Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry

Cattle and Calves

The January 1, 1998, Michigan cattle herd totaled 1,100,000 head, down 30,000 head from a year ago. The January 1 milk cow inventory, at 298,000 head, was down 12,000 head from the previous year. Milk cow replacement heifers, at 135,000 head, were down 10,000 head from last year. Beef cows, at 117,000 head, were down 6 percent. Beef replacement heifers, at 30,000 head, were down 9 percent from 1997. Calves on hand, at 235,000 head, were down 5,000 head from last year. Steer numbers, at 220,000 head, were up 2 percent and other heifers, at 45,000 head, were up 3,000 head. The number of bulls was unchanged at 20,000 head. The 1997 calf crop was 385,000 head, 15,000 less than the previous year.

Cattle on full feed for slaughter totaled 200,000 head, unchanged from the previous year.

Michigan has 17,500 operations with cattle, unchanged from last year. The January 1 Michigan cattle and calf inventory was valued at $748 million, down 1 percent from January 1, 1997. Cash receipts from cattle and calf marketings totaled $218 million, while total liveweight marketed was 429 million pounds.

Table 11.1 Cattle and calves: Number on farms by class, January 1
Class 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
1,000 head
Cows and heifers that have calved
 460 465 450 435 415
    Beef cows
 131 132 122 125 117
    Milk cows
 329 333 328 310 298
Heifers, 500 pounds and over
 240 237 230 220 210
    For beef cow replacement
 38 30 30 33 30
    For milk cow replacement
 159 161 155 145 135
    Other heifers
 43 46 45 42 45
Steers, 500 pounds and over
 245 229 220 215 220
Bulls, 500 pounds and over
 20 19 20 20 20
Calves, less than 500 pounds
 265 250 250 240 235
All cattle and calves
 1,230 1,200 1,170 1,130 1,100

Table 11.2 Cattle and calves: Number of operations
Class 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Number
Beef cow 1
 8,000 8,500 9,000 8,500 8,500
Milk cow 1
5,000 4,800 4,700 4,400 4,100
Cattle 2
19,000 19,000 19,000 19,000 17,500
1 Included in number of cattle operations.
2 Any place having one or more head on hand at any time during the year.

Table 11.3 Cattle and calves: Balance sheet
Year All cattle and calves on hand January 1 Calf
crop 		Inship-
ments 		Marketings 1 Farm slaughter cattle and calves 2 Deaths All cattle and calves on hand following January 1
Cattle Calves Cattle Calves
1,000 head
1993
 1,200 430 130 375 60 5 30 60 1,230
1994
 1,230 425 115 428 52 5 25 60 1,200
1995
 1,200 420 95 398 57 5 25 60 1,170
1996
 1,170 400 75 365 60 5 25 60 1,130
1997
 1,130 385 70 343 52 5 25 60 1,100
1 Includes custom slaughter and state outshipments, but excludes inter-farm sales within Michigan.
2 Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments.

Table 11.4 Cattle: On feed for slaughter, January 1
Year Number
1994
 225,000
1995
 210,000
1996
 200,000
1997
 200,000
1998
 200,000

Table 11.5 Cattle and calves: Production and income
Year Produc-
tion 1 		Market-
ings 2 		Average price per cwt. Value of production Cash receipts 3 Value of home consump- tion Gross income
Cattle Calves
1,000 pounds Dollars 1,000 dollars
1993
 423,205 472,340 61.60 96.00 268,615 296,899 9,745 306,644
1994
 461,955 538,300 55.50 94.10 233,337 305,512 9,355 314,867
1995
 429,894 502,850 52.00 69.30 224,813 264,812 8,530 273,342
1996
 402,049 465,390 49.80 51.60 200,431 232,109 7,991 240,100
1997
 374,201 428,550 50.80 54.00 190,956 218,231 7,913 226,144
1 Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments.
2 Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and inter-farm sales within the state.
3 Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter.

Chicken and Eggs

The total value of poultry production in Michigan from eggs, broilers, and other chickens (primarily culled layers) during 1997 was $63 million, 9 percent lower than a year earlier. Eggs, valued at $61.9 million, contributed the largest share of the value for all poultry, comprised 98 percent of the total poultry production value. Egg production totaled 1.33 billion, up 1 percent from last year. The market egg price averaged 56 cents per dozen, 6 cents lower than 1996.

Broiler production totaled 640,000, up 16 percent from last year and was valued at $1,059,000, up 27 percent from a year ago. Chicken sales, at 2.6 million birds, were down 7 percent. Sales of chickens (excluding broilers) were valued at $478,000, up 262 percent from 1996.

Table 11.6 Chickens: Layers on hand, December 1
Class 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Chickens: 1,000 head
    Hens
 1,800 2,000 2,000 1,800 2,343
    Pullets of laying age
 3,755 3,700 3,430 3,300 2,817
    Pullets, 3 months plus
 500 770 420 820 390
    Pullets, less than 3 months
 850 423 753 390 630
    Other chickens
 10 7 7 10 10
All chickens (excluding broilers)
 6,915 6,900 6,610 6,320 6,190

Table 11.7 Chickens and broilers: Production and income
[December 1 previous year through November 30]
Year Chickens Broilers 1
Number
sold 		Pounds
sold 		Price per pound Value of sales Number produced Pounds produced Price per pound 2 Value of production
Thousands Number Cents 1000
dollars 		Thousands 1000
pounds 		Cents 1000
dollars
1993
 3,300 15,510 5.0 776 630 2,750 38.0 1,045
1994
 3,500 16,100 1.5 242 650 3,200 34.0 1,088
1995
 3,432 17,160 1.0 172 630 2,850 34.0 969
1996
 2,805 13,184 1.0 132 550 2,200 38.0 836
1997
 2,600 11,960 4.0 478 640 2,900 36.5 1,059
1 Broiler production includes other domestic meat-type breeds.
2 Live weight equivalent prices, derived from ready-to-cook (RTC) prices using the following formulas: (RTC price-processing cost) x dressing percentage=liveweight equivalent price.

Table 11.8 Chickens: Total egg production by month
Month 1995 1996 1997
Million eggs
December
 124 115 115
January
 120 111 110
February
 111 107 100
March
 122 114 112
April
 116 111 110
May
 118 111 109
June
 113 105 105
July
 117 108 111
August
 115 107 114
September
 108 104 113
October
 110 112 117
November
 114 113 111
Total
 1,388 1,318 1,327

Table 11.9 Chickens: Average number of layers on hand during the month
Month 1995 1996 1997
1,000 head
December
 5,450 5,375 5,016
January
 5,351 5,281 5,021
February
 5,400 5,155 5,115
March
 5,250 5,135 5,136
April
 5,250 5,141 5,089
May
 5,216 5,021 5,024
June
 5,116 4,810 5,046
July
 5,138 4,706 4,980
August
 5,158 4,791 5,010
September
 5,177 4,885 5,086
October
 5,236 4,891 5,150
November
 5,345 4,971 5,210
Annual1 average 1
 5,256 5,013 5,073
1 December 1 previous year through November 30.

Hogs and Pigs

Michigan hog production totaled 404 million pounds in 1997, an increase of less than 1 percent more than 1996. Based on the December 1, 1997 inventory of 1,030,000 hogs and pigs, Michigan ranks 12th in the nation.

Breeding inventory accounted for 12.6 percent of the total inventory, while market hogs made up the remaining 87.4 percent. Statewide, Cass, Allegan, Branch, Ottawa, and Van Buren are the top five hog producing counties.

The annual average price for all hogs was $53.10 per hundredweight (cwt.) for 1997, compared with the 1996 average price of $51.40 per cwt.

Marketings of all hogs and pigs totaled 409.7 million pounds in 1997, down 2 percent from 1996. In spite of the marketing decline, cash receipts rose 1 percent from the previous year to 218.1 million dollars.

Table 11.10 Hogs and pigs: Inventory
Month and year Market hogs and pigs Breeding
stock 		Total
hogs
and
pigs
Under 60 pounds 60-119 pounds 120-179 pounds 180
pounds
and over 		Total market
1,000 head
March 1
    1994
 300 220 215 200 935 185 1,120
    1995
 280 220 210 185 895 155 1,050
    1996
 275 210 190 175 850 150 1,000
    1997
 270 205 190 155 820 130 950
     1998
 290 220 195 165 870 130 1,000
June 1
    1994
 555 210 165 155 1,085 165 1,250
    1995
 515 205 170 160 1,050 150 1,200
    1996
 475 195 165 125 960 140 1,100
    1997
 430 200 190 130 950 150 1,100
    1998
September 1
    1994
 370 340 250 200 1,160 140 1,300
    1995
 355 320 225 195 1,095 135 1,230
    1996
 325 290 210 180 1,005 125 1,130
    1997
 350 275 205 180 1,010 140 1,150
     1998
December 1
    1994
 375 240 265 210 1,090 160 1,250
    1995
 305 225 235 195 960 140 1,100
    1996
 285 200 210 180 875 125 1,000
    1997
 320 200 205 175 900 130 1,030
     1998

Table 11.11 Hogs and pigs: Number of operations, by size group
[An operation is any place having one or more hogs or pigs on hand at any time during the year]
Year 1-99
head 		100-499
head 		500-999
head 		1,000-1,999
head 		2,000 or
more head 		Total
1993
 3,400 1,100 220 160 120 5,000
1994
 3,400 1,100 230 140 130 5,000
1995
 3,200 1,000 230 140 130 4,700
1996
 3,200 750 170 150 130 4,400
1997
 2,800 820 180 150 150 4,100

Table 11.12 Hogs and pigs: Sows farrowed and pig crop, spring
Year December-February March-May Total December-May
Sows farrowed Pigs per litter Pig
crop 		Sows farrowed Pigs per litter Pig
crop 		Sows farrowed Pigs per litter Pig
crop
1,000 head Head 1,000 head 1,000 head Head 1,000 head 1,000 head Head 1,000 head
1994
 47 7.9 371 87 7.9 687 134 7.9 1,058
1995
 42 8.1 340 82 7.7 631 124 7.8 971
1996
 40 8.2 328 65 8.1 527 105 8.1 855
1997
 40 8.4 336 60 8.4 504 100 8.4 840
1998
 40 8.8 352

Table 11.13 Hogs and pigs: Sows farrowed and pig crop, fall
Year June-August September-November Total June-November
Sows farrowed Pigs per litter Pig
crop 		Sows farrowed Pigs per litter Pig
crop 		Sows farrowed Pigs per litter Pig
crop
1,000 head Head 1,000 head 1,000 head Head 1,000 head 1,000 head Head 1,000 head
1993
 68 7.9 537 56 8.0 448 124 7.9 985
1994
 65 7.7 501 60 8.0 480 125 7.8 981
1995
 60 8.1 486 45 8.0 360 105 8.1 846
1996
 52 8.3 432 45 8.3 374 97 8.3 806
1997
 54 8.7 470 48 8.7 418 102 8.7 888

Table 11.14 Hogs and pigs: Production and income
Year Production 1 Marketings 2 Average price per cwt. Value of production Cash
receipts 3 		Value of home consumption Gross
income
1,000
pounds 		1,000
pounds 		Dollars 1,000
dollars 		1,000
dollars 		1,000
dollars 		1,000
dollars
1993
 456,225 468,525 43.90 199,442 206,320 948 207,268
1994
 471,245 474,255 38.80 181,709 184,630 951 185,580
1995
 446,182 467,999 39.70 175,196 186,293 1,070 187,363
1996
 401,245 418,754 51.40 205,016 215,629 1,385 217,014
1997
 404,354 409,655 53.10 211,863 218,146 1,495 219,641
1 Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments.
2 Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and inter-farm sales within the state.
3 Receipts from marketings and sales of farm slaughter. Includes allowance for higher average price of outshipments of feeder pigs.

Table 11.15 Hogs and pigs: Balance sheet
Year Beginning inventory Pig crop Inship-
ments 		Market-
ings 1 		Farm
slaughter 2 		Deaths Number on hand December 1
Dec.-Nov.
1,000 head
1993
 1,280 1,980 40 1,985 3 92 1,220
1994
 1,220 2,039 51 1,966 3 91 1,250
1995
 1,250 1,817 58 1,939 3 83 1,100
1996
 1,100 1,661 56 1,726 3 88 1,000
1997
 1,000 1,728 77 1,697 3 75 1,030
1 Includes custom slaughter and state outshipments, but excludes sales within Michigan.
2 Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments.

Honey

Honey production during 1997 totaled 5.95 million pounds, down 31 percent from 1996. Michigan ranked 9th in the nation in honey production, down from the 6th place ranking the previous year. Honey estimates only included honey from producers with five or more colonies. There were 85,000 colonies in production during 1997, 5,000 less than 1996. Yield per colony averaged 70 pounds, down 26 pounds from the previous year. This was down from last year's ten year high yield since honey production estimates were resumed in 1986. Michigan honey prices averaged $0.77 per pound, $0.24 below the average price of $1.01 in 1996. This excludes all government support price payments and CCC loans. Value of production totaled $4,582,000, down 47 percent from 1996. The decrease was due to lower honey prices and production during 1997. Honey stocks on hand for sale, as of December 15, totaled 3.27 million pounds, down 24 percent from 1996.

Table 11.16 Honey: Production and value
[Includes only producers with 5 colonies or more]
Year Bee
colonies 		Honey
Yield per
colony 		Production Average price per pound Value of production Stocks
Dec. 15 1
Number Pounds 1,000 pounds Cents 1,000 dollars 1,000 pounds
1993
 90,000 77 6,930 57 3,950 2,980
1994
 90,000 86 7,740 55 4,257 3,870
1995
 97,000 92 8,924 78 6,961 3,570
1996
 90,000 96 8,640 101 8,726 4,320
1997
 85,000 70 5,950 77 4,582 3,273
1 Stocks held by producers..

Milk Production

Milk production in Michigan during 1997 was 5,410 million pounds, down less than 1 percent from 1996. Michigan ranked 7th nationally in milk production in 1997, accounting for 3.5 percent of U.S. production.

The annual average number of milk cows on Michigan farms during 1997 was 306,000 head, down 14,000 head from last year. The number of operations with milk cows fell to 4,100 from 4,400 in 1996.

Milk production per cow was 17,680 pounds in 1997, compared with 16,969 pounds during 1996. The average butterfat content was 3.65 percent compared with 3.69 percent in 1996. Ninety nine percent of milk production was grade A.

Milk prices during the year averaged $13.60 per cwt., down $1.40 from the previous year.

Cash receipts from milk sales totaled $732 million, down 9 percent from 1996. Milk continued as the number one ranked Michigan commodity in cash receipts.

Table 11.17 Milk production: Utilization, marketing, and value
Item and unit 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Production
    Total milk produced on farms, million pounds
 5,435 5,545 5,565 5,430 5,410
    Milkfat produced, million pounds
 197.3 201.3 203.7 200.4 197.5
    Milkfat, percent
 3.63 3.63 3.66 3.69 3.65
Utilization
    Milk marketed by producers:
        Sold to plants and dealers, quantity, million pounds 1
 5,340 5,475 5,485 5,360 5,350
        Sold directly to consumers, million pounds
 19 20 19 15 15
    Milk used where produced:
        Fed to calves, million pounds
 65 44 55 50 41
        Used for milk, cream, and butter, million pounds
 11 6 6 5 4
Marketings
    Milk marketed by producers:
        Sold to plants and dealers, quantity, million pounds 2
 5,340 5,475 5,485 5,360 5,350
                Fluid grade, percent
 99 98 98 99 99
                Price per 100 pounds, dollars
 11.10 11.40 11.00 15.00 13.60
                Cash receipts, 1,000 dollars
 699,540 733,650 713,050 804,000 727,600
        Sold directly to consumers, quantity, 1,000 quarts
 8,837 9,302 8,837 6,977 6,977
                Price per quart, dollars
 0.61 0.58 0.50 0.50 0.65
                Cash receipts, 1,000 dollars
 5,391 5,395 4,419 3,488 4,535
    Total marketings:
        Milk utilized, million pounds
 5,359 5,495 5,504 5,375 5,365
        Average return per 100 pounds of milk, dollars
 11.15 11.45 11.04 15.02 13.65
        Average return per pound milkfat, dollars
 3.62 3.71 3.56 4.07 3.74
        Total cash receipts, 1,000 dollars
 704,931 739,045 717,469 807,4888 732,135
Value
    Value of milk used where produced, 1,000 dollars 2
 9,997 6,725 7,951 8,263 6,141
    Total value of milk produced, 1,000 dollars
 714,928 745,770 725,420 815,751 738,276
1 Includes the equivalent amounts of milk for cream sold to plants and dealers.
2 Includes value of milk fed to calves and milk used by farm households.

Table 11.18 Milk production: Number of operations
[An operation is any place having one or more milk cows on hand at any time during the year]
Year 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Number
 5,000 4,800 4,700 4,400 4,100

Table 11.19 Milk cows: Number by month
Month 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
1,000 head
January
 331 329 326 325 311
February
 331 329 326 322 310
March
 331 329 326 321 306
April
 330 328 326 322 306
May
 330 328 326 322 308
June
 330 328 326 322 310
July
 330 328 326 323 309
August
 330 327 326 320 308
September
 330 327 326 317 304
October
 329 326 326 317 303
November
 324 326 326 314 301
December
 329 326 326 312 299
Annual
 330 328 326 320 306

Table 11.20 Milk production: Rate per cow, by month
Month 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Pounds
January
 1,385 1,370 1,435 1,425 1,480
February
 1,285 1,245 1,315 1,365 1,370
March
 1,405 1,430 1,490 1,485 1,520
April
 1,375 1,415 1,440 1,440 1,485
May
 1,440 1,525 1,510 1,470 1,540
June
 1,400 1,450 1,465 1,385 1,490
July
 1,420 1,470 1,475 1,405 1,490
August
 1,390 1,460 1,425 1,405 1,500
September
 1,345 1,380 1,375 1,365 1,430
October
 1,345 1,415 1,400 1,415 1,465
November
 1,305 1,355 1,340 1,370 1,415
December
 1,375 1,415 1,400 1,445 1,480
Annual
 16,470 16,905 17,071 16,969 17,680

Table 11.21 Milk production: Total by month
Month 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Million pounds
January
 458 451 468 463 460
February
 425 410 429 440 425
March
 465 470 486 477 465
April
 454 464 469 464 454
May
 475 500 492 473 474
June
 462 476 478 446 462
July
 469 482 481 454 460
August
 459 477 465 450 462
September
 444 451 448 433 435
October
 443 461 456 449 444
November
 429 442 437 430 426
December
 452 461 456 451 443
Annual
 5,435 5,545 5,565 5,430 5,410

Dairy Products

Michigan had 45 dairy plants in 1997, the eighth highest in the nation. The state produced 15.1 million pounds of creamed cottage cheese and 4.3 million pounds of lowfat cottage cheese in 1997, a decrease from last year of 3 and 4 percent, respectively.

Dry buttermilk production rose 76 percent in 1997 to 3.91 million pounds, but dry skim milk for animal feed output fell 15 percent to 276,000 pounds. Production of unsweetened condensed skim milk slipped 3 percent from 1996 to 51.9 million pounds.

The annual ice cream production in Michigan was approximately 28 million gallons, compared with 29.30 million gallons for 1996. Michigan ranked eighth in total ice cream production for 1997. Hard ice cream and hard low-fat ice cream made in Michigan during 1997 were 26.7 and 1.5 million gallons, respectively. The total sherbet production was 1.8 million gallons, a 3 percent increase from 1996. Hard sherbet production increased 4 percent from last year to 1.74 million gallons.

Butter production is not published for Michigan to avoid the disclosing of individual plant data.

Table 11.22 Dairy products: Butter, by month
Month 1995 1996 1997
January
 2,068 1,815 (1)
February
 1,715 1,476 (1)
March
 2,161 2,169 (1)
April
 1,917 2,383 (1)
May
 2,558 2,760 (1)
June
 2,196 1,693 (1)
July
 1,127 1,425 (1)
August
 813 1,313 (1)
September
 1,385 1,017 (1)
October
 1,498 1,289 (1)
November
 1,865 1,763 (1)
December
 1,965 3,007 (1)
Total
 21,268 22,110 (1)
1 Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

Table 11.23 Dairy products: Ice cream, regular, total, by month
Month 1995 1996 1997
January
 1,662 1,804 1,905
February
 1,993 2,045 1,944
March
 2,155 2,204 2,290
April
 2,492 2,600 2,448
May
 2,601 2,815 2,814
June
 3,032 3,338 2,743
July
 3,083 3,489 2,734
August
 3,160 3,098 2,611
September
 2,268 2,432 2,413
October
 2,133 2,035 2,116
November
 1,767 1,572 2,125
December
 1,515 1,864 1,830
Total
 		27,861 29,296 27,973

Table 11.24 Dairy products: Other production totals
Product 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
1,000 pounds
Butter
 20,312 20,045 21,268 22,110 (1)
All cheese 2
 107,849 116,276 111,010 106,603 (1)
    Cottage cheese:
        Curd
 (2) 19,556 21,650 20,674 20,162
        Creamed
 16,142 17,504 16,881 15,692 15,144
        Low fat
 6,666 4,478 5,398 4,510 4,333
Condensed skim milk, unsweetened, bulk
 50,939 131,837 58,715 53,266 51,876
Dried milk:
    Buttermilk
 647 894 2,083 2,224 3,913
    Nonfat for human food
 22,218 30,088 36,099 29,396 (1)
Frozen products:
    Ice cream
 30,961 29,615 27,861 29,296 27,973
    Ice cream, lowfat
 12,168 13,026 16,194 19,152 19,131
    Sherbet
 2,147 2,307 1,604 1,747 1,800
    Water ices
 407 635 276 431 370
    Other frozen products
 5,257 3,499 214 110 94
Mix produced:
    Ice cream
 15,567 14,321 13,459 14,329 13,757
    Ice cream, lowfat
 5,806 5,636 7,221 7,813 8,040
    Sherbet
 1,258 1,369 972 1,060 1,025
    Yogurt, frozen
 NA NA 2,323 1,555 (1)
1 Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
2 Excluding cottage cheese.

Mink

Mink pelt production in Michigan decreased 1,000 in 1997 to 56,000 pelts. Standards are the most popular color class in Michigan, representing 54 percent of Michigan's pelt production. For 1997, Standards and Mahogany accounted for 79 percent of the State's total pelts. Standard pelt production totaled 30,000 and Mahogany totaled 14,000. This compares with 30,000 Standard pelts and 12,700 Mahogany pelts produced in 1996. Female mink bred to produce kits in 1998 totaled 13,400, 600 less than 1997.

Table 11.25 Mink: Pelt production by color class
Color class 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Number of pelts
Standard
 33,500 31,000 32,100 30,000 30,000
Ranch wild
 (1) -- (1) -- --
Demi-buff
 1,800 3,200 3,400 400 1,100
Pastel
 1,600 1,900 1,600 1,600 1,600
Sapphire
 100 300 1,500 3,400 2,000
Gunmetal
 400 700 1,300 1,600 600
Violet
 3,300 2,200 1,400 1,200 1,500
Pearl
 2,900 2,300 2,100 1,700 1,500
White
 (1) 4,400 2,500 3,800 3,000
Mahogany
 8,400 6,500 6,000 12,700 14,000
Other
 (1) -- (1) 600 700
Total
 55,800 52,500 52,100 57,000 56,000
1 Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

Table 11.26 Mink: Number of farms and females bred to produce kits
Year 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Number
Mink farms
 16 12 12 9 8
Females bred for next year
 15,500 13,500 13,400 14,000 13,400

Sheep

Michigan sheep operations in 1997 numbered 2,100, up 5 percent from 1996. All sheep and lamb inventory in Michigan on January 1, 1998, was estimated at 90,000 head, down 8 percent from a year ago. The breeding sheep inventory, at 60,000 head, was down 8 percent from last year. Market sheep and lambs totaled 30,000 head, down 3,000 from a year earlier. Market lambs totaled 29,500--5,000 were under 65 pounds, 6,000 weighed from 65 to 84 pounds, 13,000 were in the 85 to 105 pound range and 5,500 were more than 105 pounds. The 1997 Michigan lamb crop (lambs born October 1, 1996 - September 30, 1997) was 70,000 head, down 3 percent from the previous year.

Sheep and lamb value of production, was $5.7 million, down 2 percent from 1996. Cash receipts totaled $6.3 million for 1997. All sheep and lambs were valued at $115 per head, up $18 from the previous year.

Sheep shorn in 1997 totaled 74,000 head. The weight per fleece was 7.3 pounds, compared with 7.6 pounds in 1996. Total wool production in Michigan was 540,000 pounds. Wool production was valued at $238,000. The average price per pound increased to $0.44, up from $0.36 in 1996.

Table 11.27 Sheep and lambs: Balance sheet
Year All sheep and lambs on hand January 1 Lamb
crop 		Inship-
ments 		Marketings 1 Farm
slaugh-
ter 2 		Deaths All sheep and lambs on hand following January 1
Sheep Lambs Sheep Lambs
Number
1993
 103,000 68,000 3,000 17,000 45,000 2,000 5,000 11,000 94,000
1994
 95,000 67,000 7,000 7,500 51,500 2,000 4,000 10,000 94,000
1995
 94,000 67,000 10,500 5,500 60,000 2,000 1,000 10,000 93,000
1996
 93,000 72,000 10,000 7,000 55,000 2,000 2,000 11,000 98,000
1997
 98,000 70,000 13,000 15,000 61,000 2,000 2,000 11,000 90,000
1 Includes custom slaughter and state outshipments, but excludes sales within Michigan.
2 Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments.

Table 11.28 Sheep and lambs: Lamb crop
Year Breeding ewes
(1 year or older January 1) 		Lamb crop per 100 ewes
(1 year or older) 		Lamb
crop
Head Number Head
1993
 60,000 113 68,000
1994
 50,000 134 67,000
1995
 49,000 137 67,000
1996
 50,000 144 72,000
1997
 53,000 132 70,000

Table 11.29 Sheep and lambs: Number of operations
[Any place having one or more head on hand at any one time during the year]
Year Number
1993
 2,300
1994
 2,100
1995
 2,000
1996
 2,000
1997
 2,100

Table 11.30 Sheep and lambs: Number on farms by class, January 1
Class 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Head
Stock sheep
Replacement lambs
 10,000 8,000 9,000 9,000 7,000
Ewes, 1 year or older
 50,000 49,000 50,000 53,000 50,000
Rams and wethers, 1 year or older
 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
Market sheep and lambs
31,000 34,000 31,000 33,000 30,000
All sheep and lambs
 95,000 94,000 93,000 98,000 90,000
1 Replacement lambs-include ewe, ram, and wether lambs.

Table 11.31 Sheep and lambs: Production and income
Year Produc-
tion 1 		Market-
ings 2 		Average price per cwt. Value of production Cash receipts 3 Value of home consump- tion Gross
income
Sheep Lambs
1,000 pounds Dollars 1,000 dollars
1993
 6,100 7,360 22.60 67.10 3,695 3,917 221 4,138
1994
 6,743 6,590 22.40 69.70 4,315 4,114 401 4,515
1995
 7,503 7,298 22.60 79.50 5,428 5,379 457 5,836
1996
 7,360 6,925 25.00 86.50 5,841 5,409 497 5,906
1997
 7,225 8,695 35.00 84.00 5,724 6,312 483 6,795
1 Adjustments made for changes in inventory and for inshipments.
2 Excludes custom slaughter for use on farms where produced and interfarm sales within the state.
3 Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter.

Table 11.32 Sheep and lambs: Wool production and value
Year Sheep
shorn 		Weight
per
fleece 		Produc-
tion 		Price
per
pound 		Value
of
production 1
Head Pounds Pounds Cents Dollars
1993
 81,000 7.6 612,000 34 208,000
1994
 79,000 7.6 599,000 52 311,000
1995
 85,000 7.7 658,000 68 447,000
1996
 81,000 7.6 615,000 36 221,000
1997
 74,000 7.3 540,000 44 238,000
1 Production multiplied by marketing year average price.

Trout

Michigan's 41 commercial trout operations reported 628,000 pounds of trout sold during the year ending August 31, 1997, a 24 percent decrease from last season. Total sales of food size trout (usually 12 inches or longer), stockers (usually 6 to 12 inches) and fingerlings (2 to 6 inches) were valued at $ 1.5 million, a 28 percent decrease from 1996. Nationally, Michigan ranked tenth in total trout sales. Idaho's 33 trout operations sold 41 percent of the nation's trout, making it number one in the country.

Operations contributing to the sales total include recreational operations that open their waters for fee fishing; fish farms that sell dressed fish to restaurants and markets; fish farms that sell eggs and live fish to other operations for stocking purposes. The most common trout species in Michigan are rainbow, brown, and brook trout raised both in earthen ponds and cement runways.

Trout losses, in Michigan, amounted to 233,000 fish, weighing 54,000 pounds. Theft and predators were the leading causes of death, accounting for 37 and 34 percent of all fish lost, respectively.

Table 11.33 Trout: Number of operations
Year Number
1993
 49
1994
 57
1995
 51
1996
 45
1997
 41

Table 11.34 Trout: Production, value, and sales
Item Number
sold 		Pounds
sold 		Value of
sales 		Average value per pound
1,000 dollars Dollars
Foodsize (12 inches long or more)
    1993
 610,000 570,000 1,370 2.40
    1994
 700,000 610,000 1,420 2.33
    1995
 580,000 555,000 1,300 2.34
    1996
 605,000 570,000 1,330 2.33
     1997
 550,000 540,000 1,255 2.32
Stockers (6-12 inches long)
    1993
 800,000 490,000 1,505 3.07
    1994
 680,000 300,000 670 2.23
    1995
 520,000 150,000 350 2.33
    1996
 620,000 240,000 525 2.19
    1997
 220,000 75,000 160 2.13
Fingerlings (2-6 inches long)
    1993
 460,000 20,000 110 5.50
    1994
 740,000 32,000 225 7.03
    1995
 700,000 18,000 200 11.11
    1996
 700,000 18,000 200 11.11
     1997
 485,000 13,000 70 5.38

Michigan Livestock: Value of Production Chart, 1997