Cattle and Calves
The January 1, 1999 Michigan cattle herd totaled 1,050,000 head, unchanged from 1998. The number of beef cows decreased to 105,000 head, down 10,000 from last year. Beef replacement heifers increased 2,000 to 32,000 head. The January 1 milk cow inventory, at 300,000 head, was unchanged from a year ago. Heifers for milk cow replacement increased 5,000 to 145,000 head. Calves on hand, at 210,000 head, were unchanged from last year. Steer numbers, at 195,000 head, were also unchanged and other heifers, at 45,000 head, were up 5,000. The number of bulls fell 2,000 to 18,000 head. The 1998 calf crop was 365,000 head, 20,000 head less than the previous year. Cattle on full feed for slaughter totaled 200,000 head, unchanged from last year.

Michigan had 16,000 operations with cattle and calves, down 1,500 from last year. The January 1 Michigan cattle and calf inventory was valued at $809 million, up 13 percent from January 1, 1998. Cash receipts from cattle and calf marketings totaled $197 million in 1998, while total liveweight marketed was 411 million pounds.

Table 8.1_Cattle and calves: Number of operations
[An operation is any place having one or more head on hand at any time during the year]
Class
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Number
Beef cow 1
 8,500 9,000 8,500 8,500 7,800
Milk cow 1
4,800 4,700 4,400 4,200 4,000
Cattle 2
19,000 19,000 19,000 17,500 16,000
1 Included in number of cattle operations.

Table 8.2_Cattle and calves: Number on farms by class, January 1
Class 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
1,000 head
All cows that have calved
 460 450 435 415 405
    Beef cows
 134 124 123 115 105
    Milk cows
 326 326 312 300 300
Heifers, 500 pounds and over
 237 230 220 210 222
    Beef cow replacement
 30 30 33 30 32
    Milk cow replacement
 161 155 145 140 145
    Other
 46 45 42 40 45
Steers, 500 pounds and over
 229 205 200 195 195
Bulls, 500 pounds and over
 19 20 20 20 18
Calves, under 500 pounds
 255 245 225 210 210
All cattle and calves
 1,200 1,150 1,100 1,050 1,050

Table 8.3_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
1994
 459,530 539,000 55.50 94.10 232,870 306,170 9,355 315,525
1995
 442,844 528,350 52.00 69.30 231,123 278,193 8,530 286,723
1996
 412,059 478,550 49.80 51.60 205,371 238,674 7,991 246,665
1997
 386,581 453,480 50.80 54.00 197,154 230,906 7,913 238,819
1998
 385,229 411,250 47.70 51.70 183,321 196,656 7,465 204,121
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.

Table 8.4_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 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head 1,000 head
1994
 1,230 425 115 428 54 5 25 58 1,200
1995
 1,200 420 95 418 59 5 25 58 1,150
1996
 1,150 400 75 375 62 5 25 58 1,100
1997
 1,100 385 70 363 53 5 25 59 1,050
1998
 1,050 365 65 308 37 5 25 55 1,050
1 Includes custom slaughter and state outshipments, but excludes inter-farm sales within Michigan.
2 Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments.

Table 8.5_Cattle: Number on feed for slaughter, January 1
Year Number
1995
 210,000
1996
 200,000
1997
 200,000
1998
 200,000
1999
 200,000

Chicken and Eggs
The total value of poultry production in Michigan from eggs, broilers, and other chickens (primarily culled layers) during 1998 was $59.5 million, down 6 percent from the previous year. Eggs, valued at $58.1 million, contributed the largest share of the value for all poultry, and comprised 98 percent of the total poultry production value. Egg production totaled 1.4 billion, up 5 percent from last year. The market egg price averaged 50 cents per dozen, 6 cents lower than 1997.

Broiler production totaled 580,000, down 9 percent from last year and was valued at $1,022,000, down 3 percent from a year ago. Chicken sales, at 3.1 million birds, were up 6 percent. Sales of chickens (excluding broilers) were valued at $342,000, down 36 percent from 1997.

MI Livestock: Value of Production Chart, 1998

Table 8.6_Chickens: Layers on hand, December 1
Class 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
1,000 head
Hens
 2,000 2,000 1,800 2,343 3,310
Pullets of laying age
 3,700 3,430 3,300 2,817 2,441
Pullets, 3 months plus
 770 420 820 390 286
Pullets, less than 3 months
 423 753 390 630 704
Other chickens
 7 7 10 10 3
All chickens (excluding broilers)
 6,900 6,610 6,320 6,190 6,744

Table 8.7_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
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
 2,900 13,340 4.0 534 640 2,900 36.5 1,059
1998
 3,086 12,653 2.7 342 580 2,800 36.5 1,022
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 minus processing cost multiplied by dressing percentage=liveweight equivalent price.

Table 8.8_Chickens: Total egg production by month
Month 1996 1997 1998
Million eggs
December
 115 115 115
January
 111 110 111
February
 107 100 102
March
 114 112 120
April
 111 110 110
May
 111 109 111
June
 105 105 111
July
 108 111 118
August
 107 114 124
September
 104 113 120
October
 112 117 126
November
 113 111 125
Total1
 1,318 1,327 1,395
1 Sum of months may not add to total due to rounding.

Table 8.9_Chickens: Average number of layers on hand during the month
Month 1996 1997 1998
1,000 head
December
 5,375 5,016 5,196
January
 5,281 5,021 5,058
February
 5,155 5,115 5,098
March
 5,135 5,136 5,282
April
 5,141 5,089 5,202
May
 5,021 5,024 5,128
June
 4,810 5,046 5,097
July
 4,706 4,980 5,291
August
 4,791 5,010 5,541
September
 4,885 5,086 5,586
October
 4,891 5,150 5,621
November
 4,971 5,210 5,704
Annual 1
 5,013 5,073 5,318
1 December 1 previous year through November 30.

Hogs and Pigs
 Michigan hog production totaled 413 million pounds in 1998, an increase of 4 percent from the previous year. Based on the December 1, 1998 inventory of 1,120,000 hogs and pigs, Michigan ranked twelfth in the nation.

Breeding inventory accounted for 10.7 percent of the total inventory, while market hogs made up the remaining 89.3 percent. Statewide, Cass, Allegan, Branch, Huron, and Ottawa are the top five hog producing counties.

The annual average price for all hogs fell to $33.90 per hundredweight (cwt.) for 1998 compared with the 1997 average price of $53.10 per cwt.

Marketings of all hogs and pigs totaled 413.8 million pounds in 1998, up 3 percent from 1997. In spite of the increase, cash receipts plummeted 34 percent from 1997 to 141 million dollars.

Table 8.10_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
    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
    1999
 280 225 190 185 880 110 990
June 1
    1995
 510 200 165 155 1,030 150 1,180
    1996
 450 190 160 120 920 130 1,050
    1997
 400 185 180 125 890 130 1,020
    1998
 450 220 190 140 1,000 130 1,130
    1999
 430 220 200 130 980 120 1,100
September 1
    1995
 340 320 220 190 1,070 130 1,200
    1996
 310 280 200 170 960 120 1,080
    1997
 340 260 200 170 970 130 1,100
    1998
 300 250 195 205 950 120 1,070
    1999
December 1
    1995
 305 225 235 195 960 140 1,100
    1996
 295 210 190 180 875 125 1,000
    1997
 320 200 205 175 900 130 1,030
    1998
 340 270 180 210 1,000 120 1,120
    1999

Table 8.11_Hogs and pigs: Number of operations, by size group
[An operation is any place having one or more head on hand at any time during the year]
Year Operations
1-99 100- 499 500-999 1,000-1,999 2,000-4,999 5,000+ Total
    Number
1994
 3,400 1,100 220 140 110 30 5,000
1995
 3,200 1,000 230 140 100 30 4,700
1996
 3,200 750 170 150 100 30 4,400
1997
 2,050 510 180 130 100 30 3,000
1998
 1,900 500 100 150 120 30 2,800

Table 8.12_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
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 55 8.4 462 95 8.4 798
1998
 40 8.8 352 53 8.9 472 93 8.9 824
1999
 37 9.0 333

Table 8.13_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
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
1998
 52 8.9 463 52 8.5 442 104 8.7 905

Table 8.14_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
1994
 470,945 473,955 38.80 181,480 184,401 951 185,352
1995
 446,182 467,999 39.70 175,196 186,293 1,070 187,363
1996
 399,495 418,754 51.40 204,117 215,629 1,385 217,014
1997
 396,899 401,325 53.10 207,562 213,722 1,495 215,217
1998
 412,958 413,800 33.90 135,302 141,009 1,393 142,402
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 8.15_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
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 1,686 85 1,663 3 75 1,030
1998
 1,030 1,729 125 1,683 6 75 1,120
1 Includes custom slaughter and state outshipments, but excludes sales within Michigan.
2 Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments.

Michigan Dec. 1 Hog Inventory Chart, 1925-98

Honey
Honey production in Michigan during 1998 totaled 6.8 million pounds, 14 percent more than a year ago. This estimate included honey from producers with five or more colonies. Michigan ranked 9th in honey production, the same as last year but down from 6th place in 1996. There were 80,000 colonies in production during 1998, 5,000 fewer than 1997. Yield per colony averaged 85 pounds, up 15 pounds from the previous year.

Michigan honey prices averaged 66 cents per pound, 11 cents below the average price of 77 cents in 1997. This excludes all government support price payments and CCC loans. Value of production totaled $4,488,000, down 2 percent from 1997. Honey stocks on hand for sale, as of December 15, totaled nearly 3.7 million pounds, up 12 percent from 1997.

Table 8.16_Honey: Production and value
[Includes only producers with 5 or more colonies]
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
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
1998
 80,000 85 6,800 66 4,488 3,672
1 Stocks held by producers.

Milk Production Milk production in Michigan during 1998 was 5,391 million pounds, down less than 1 percent from 1997. Michigan ranked eighth nationally in milk production in 1998, accounting for 3.4 percent of U.S. production.

The annual average number of milk cows on Michigan farms during 1998 was 300,000 head, down 6,000 head from the previous year. The number of operations with milk cows fell to 4,000 from 4,200 in 1997. Milk production per cow was 17,970 pounds in 1998, compared with 17,680 pounds during 1997. The average butterfat content was 3.63 percent compared with 3.65 percent in 1997. Ninety nine percent of milk production was grade A.

Milk prices during the year averaged $15.30 per cwt., up $1.70 from the previous year. Cash receipts from milk sales totaled $815 million, up 12 percent from 1997. Milk continued as the number one ranked Michigan commodity in cash receipts.

Table 8.17_Milk: Production, utilization, marketings, and value
Item and unit 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Production
Total milk produced on farms, million pounds
 5,545 5,565 5,430 5,410 5,391
Milkfat produced, million pounds
 201.3 203.7 200.4 197.5 195.7
Milkfat, percent
 3.63 3.66 3.69 3.65 3.63
Utilization                 
Milk marketed by producers:
    Sold to plants and dealers, quantity, million pounds 1
 5,475 5,485 5,360 5,350 5,330
    Sold directly to consumers, million pounds
 20 19 15 15 18
Milk used where produced:
    Fed to calves, million pounds
 44 55 50 41 40
    Used for milk, cream, and butter, million pounds
 6 6 5 4 3
Marketings
Milk marketed by producers:
    Sold to plants and dealers, quantity, million pounds 2
 5,475 5,485 5,360 5,350 5,330
        Fluid grade, percent
 98 98 99 99 99
        Price per 100 pounds, dollars
 11.40 11.00 15.00 13.60 15.30
        Cash receipts, 1,000 dollars
 733,650 713,050 804,000 727,600 815,490
    Sold directly to consumers, quantity, 1,000 quarts
 9,302 8,837 6,977 6,977 8,372
        Price per quart, dollars
 0.58 0.50 0.50 0.65 0.65
        Cash receipts, 1,000 dollars
 5,395 4,419 3,488 4,535 5,442
    Total marketings:
        Milk utilized, million pounds
 5,495 5,504 5,375 5,365 5,348
        Average return per 100 pounds of milk, dollars
 11.45 11.04 15.02 13.65 15.35
        Average return per pound milkfat, dollars
 3.71 3.56 4.07 3.74 4.23
        Total cash receipts, 1,000 dollars
 739,045 717,469 807,4888 732,135 820,932
Value
    Value of milk used where produced, 1,000 dollars 2
 6,725 7,951 8,263 6,141 6,601
    Total value of milk produced, 1,000 dollars
 745,770 725,420 815,751 738,276 827,533
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 8.18_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 Number
1994
 4,800
1995
 4,700
1996
 4,400
1997
 4,200
1998
 4,000

Table 8.19_Milk cows: Number by month
Month 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
1,000 head
January
 329 326 325 311 298
February
 329 326 322 310 296
March
 329 326 321 306 297
April
 328 326 322 306 298
May
 328 326 322 308 299
June
 328 326 322 310 303
July
 328 326 323 309 305
August
 327 326 320 308 304
September
 327 326 317 304 301
October
 326 326 317 303 300
November
 326 326 314 301 298
December
 326 326 312 301 299
Annual
 328 326 320 306 300

Table 8.20_Milk production: Rate per cow, by month
Month 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Pounds
January
 1,370 1,435 1,425 1,480 1,480
February
 1,245 1,315 1,365 1,370 1,370
March
 1,430 1,490 1,485 1,520 1,530
April
 1,415 1,440 1,440 1,485 1,495
May
 1,525 1,510 1,470 1,540 1,560
June
 1,450 1,465 1,385 1,490 1,515
July
 1,470 1,475 1,405 1,490 1,540
August
 1,460 1,425 1,405 1,500 1,535
September
 1,380 1,375 1,365 1,430 1,460
October
 1,415 1,400 1,415 1,465 1,505
November
 1,355 1,340 1,370 1,415 1,460
December
 1,415 1,400 1,445 1,473 1,525
Annual
 16,905 17,071 16,969 17,680 17,970

Table 8.21_Milk production: Total by month
Month 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Million pounds
January
 451 468 463 460 441
February
 410 429 440 425 406
March
 470 486 477 465 454
April
 464 469 464 454 446
May
 500 492 473 474 466
June
 476 478 446 462 459
July
 482 481 454 460 470
August
 477 465 450 462 467
September
 451 448 433 435 439
October
 461 456 449 444 452
November
 442 437 430 426 435
December
 461 456 451 443 456
Annual
 5,545 5,565 5,430 5,410 5,391

Table 8.22_Dairy products: Annual production totals
Product 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Michigan
1,000 pounds
Cottage cheese, curd
 19,556 21,650 20,674 20,162 22,466
Cottage cheese, creamed
 17,504 16,881 15,692 15,144 16,375
Cottage cheese, low fat
 4,478 5,398 4,510 4,333 4,451
1,000 gallons
Ice cream
 29,615 27,861 29,296 27,973 24,198
Ice cream, lowfat
 13,026 16,194 19,152 19,131 18,583
Sherbet
 2,307 1,604 1,747 1,800 2,016
Water ices
 635 276 431 370 482
Ice cream mix, regular
 14,321 13,459 14,329 13,757 12,161
Ice cream mix, lowfat
 5,636 7,221 7,813 8,040 8,729
Sherbet mix
 1,369 972 1,060 1,025 1,019
Product East North Central Region 1
1,000 pounds
Cheese, total
 2,360.1 2,433.8 2,441.5 2,469.6 2,482.7
Cheese, American type 2
 956.8 991.1 1,014.4 983.6 982.7
Cheese, Italian
 957.1 986.5 985.0 1,008.7 1,023.9
Condensed skim milk, unsweetened, bulk
 294.7 145.1 111.6 128.0 119.2
Dried milk, nonfat for human food
 111.1 108.1 73.5 71.4 57.0
Butter
 383.6 370.7 379.4 383.2 373.3
Yogurt
 510.8 556.3 547.5 550.5 569.9
1 Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
2 Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack.

Table 8.23_Dairy products: Ice cream, regular, total, by month
Month 1995 1996 1997 1998
January
 1,662 1,804 1,905 1,644
February
 1,993 2,045 1,944 1,765
March
 2,155 2,204 2,290 2,007
April
 2,492 2,600 2,448 2,271
May
 2,601 2,815 2,814 2,319
June
 3,032 3,338 2,743 2,807
July
 3,083 3,489 2,734 2,643
August
 3,160 3,098 2,611 2,502
September
 2,268 2,432 2,413 2,159
October
 2,133 2,035 2,116 1,591
November
 1,767 1,572 2,125 1,168
December
 1,515 1,864 1,830 1,322
Total
 		27,861 29,296 27,973 24,198

Mink
Mink pelt production in Michigan decreased 2,000 in 1998 to 54,000 pelts. Standard was the most popular color class, representing 39 percent of pelt production. Standard and Mahogany together accounted for 76 percent of the State's total pelts. Standard pelt production totaled 21,000 and Mahogany totaled 20,000. This compares with the 1997 revised figures of 25,000 Standard pelts and 17,000 Mahogany pelts produced. Female mink bred to produce kits in 1999 totaled 12,800, 2,700 less than 1998.

Table 8.24_Mink: Pelt production by color class
Color class 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Number of pelts
Standard
 31,000 32,100 30,000 25,000 21,000
Ranch wild
 -- (1) -- (1) (1)
Demi-buff
 3,200 3,400 400 (1) (1)
Pastel
 1,900 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,200
Sapphire
 (1) 1,500 3,400 3,000 3,000
Gunmetal
 700 1,300 1,600 (1) (1)
Violet
 2,200 1,400 1,200 1,500 (1)
Pearl
 (1) 2,100 1,700 1,500 800
White
 (1) 2,500 3,800 (1) 4,400
Mahogany
 6,500 6,000 12,700 17,000 20,000
Other
 -- (1) 600 (1) --
Total
 52,500 52,100 57,000 56,000 54,000
1 Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

Table 8.25_Mink: Number of farms and females bred to produce kits
Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Number
Mink farms
 12 12 9 12 13
Females bred for next year
 13,500 13,400 14,000 15,500 12,800

Sheep
Michigan sheep operations in 1998 numbered 1,600, unchanged from 1997. All sheep and lamb inventory in Michigan on January 1, 1999, was estimated at 62,000 head, down 14 percent from a year ago. The breeding sheep inventory, at 44,000 head, was down 8 percent from last year. Market sheep and lambs totaled 18,000 head, down 6,000 from a year earlier. The 1998 Michigan lamb crop (lambs born October 1, 1997 through September 30, 1998) was 46,000 head, down 26 percent from the previous year.

Sheep and lamb value of production, was $2.7 million, down 44 percent from 1997.Cash receipts totaled $3.2 million for 1998. All sheepand lambs were valued at $110 per head, down $5 from the previous year.

Sheep shorn in 1998 totaled 58,000 head. The weight per fleece was 7.4 pounds, compared with 7.3 pounds in 1997. Total wool production in Michigan was 430,000 pounds. Wool production was valued at $233,000. The average price per pound decreased to $0.31, down from $0.44 in 1997.

Table 8.26_Sheep and lambs: Number on farms by class, January 1
Class 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Head
Breeding sheep, 1 year and older
    Ewes
 49,000 49,000 50,000 38,000 34,000
    Rams
 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
    Replacement lambs
 8,000 9,000 9,000 7,000 7,000
Total market
 27,000 26,000 23,000 24,000 18,000
All sheep and lambs
 87,000 87,000 85,000 72,000 62,000

Table 8.27_Sheep and lambs: Number of operations
[An operation is any place having one or more head on hand at any one time during the year]
Year Number
1994
 2,100
1995
 2,000
1996
 1,900
1997
 1,600
1998
 1,600

Table 8.28_Sheep and lambs: Lamb crop
Year Breeding ewes
(1 year and older
January 1) 		Lambs per
100 ewes
(1 year and older
January 1) 		Lamb
crop
Head Number Head
1994
 50,000 134 67,000
1995
 49,000 131 64,000
1996
 49,000 129 63,000
1997
 50,000 124 62,000
1998
 38,000 121 46,000

Table 8.29_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
1994
 95,000 67,000 7,000 7,500 58,500 2,000 4,000 10,000 87,000
1995
 87,000 64,000 10,500 6,500 55,000 2,000 1,000 10,000 87,000
1996
 87,000 63,000 10,000 9,000 51,000 2,000 2,000 11,000 85,000
1997
 85,000 62,000 13,000 24,000 49,000 2,000 2,000 11,000 72,000
1998
 72,000 46,000 8,000 16,000 36,000 2,000 1,000 9,000 62,000
1 Includes custom slaughter and state outshipments, but excludes sales within Michigan.
2 Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments.

Table 8.30_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
1994
 6,953 7,395 22.40 69.70 4,462 4,675 401 5,076
1995
 7,093 6,858 22.60 79.50 5,105 4,952 457 5,409
1996
 6,465 6,735 25.00 86.50 5,073 5,079 497 5,576
1997
 6,140 8,530 35.00 84.00 4,834 5,578 483 6,061
1998
 4,270 5,715 32.00 69.00 2,710 3,233 397 3,630
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.

Table 8.31_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
1994
 79,000 7.6 599,000 52 311,000
1995
 83,000 7.5 620,000 68 422,000
1996
 80,000 7.4 590,000 36 212,000
1997
 62,000 7.3 450,000 44 198,000
1998
 58,000 7.4 430,000 31 133,000
1 Production multiplied by marketing year average price.

Trout
Michigan's 42 commercial trout operations received $1.44 million for sales of trout during the year ending August 31, 1998, a decrease of 3 percent from last season. Sales of 538,000 pounds included sales of foodsize trout (12 inches or longer), stockers (6 to 12 inches), fingerlings (2 to 6 inches) and eggs.

Foodsize trout sales totaled 432,000 pounds, down 20 percent. Average liveweight was 0.97 pounds per fish. The value of sales totaled $1.12 million, down 11 percent, for an average value of $2.59 per pound. The major sales outlets were fee fishing at 35 percent of the total, 23 percent to other producers, and 18 percent to restaurants and retailers.

Stocker trout sales totaled 93,000 pounds, up 24 percent. Average liveweight was 0.31 pounds per trout. The value of sales, at $271,000, was up 69 percent and averaged $2.91 per pound. Fee fishing and other producers each accounted for 24 percent of sales; live haulers accounted for 19 percent of sales.

The number of fingerlings sold was 219,000, down 55 percent from last year. The value of sales decreased 29 percent to $50,000 and averaged $3.85 per pound.

Losses of trout in Michigan were 423,000 fish, weighing 44,000 pounds. Predators and disease were among the leading causes of fish loss.

Table 8.32_Trout: Number of operations and total sales
Year Operations Total value of sales
Number 1,000 dollars
1994
 57 2,315
1995
 51 1,850
1996
 45 2,055
1997
 41 1,485
1998
 42 1,438

Table 8.33_Trout: Production, value, and sales by size
Item Number
sold 		Pounds
sold 		Value of
sales 		Average value
per pound
1,000 1,000 1,000 dollars Dollars
Foodsize (12 inches long or more)
    1994
 700 610 1,420 2.33
    1995
 580 555 1,300 2.34
    1996
 605 570 1,330 2.33
    1997
 550 540 1,255 2.32
    1998
 446 432 1,117 2.59
Stockers (6-12 inches long)
    1994
 680 300 670 2.23
    1995
 520 150 350 2.33
    1996
 620 240 525 2.19
    1997
 220 75 160 2.13
    1998
 304 93 271 2.91
Fingerlings (2-6 inches long)
    1994
 740 32 225 7.03
    1995
 700 18 200 11.11
    1996
 700 18 200 11.11
    1997
 485 13 70 5.38
    1998
 219 13 50 3.85

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