per
Lb. Cents.
Value
(000) Dols.

2009
2008
2007
2006


270
275
280
115.00
122.00
132.00
147.00
29,325
32,940
36,300
41,160

230
245
250

9.3
9.2
9.2

2,150
2,250
2,300

1.40
1.30
91

3,010
2,925
2,093

2005
2004
2003
2002
2001

295
300
310
335
360
131.00
121.00
98.00
80.00
94.00
38,645
36,300
30,380
26,800
33,840
255
260
272
289
318
9.6
9.6
9.5
9.6
9.4
2,450
2,500
2,600
2,788
2,978
98
117
103
76
45
2,401
2,925
2,675
2,119
1,340
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
370
380
415
432
465
91.00
80.00
100.00
97.00
84.00
33,670
30,400
41,500
41,904
39,060
347
336
367
387
419
9.6
9.5
9.3
9.4
9.5
3,315
3,196
3,423
3,632
3,965
37
50
78
101
94
1,227
1,598
2,670
3,668
3,727
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
490
534
564
678
683
68.00
65.00
66.00
57.00
64.00
33,320
34,710
37,224
38,646
43,712
458
533
570
620
641
9.4
9.6
9.7
9.6
10.2
4,318
5,092
5,542
5,967
6,542
123
86
54
85
57
5,311
4,379
2,993
5,072
3,729
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
663
600
597
563
523
85.00
89.00
99.00
82.00
61.50
56,355
53,400
59,103
46,166
32,165
627
577
567
511
490
9.9
10.0
10.0
10.1
10.2
6,204
5,762
5,666
5,153
4,988
91
136
148
102
74
5,646
7,836
8,386
5,256
3,691
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
615
604
600
616
595
57.50
51.00
50.50
55.00
69.50
35,363
30,804
30,300
33,880
41,353
577
585
574
530
565
9.7
9.8
10.0
10.3
10.0
5,605
5,709
5,745
5,440
5,670
67
91
67
79
102
3,755
5,195
3,849
4,298
5,783
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
574
540
552
570
595
91.50
89.50
57.00
45.50
40.50
52,521
48,330
31,464
25,935
24,098
539
510
440
460
493
9.9
9.7
10.0
9.7
9.6
5,358
4,970
4,379
4,442
4,749
100
94
81
75
73
5,358
4,672
3,547
3,332
3,467
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
675
750
880
1,000
1,067
29.50
34.00
28.50
24.00
26.50
19,913
25,500
25,080
24,000
28,276
551
623
706
853
902
9.6
10.1
9.9
10.0
9.6
5,280
6,309
6,983
8,501
8,657
51
68
106
35
21
2,693
4,290
7,402
2,975
1,818

Sheep and Wool: Inventory, Production, and Value, Montana, USA
Year All
Sheep
(000)
Head
Stock Sheep, January 1 Wool Production
Number
(000)
Head
Farm Value Sheep
Shorn
(000)
Head
Per
Fleece
Lbs.
Total
(000)
Lbs.
Price
Per Lb.
Cents.
Value
(000)
Dols.
Dollars Total
(000) Dols.
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
1,113
1,178
1,250
1,351
1,387
1,018
1,083
1,140
1,226
1,277
29 .00
25 .30
22 .30
23 .40
22 .50
29,522
27,400
25,422
28,688
28,733
933
1,017
1,063
1,134
1,213
9 .7
9 .7
10 .1
9 .9
9 .7
9,086
9,891
10,725
11,277
11,792
38
45
45
46
58
3,453
4,451
4,826
5,187
6,839
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
1,503
1,553
1,581
1,560
1,768
1,403
1,461
1,491
1,462
1,661
19 .40
16 .40
17 .40
13 .30
15 .20
27,218
23,960
25,943
19,445
25,247
1,292
1,369
1,395
1,387
1,581
9 .6
9 .8
10 .2
10 .5
10 .2
12,462
13,444
14,254
14,570
16,180
51
55
50
49
42
6,356
7,394
7,127
7,139
6,796
1960
1959
1958
1957
1956
1,872
1,840
1,722
1,650
1,773
1,767
1,716
1,604
1,542
1,590
18 .10
23 .20
21 .90
17 .20
16 .10
31,983
39,811
35,128
26,522
25,599
1,679
1,641
1,532
1,462
1,495
10 .1
10 .1
10 .2
10 .2
9 .8
17,041
16,621
15,664
14,850
14,651
43
46
39
57
46
7,328
7,646
6,109
8,464
6,739
1955
1954
1953
1952
1951
1,756
1,749
1,791
1,867
1,716
1,606
1,606
1,656
1,707
1,581
17 .20
14 .40
16 .90
34 .10
32 .00
27,623
23,126
27,986
58,209
50,592
1,510
1,510
1,573
1,605
1,502
10 .3
10 .1
9 .8
9 .8
9 .9
15,553
15,251
15,415
15,729
14,870
45
61
59
60
107
6,999
9,303
9,095
9,437
15,911
1950
1949
1948
1947
1946
1,584
1,938
2,039
2,251
2,838
1,464
1,722
1,794
1,971
2,433
19 .40
18 .70
16 .60
13 .00
9 .80
28,402
32,201
29,780
25,623
23,843
1,347
1,567
1,650
1,903
2,238
9 .5
8 .9
9 .4
9 .1
9 .6
12,796
13,946
15,510
17,317
21,485
63
55
56
45
43
8,061
7,670
8,686
7,424
9,239
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
3,290
3,767
4,030
4,193
4,010
2,862
3,367
3,660
3,853
3,635
8 .70
9 .10
10 .20
9 .80
7 .80
24,899
30,640
37,332
37,759
28,353
2,633
3,131
3,477
3,583
3,453
9 .0
8 .9
8 .9
9 .2
9 .6
23,707
27,866
30,945
32,964
33,149
44
44
43
40
34
10,431
12,261
13,306
13,186
11,271
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936
3,747
3,304
2,926
2,942
3,540
3,462
3,064
2,736
2,792
3,405
7 .70
6 .60
6 .70
5 .60
6 .60
26,657
20,222
18,331
15,635
22,473
3,220
2,830
2,550
2,540
3,156
9 .2
9 .3
9 .7
9 .5
9 .2
29,624
26,319
24,735
24,130
29,035
29
22
19
32
26
8,591
5,790
4,700
7,722
7,549
1935
1934
1933
1932
1931
3,895
4,280
4,100
3,850
4,230
3,740
4,060
3,860
3,660
4,020
4 .65
4 .15
3 .00
3 .20
5 .20
17,391
16,849
11,580
11,712
20,904
3,480
3,760
3,550
3,425
3,860
9 .3
9 .7
9 .4
9 .5
9 .9
32,364
36,472
33,370
32,538
38,214
19
23
22
9
14
6,149
8,389
7,341
2,928
5,350
1930
1929
1928
1927
1926
4,120
3,854
3,400
3,053
2,850
3,940
3,758
3,300
2,923
2,750
9 .50
11 .50
11 .20
10 .60
11 .50
37,430
43,217
36,960
30,984
31,625
3,740
3,458
3,100
2,806
2,590
9 .1
9 .0
8 .7
8 .8
8 .9
34,034
31,122
26,970
24,693
23,051
21
32
38
33
37
7,147
9,959
10,249
8,149
8,529
1925
1924
1923
1922
1921
2,579
2,441
2,370
2,460
2,230
2,474
2,359
2,312
2,380
2,149
10 .50
8 .80
8 .70
4 .70
5 .70
25,977
20,759
20,114
11,186
12,249
2,344
2,270
2,206
2,267
2,030
8 .6
8 .6
8 .5
8 .4
8 .4
20,158
19,522
18,751
19,043
17,052
42
39
40
30
20
8,466
7,614
7,500
5,713
3,410
1920
1919
1918
1917
1916
2,450
--
--
--
--
2,420
2,750
2,550
2,761
3,248
10 .30
11 .80
12 .60
7 .10
5 .10
24,926
32,450
32,130
19,603
16,565
2,100
2,580
2,397
2,540
3,021
8 .0
8 .6
8 .4
8 .1
8 .0
16,800
22,188
20,135
20,574
24,168
51
58
60
42
29
8,568
12,869
12,081
8,641
7,009
1915
1914
1913
1912
1911
--
--
--
--
--
3,609
3,923
4,615
4,962
5,223
4 .40
3 .70
3 .70
3 .30
3 .45
15,880
14,515
17,076
16,375
18,019
3,356
3,648
4,292
4,615
4,857
8 .1
8 .0
8 .0
7 .8
7 .9
27,184
29,184
34,336
35,997
38,370
25
17
19
18
17
6,796
4,961
6,524
6,479
6,523
1910
1909
--
_
5,279
5,385
3 .30
4 .20
17,421
22,617
4,810
5,008
8 .0
7 .6
38,480
38,061
22
21
8,466
7,993

Sheep: Inventory and Value, Montana, USA
Year Stock Sheep, January 1
Number
(000)
Head
Farm Value
Dollars Total
(000) Dols.
1908
1907
1906
5,028
4,978
5,240
3 .90
3 .70
3 .50
19,609
18,419
18,340
1905
1904
1903
1902
1901
4,852
5,162
5,736
5,624
4,977
2 .95
2 .30
2 .50
2 .55
2 .85
14,313
11,873
14,340
14,341
14,184
1900
1899
1898
1897
1896
4,504
4,209
3,897
3,821
3,710
2 .85
2 .70
2 .40
1 .60
1 .55
12,836
11,364
9,353
6,114
5,750
1895
1894
1893
1892
1891
3,435
2,897
2,897
2,597
2,258
1 .50
1 .75
2 .60
2 .50
2 .35
5,152
5,227
7,766
6,492
5,306
1890
1889
1888
1887
1886
2,228
1,857
1,688
1,549
1,408
2 .25
2 .50
2 .10
2 .35
2 .10
5,013
4,642
3,545
3,640
2,957
1885
1884
1883
1882
1881
1,173
869
695
556
398
2 .45
2 .90
3 .05
2 .80
2 .60
2,874
2,520
2,120
1,557
1,035
1880
1879
1878
1877
1876
385
321
207
153
102
2 .40
2 .30
2 .40
2 .60
2 .90
924
738
497
398
296
1875
1874
1873
1872
1871
60
40
32
24
19
3 .30
2 .85
3 .00
2 .55
2 .80
198
114
96
61
53
1870
1869
1868
1867
11
8
5
3
2 .60
2 .50
2 .30
2 .70
29
20
12
8
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