Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Livestock: Record highs and lows ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Record high : Record low : Year Livestock : Unit :-----------------------------------------------------------: Estimates : :Quantity : Year :Quantity : Year : Started ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle and calves :1,000 head : 2,036 1944 538 1867 1867 Cattle on feed :1,000 head : 210 2004 57 1931 1930 Chickens, all 1/ :1,000 birds : 15,512 1944 6,190 1997 1924 Cows, beef :1,000 head : 239 1977 24 1925,1933 1920 Cows, milk :1,000 head : 1,080 1945 225 1867 1867 Eggs 2/ :Million eggs : 2,009 2004 1,104 1929 1924 Hogs and pigs 1/ :1,000 head : 1,397 1943 512 1934 1867 Honey :1,000 pounds : 11,780 1939 4,355 2004 1921 Milk :Million pounds: 6,375 2003 3,941 1927 1924 Sheep :1,000 head : 3,100 1867 62 1999 1867 Wool :1,000 pounds : 8,424 1934 430 1998 1934 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December 1. 2/ December 1 previous year to November 30. Cattle and Calves The January 1, 2005, Michigan cattle herd totaled 1,010,000 head, down 20,000 head from a year ago. The milk cow inventory, at 307,000 head, was up 7,000 from the previous year. Milk cow replacement heifers were down 5,000 at 125,000. Beef cows, at 93,000 head, were up 9 percent from last year. Calves on hand were at 185,000, down 15,000 from last year. Beef cow replacement heifers, at 35,000 head, were up 5,000 head. The 2004 calf crop was 335,000 head, down 15,000 from last year. Steer numbers were down 15,000 at 200,000 head. Other heifers decreased to 47,000 from 51,000, while bulls at 18,000 head were down by 1,000. Cattle on full feed for slaughter totaled 190,000 head, down 20,000 from last year. Michigan has 14,500 operations with cattle, unchanged from a year ago. The January 1 Michigan cattle and calf inventory was valued at $1.07 billion, up 11 percent from January 1, 2004, which was 968.2 million. Cash receipts from cattle and calf marketings totaled $262.8 million, while total liveweight marketed was 375.8 million pounds. The top 5 counties in cattle and calves in 2004 are Huron, Sanilac, Clinton, Allegan, and Ottawa. Cattle and calves: Number of operations by size group, 2000-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Size group by head : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 1-49 head : 11,200 10,800 10,400 10,000 10,200 50-99 head : 2,200 2,100 2,040 2,050 1,700 100-499 head : 2,350 2,350 2,300 2,200 2,300 500-999 head : 190 180 180 170 210 1000 + head : 60 70 80 80 90 Total : 16,000 15,500 15,000 14,500 14,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ An operation is any place having one or more head of cattle on hand at any time during the year. Cattle and calves: Number on farms by class, January 1, 2001-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : All cows that have calved : 385 370 390 385 400 Beef cows : 85 71 89 85 93 Milk cows : 300 299 301 300 307 Heifers, 500 pounds and over: 210 210 212 211 207 Beef cow replacement : 35 30 35 30 35 Milk cow replacement : 130 135 135 130 125 Other : 45 45 42 51 47 Steers, 500 pounds and over : 190 195 195 215 200 Bulls, 500 pounds and over : 17 17 18 19 18 Calves, under 500 pounds : 178 198 175 200 185 All cattle and calves : 980 990 990 1,030 1,010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle and calves: Production and income, 2000-2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Average price per cwt : : : Value of : Year :Production 1/:Marketings 2/:---------------------------: Value of : Cash : Home : Gross : : : All beef 3/ : Calves : production : receipts 4/ : consumption : income ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---- 1,000 pounds ----- Dollars ----- ----------------- 1,000 dollars ----------------- : 2000 : 407,661 446,600 56.00 102.00 220,474 255,892 9,183 265,075 2001 : 353,634 376,750 58.80 109.00 204,736 227,930 7,467 235,397 2002 : 363,562 363,540 54.20 104.00 191,624 204,628 6,894 211,522 2003 : 333,635 324,896 63.00 92.50 213,932 207,722 7,795 215,517 2004 : 358,519 375,760 68.70 109.00 247,345 262,757 8,600 271,357 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/ Combined price for "Cows" and "Steers and Heifers". 4/ Receipts from marketings and sale of farm slaughter. Cattle and calves: Balance sheet, 2000-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : All cattle : All cattle : : : : : : and calves Year : and calves : :Inshipments : Marketings 1/ :Farm slaughter : Deaths : on hand : on hand : Calf : :-------------------------: cattle and :-------------------------: following : January 1 : Crop : : Cattle : Calves : calves 2/ : Cattle : Calves : January 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 2000 : 1,010 345 55 318 38 5 22 47 980 2001 : 980 335 50 266 36 4 24 45 990 2002 : 990 340 41 264 40 4 25 48 990 2003 : 990 350 39 248 25 4 24 48 1,030 2004 : 1,030 335 31 282 28 4 24 48 1,010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes custom slaughter and state outshipments, but excludes inter-farm sales within the State. 2/ Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments. Dairy Milk production in Michigan during 2004 was 6,315 million pounds, down 1 percent from 2003. Michigan ranked eighth nationally in milk production in 2004, accounting for 3.7 percent of U.S. production. The annual average number of milk cows on Michigan farms during 2004 was 303,000 head, up 1,000 from the previous year. The number of operations with milk cows fell to 2,900 from 3,000 in 2003. Milk production per cow was 20,842 pounds in 2004, compared with 21,109 pounds during 2003. The average butterfat content was 3.63 percent, up from 3.62 in 2003. Milk prices during the year averaged $16.30 per cwt., up $3.70 from the previous year. Cash receipts from milk sales totaled $1.02 billion, up 28 percent from 2003. Milk continued as the top ranked Michigan commodity in cash receipts. Milk: Production, utilization, marketings, and value, 2000-2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Production : : Production : : Total milk produced on farms : Million pounds: 5,705 5,870 6,120 6,375 6,315 Milkfat produced : Million pounds: 208.8 213.1 221.5 230.8 229.2 Milkfat : Percent : 3.66 3.63 3.62 3.62 3.63 : : Utilization : : Milk used where produced : : Fed to calves : Million pounds: 45 55 55 55 50 Used for milk, cream, and butter : Million pounds: 5 5 5 5 5 Milk marketed by producers : Million pounds: 5,655 5,810 6,060 6,315 6,260 Average return per 100 pounds of milk : Dollars : 12.90 15.20 12.10 12.60 16.30 Average return per pound milkfat : Dollars : 3.52 4.19 3.34 3.48 4.49 Fluid grade : Percent : 99 99 99 99 99 Total cash receipts : 1,000 dollars : 729,495 883,120 733,260 795,690 1,020,380 : : Value : : Value of milk used where produced 1/ : 1,000 dollars : 6,450 9,120 7,260 7,560 8,965 Total value of milk produced : 1,000 dollars : 735,945 892,240 740,520 803,250 1,029,345 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes value of milk fed to calves and milk used by farm households. Milk cows: Number of operations, by size group, 2000-2004 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------- Size group: : : : : by head : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 1-29 : 1,000 1,050 1,050 1,000 950 30-49 : 630 550 500 450 440 50-99 : 900 800 750 700 660 100-199 : 700 620 590 550 540 200-499 : 215 215 240 220 225 500+ : 55 65 70 80 85 Total : 3,500 3,300 3,200 3,000 2,900 ------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ An operation is any place having one or more milk cows on Hand at any time during the year. Milk cows: Number by month, 2000-2004 ------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : January : 298 303 300 302 300 February : 296 303 301 302 299 March : 296 304 301 302 301 April : 299 304 301 301 301 May : 301 304 301 301 301 June : 304 305 300 302 302 July : 302 303 301 304 303 August : 302 303 302 304 303 September : 300 303 302 304 303 October : 302 302 302 304 304 November : 299 301 302 302 306 December : 300 299 301 301 307 Annual : 300 303 301 302 303 ------------------------------------------------------------- Milk production: Total by month, 2000-2004 --------------------------------------------------- Month : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 --------------------------------------------------- : Million pounds : January : 474 482 504 535 534 February : 447 447 474 482 496 March : 485 505 533 545 545 April : 481 492 518 521 525 May : 494 518 537 539 540 June : 485 505 503 529 530 July : 489 498 519 558 542 August : 485 489 515 549 532 September : 455 476 488 534 506 October : 477 483 507 546 526 November : 457 474 498 506 508 December : 476 501 524 531 531 Annual : 5,705 5,870 6,120 6,375 6,315 --------------------------------------------------- Milk: Production per cow, by month, 2000-2004 --------------------------------------------------- Month : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 --------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : January : 1,590 1,590 1,680 1,770 1,780 February : 1,510 1,475 1,575 1,595 1,660 March : 1,640 1,660 1,770 1,805 1,810 April : 1,610 1,620 1,720 1,730 1,745 May : 1,640 1,705 1,785 1,790 1,795 June : 1,595 1,655 1,675 1,750 1,755 July : 1,620 1,645 1,725 1,835 1,790 August : 1,605 1,615 1,705 1,805 1,755 September : 1,515 1,570 1,615 1,755 1,670 October : 1,580 1,600 1,680 1,795 1,730 November : 1,530 1,575 1,650 1,675 1,660 December : 1,585 1,675 1,740 1,765 1,730 Annual :19,017 19,373 20,332 21,109 20,842 --------------------------------------------------- Dairy products: Annual production totals, 2000-2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Product : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons Michigan : Ice cream, fullfat, total : 22,781 22,415 28,885 17,322 18,897 Ice cream, lowfat, total : 16,079 1/ 7,639 1/ 24,986 Sherbet, total : 1,696 1/ 1,140 1/ 921 Ice cream mix, fullfat : 11,678 11,599 15,555 9,312 9,994 Ice cream mix, lowfat : 8,220 8,263 5,728 1/ 15,712 Sherbet mix : 1,010 1/ 727 1/ 581 : : Million pounds East North Central Region 2/ : Cheese, total : 2,606.4 2,545.3 2,657.7 2,697.1 2,776.3 Cheese, American type 3/ : 952.2 876.3 907.7 875.0 903.7 Cheese, Italian : 1,101.1 1,123.7 1,149.2 1,205.5 1,216.5 Cottage cheese, curd : 112.9 111.9 103.7 107.4 92.2 Cottage cheese, creamed : 102.3 102.1 95.2 101.2 92.8 Cottage cheese, low fat : 77.6 81.2 81.7 81.8 60.9 Condensed skim milk, unsweetened, bulk : 161.1 122.6 169.5 144.2 150.4 Dried milk, nonfat for human food : 57.2 48.5 52.9 48.3 35.6 Butter : 327.2 368.2 388.2 345.7 340.9 Yogurt, plain and flavored : 720.7 818.9 816.8 759.8 913.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published separately because of insufficient data or to avoid disclosure of individual Operations. 2/ Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. 3/ Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. Dairy products: Ice cream, fullfat, total, by month, 2000-2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 gallons : January : 1,744 1,472 2,018 1,662 1,406 February : 1,724 1,543 2,083 1,676 1,512 March : 1,967 1,752 2,109 1,381 1,567 April : 1,907 2,352 2,294 1,424 1,531 May : 1,771 2,072 2,336 1,538 1,723 June : 1,945 2,071 2,436 1,561 1,604 July : 1,999 2,397 2,509 1,496 1,660 August : 2,083 2,270 2,340 1,713 1,967 September : 1,793 1,977 2,208 1,685 1,705 October : 1,791 1,840 2,006 546 1,487 November : 1,637 1,318 1,477 1,370 1,398 December : 1,246 1,430 3,402 1,360 1,337 Total 1/ : 22,781 22,415 28,885 17,322 18,897 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2000 - 2003 revised; monthly data are not revised and do not add to The total. Hogs and Pigs Michigan hog production totaled 480.7 million pounds in 2004, up 0.4 percent from 2003. Based on the December 1, 2004 inventory of 950,000 hogs and pigs, Michigan ranked fourteenth in the nation in terms of inventory. Breeding inventory accounted for 11.6 percent of the total inventory, while market hogs made up the remaining 88.4 percent. Historically, Cass, Allegan, Ottawa, Branch and Huron have been the top five hog producing counties. The annual average price for all hogs was $45.90 per cwt for 2004, compared with the 2003 average price of $35.00 per cwt. Marketings of all hogs and pigs totaled 499.9 million pounds in 2004, up 3.2 percent from 2003. Cash receipts increased 35.3 percent from the previous year to $235.0 million. Hogs and pigs: Number of operations, by size group, 2000-2004 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations Year :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1-99 : 100-499 : 500-999 :1,000-1,999:2,000-4,999: 5,000+ : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2000 : 1,700 390 110 140 120 40 2,500 2001 : 1,700 430 90 110 130 40 2,500 2002 : 1,500 450 90 100 120 40 2,300 2003 : 1,500 380 80 100 100 40 2,200 2004 : 1,500 270 90 90 110 40 2,100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ An operation is any place having one or more head on hand at any time during the year. Hogs and pigs: Sows farrowing and pig crop, 2000-2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December-February 1/ : March-May :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Sows : Pigs per : Pig : Sows : Pigs per : Pig : farrowing : litter : Crop : farrowing : litter : Crop ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head Head 1,000 head Head 1,000 head : 2001 : 46 8.75 403 50 8.90 445 2002 : 50 9.00 450 49 8.85 434 2003 : 45 8.80 378 46 9.00 414 2004 : 45 8.90 401 44 9.10 400 2005 : 44 9.00 396 46 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June-August : September-November :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2000 : 50 8.90 445 48 9.05 434 2001 : 52 9.10 473 46 9.15 421 2002 : 54 9.05 489 42 9.10 382 2003 : 47 9.00 423 51 8.80 449 2004 : 48 9.20 442 44 9.20 405 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December of previous year. Hogs and pigs: Inventory, 2001-2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Market hogs and pigs : : Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------: Breeding : Total hogs and year : Under 60 : 60-119 : 120-179 : 180 lbs : Total : Stock : and pigs : pounds : pounds : pounds : and over : market : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head March 1 : 2001 : 310 185 160 125 780 120 900 2002 : 310 215 165 150 840 120 960 2003 : 270 190 165 145 770 100 870 2004 : 300 205 175 150 830 100 930 2005 : 325 190 160 145 820 100 920 June 1 : 2001 : 315 215 155 125 810 110 920 2002 : 310 205 155 140 810 110 920 2003 : 310 210 165 145 830 100 930 2004 : 300 200 170 145 815 95 910 2005 : 300 200 155 145 800 100 900 September 1: 2001 : 330 225 175 130 860 110 970 2002 : 315 210 160 135 820 120 940 2003 : 300 210 165 145 820 100 920 2004 : 320 200 170 150 840 100 940 December 1 : 2001 : 315 205 170 160 850 110 960 2002 : 285 180 155 150 770 100 870 2003 : 300 205 175 160 840 110 950 2004 : 320 195 160 155 830 110 950 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hogs and pigs: Production and income, 2000-2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : : : Value of : Year :Production 1/:Marketings 2/: price per : Value of : Cash : Home : Gross : : : Cwt : production : receipts 3/ : consumption : income ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 pounds Dollars ----------------- 1,000 dollars ----------------- : 2000 : 464,577 483,775 40.70 184,575 200,485 1,662 202,147 2001 : 491,070 499,800 41.70 200,748 212,599 1,695 214,294 2002 : 499,504 517,700 30.70 153,600 164,324 1,171 165,495 2003 : 478,977 484,225 35.00 165,113 173,671 443 174,114 2004 : 480,741 499,900 45.90 217,539 234,992 465 235,457 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 marketing and sales of farm slaughter. Includes allowance for higher average price of Outshipments of feeder pigs. Hogs and pigs: Balance sheet, 2000-2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Number on Year : Beginning : Dec-Nov : Inshipments :Marketings 1/: Farm : Deaths : Hand : inventory : pig crop : : :slaughter 2/ : : December 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 2000 : 980 1,716 275 1,937 4 80 950 2001 : 950 1,742 280 1,930 4 78 960 2002 : 960 1,755 240 2,011 4 70 870 2003 : 870 1,664 355 1,874 5 60 950 2004 : 950 1,648 345 1,931 4 68 950 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes custom slaughter and state outshipments, but excludes sales within Michigan. 2/ Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments. Honey Michigan honey production for 2004 totaled 4.4 million pounds, down 9 percent from 2003. This estimate included honey from producers with 5 or more colonies. Michigan ranked eleventh in honey production in 2004, down from tenth in 2003. There were 65,000 colonies producing honey, with an average yield per colony of 67 pounds, down 10 percent from 2003. Michigan honey prices averaged $1.17 per pound, down 17 percent from last year. Value of production totaled $5.10 million, down 25 percent from 2003. Honey stocks were 2.44 million pounds, up 41 percent from 2003. Honey: Production and value, 2000-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Honey : : : : : Year : producing : Yield per : Production : Price per : Value of : Stocks : colonies : colony : : Pound : production : Dec 15 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousands Pounds 1,000 pounds Cents 1,000 dollars 1,000 pounds : 2000 : 72 75 5,400 60 3,240 2,970 2001 : 76 60 4,560 81 3,694 2,827 2002 : 72 77 5,544 140 7,762 1,885 2003 : 65 74 4,810 141 6,782 1,732 2004 : 65 67 4,355 117 5,095 2,439 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes only producers with 5 or more colonies. 2/ Stocks held by producers. Mink Mink: Farms, pelts produced and females bred to produce kits, 2001-2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Farms : 11 9 8 7 1/ Pelts produced : 54,000 57,000 51,000 50,500 1/ Females bred to produce kits : 11,800 12,700 11,600 11,700 11,500 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Published in July 2006. Poultry The total value of poultry production in Michigan from eggs, turkeys, and other chickens (primarily culled layers) during 2004 was $163.8 million, up 1 percent from a year earlier. The value of egg production totaled $94.3 million, up 1 percent from 2003. Egg production totaled 2.0 billion eggs, up 6 percent from last year. The all egg price averaged 56 cents per dozen, down 4 cents from 2003. The value of turkey production during 2004 was $69.5 million, up 1 percent. The total pounds of turkey produced was 188 million, down 2 percent. The average price per pound was 37 cents, up 1 cent from last year. Chickens sold was at 4.55 million birds in 2004 up 31 percent from last year. Chickens: Layers on hand, December 1, 2000-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Total layers : 6,415 6,854 6,951 7,067 7,720 Layers, 1 year old and older : 3,480 4,491 5,149 5,272 1/ Layers, 20 weeks old but less than 1 year : 2,935 2,363 1,802 1,795 1/ Pullets not of laying age : 1,490 1,370 1,370 2,589 1,615 Pullets, 13-20 weeks old : 569 385 606 1,203 1/ Pullets, less than 13 weeks : 921 985 764 1,386 1/ Other chickens : 1 1 0 1 1 All chickens (excluding broilers) : 7,906 8,225 8,321 9,657 9,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates no longer published. Turkeys: Production and value, 2002-2004 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Number : Pounds : Price per : Value of : raised 2/ : produced : pound 3/ : production ---------------------------------------------------------------- : : 2000 : 3,500 119,000 34.0 40,460 2001 : 4,500 162,000 35.0 56,700 2002 : 4,800 179,520 35.0 62,832 2003 : 5,000 191,000 36.0 68,760 2004 : 5,000 188,000 37.0 69,560 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December 1 previous year through November 30. 2/ Based on turkeys placed Sep 1 through Aug 31. Excludes Young turkeys lost. 3/ Equivalent live weight returns to producers. All eggs: Production and value, 2000-2004 -------------------------------------------------- : Eggs : Price per : Value of Year : produced : Dozen : production -------------------------------------------------- : Million Dollars 1,000 dollars : 2000 : 1,646 0.419 56,464 2001 : 1,706 0.437 61,063 2002 : 1,880 0.403 63,237 2003 : 1,888 0.595 93,613 2004 : 2,009 0.563 94,256 -------------------------------------------------- All egg production, by month, 2000-2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------- : : December : 142 145 153 162 165 January : 136 142 148 160 162 February : 129 129 139 147 150 March : 145 152 159 161 166 April : 137 146 157 152 167 May : 132 144 162 160 172 June : 133 142 157 156 170 July : 144 143 166 158 175 August : 140 136 167 159 172 September : 133 131 156 155 164 October : 138 145 160 162 171 November : 137 151 156 159 175 Total 1/ : 1,646 1,706 1,880 1,888 2,009 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Sum of months may not add to total due to rounding. All layers: Average number on hand during the month, 2000-2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Month : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 head : December : 6,316 6,270 6,926 7,243 7,078 January : 6,288 6,234 6,933 7,198 7,447 February : 6,381 6,435 6,888 7,220 7,424 March : 6,594 6,820 6,938 7,074 7,481 April : 6,431 6,922 7,296 6,934 7,397 May : 6,246 6,763 7,452 7,121 7,309 June : 6,435 6,657 7,236 7,128 7,476 July : 6,489 6,490 7,265 7,079 7,652 August : 6,278 6,489 7,243 7,088 7,587 September : 6,183 6,593 7,106 6,942 7,626 October : 6,220 6,687 7,039 6,869 7,613 November : 6,319 6,779 6,983 6,959 7,603 Annual 1/ : 6,348 6,595 7,109 7,058 7,493 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ December 1 previous year through November 30. Sheep and Lambs Michigan sheep operations in 2004 numbered 2,000, down 100 operations from 2003. All sheep and lamb inventory in Michigan on January 1, 2005 was estimated at 83,000 head, unchanged from the previous year. The breeding sheep inventory was 59,000 head. Market sheep and lambs totaled 24,000 head, same as a year earlier. The 2004 Michigan lamb crop (lambs born October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004) was 55,000 head, down 5,000 from a year ago. Sheep and lamb value of production was $4.12 million for 2004. Cash receipts totaled $3.80 million. All sheep and lambs were valued at $145 per head, up $14 from the previous year. Sheep shorn in 2004 totaled 76,000 head. The weight per fleece was 5.8 pounds, compared with 6.2 pounds in 2003. Total wool production in Michigan was 440,000 pounds. Wool production was valued at $198,000. The average price per pound was $0.45, up $0.15 from 2003. Sheep and lambs: Number on farms by class, January 1, 2001-2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Breeding sheep 1 year and older: Ewes : 40 40 47 43 45 Rams : 2 3 3 3 2 Replacement lambs : 9 12 14 13 12 Total market sheep and lambs : 20 20 21 24 24 All sheep and lambs : 71 75 85 83 83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheep and lambs: Number of operations, 2000-2004 1/ ---------------------------------------------------- Year : Number ---------------------------------------------------- 2000 : 1,800 2001 : 1,800 2002 : 2,000 2003 : 2,100 2004 : 2,000 ---------------------------------------------------- 1/ An operation is any place having one or more Head on hand at any one time during the year. Sheep and lambs: Lamb crop, 2000-2004 ------------------------------------------- : Breeding : Lambs per : Lamb Year : ewes 1/ :100 ewes 1/: crop ------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head Number 1,000 Head : 2000 : 38 121 46 2001 : 40 125 50 2002 : 40 150 60 2003 : 47 128 60 2004 : 43 128 55 ------------------------------------------- 1/ Ewes 1 year and older January 1. Sheep and lambs: Balance sheet, 2000-2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : All sheep : All sheep : : : Marketings 1/ : : Deaths : and lambs : and lambs : Lamb :Inshipments :-------------------------: Farm :-------------------------: on hand Year : on hand : Crop : : : :slaughter 2/: : : following : January 1 : : : Sheep : Lambs : : Sheep : Lambs : January 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head : 2000 : 68 46 2.0 7.5 26.5 2.0 3.0 6.0 71 2001 : 71 50 1.5 5.5 29.5 2.0 3.5 7.0 75 2002 : 75 60 3.0 3.0 37.0 2.0 4.0 7.0 85 2003 : 85 60 4.0 15.5 36.0 2.0 4.5 8.0 83 2004 : 83 55 3.0 12.0 35.0 2.0 3.0 6.0 83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes custom slaughter and state outshipments, but excludes sales within Michigan. 2/ Excludes custom slaughter for farmers at commercial establishments. Sheep and lambs: Production and income, 2000-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average price per cwt : : : Value of : Year :Production 1/:Marketings 2/:---------------------------: Value of : Cash : Home : Gross : : : Sheep : Lambs : production : receipts 3/ : consumption : income -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds ----- Dollars ----- ---------------- 1,000 dollars ---------------- : 2000 : 4,200 3,603 31.00 75.00 2,789 2,306 431 2,737 2001 : 4,515 3,653 31.00 70.00 2,901 2,321 403 2,724 2002 : 5,604 4,129 26.00 70.00 3,501 2,794 403 3,197 2003 : 4,662 4,927 35.00 86.00 3,840 3,660 495 4,155 2004 : 4,722 4,532 40.00 94.00 4,119 3,800 540 4,340 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Sheep and lambs: Wool production and value, 2000-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Weight : : Price : Value Year : Sheep : Per : Production : Per : Of : Shorn : Fleece : : Pound : Production 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Cents 1,000 : Head Pounds Dollars : 2000 : 72 6.4 460 14 64 2001 : 77 6.2 480 12 58 2002 : 81 6.5 525 14 74 2003 : 77 6.2 475 30 143 2004 : 76 5.8 440 45 198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. Trout Michigan's 28 commercial trout operations sold $790,000 of trout in 2004. This was an increase of 14.3 percent from last season. Sales of trout 12 inches or longer were valued at $601,000. Sales of trout 6 to 12 inches were valued at $167,000, trout 1 to 6 inches were valued at $22,000, and egg sales were included at the regional level to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Trout 12 inches or longer had sales of 305,000 pounds with an average liveweight of 1.1 pounds per fish. The average price per pound was $1.97 in 2004. The major sales outlets were fee fishing operations at 45 percent of total and 21 percent live haulers. Trout 6 inches to 12 inches had sales of 65,000 pounds with an average liveweight of 0.4 pounds per fish. The average price per pound was $2.57 during 2004. The major sales outlets for 6 inches to 12 inches trout was to fee fishing operations at 51 percent of total and 17 percent live haulers. Trout 1 inch to 6 inches had sales of 3,000 pounds with an average liveweight of 54.5 pounds per 1,000 fish. The average price per 1,000 fish was $408.00 during 2004. Losses of trout in Michigan amounted to 111,000 fish, weighing 44,000 pounds. Trout: Sales by size category, 2000-2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Sales Size : Number : Live :--------------------------------------- Category : Of fish : Weight : Total : Average : Sold : : : per pound 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------- 1,000 -------- 1,000 dollars Dollars : 12 inches or longer : 2000 : 330 388 776 2.00 2001 : 275 330 660 2.00 2002 : 180 215 553 2.57 2003 : 250 275 564 2.05 2004 : 285 305 601 1.97 : 6 to 12 inches : 2000 : 210 78 207 2.65 2001 : 110 42 116 2.75 2002 : 90 30 83 2.77 2003 : 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2004 : 165 65 167 2.57 : 1 to 6 inches : 2000 : 250 8 54 215.00 2001 : 170 4 47 275.00 2002 : 100 3 27 266.00 2003 : 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2004 : 55 3 22 408.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Price for fish 1 to 6 inches is average per 1,000 fish. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Trout: Number of operations, 2001-2005 -------------------------------------------------- Year : Operations -------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2001 : 33 2002 : 33 2003 : 22 2004 : 18 2005 : 28 --------------------------------------------------