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 : 2,142 2005 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: 6,735 2005 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, 2006, Michigan cattle herd totaled 1,040,000 head, up 40,000 head from a year ago. The milk cow inventory, at 312,000 head, was up 5,000 from the previous year. Milk cow replacement heifers were up 17,000 at 137,000. Beef cows, at 108,000 head, were up 16 percent from last year. Calves on hand were at 195,000, up 15,000 from last year. Beef cow replacement heifers, at 31,000 head, were down 4,000 head. The 2005 calf crop was 355,000 head, up 20,000 from last year. Steer numbers were down 5,000 at 195,000 head. Other heifers decreased to 45,000 from 47,000, while bulls at 17,000 head were down by 1,000. Cattle on full feed for slaughter totaled 190,000 head, unchanged from last year. Michigan has 14,400 operations with cattle, down 100 from a year ago. The January 1 Michigan cattle and calf inventory was valued at $1.27 billion, up 20 percent from January 1, 2005, which was $1.06 billion. Cash receipts from cattle and calf marketings totaled $272.9 million, while total liveweight marketed was 363.1 million pounds. The top 5 counties in cattle and calves in 2005 are Huron, Sanilac, Allegan, Clinton, and Ottawa. Cattle and calves: Number of operations by size group, 2001-2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Size group by head : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 1-49 head : 10,800 10,400 10,000 10,200 10,100 50-99 head : 2,100 2,040 2,050 1,700 1,800 100-499 head : 2,350 2,300 2,200 2,300 2,200 500-999 head : 180 180 170 210 210 1000 + head : 70 80 80 90 90 Total : 15,500 15,000 14,500 14,500 14,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2002-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : All cows that have calved : 370 390 385 400 420 Beef cows : 71 89 85 93 108 Milk cows : 299 301 300 307 312 Heifers, 500 pounds and over: 210 212 211 202 213 Beef cow replacement : 30 35 30 35 31 Milk cow replacement : 135 135 130 120 137 Other : 45 42 51 47 45 Steers, 500 pounds and over : 195 195 215 200 195 Bulls, 500 pounds and over : 17 18 19 18 17 Calves, under 500 pounds : 198 175 200 180 195 All cattle and calves : 990 990 1,030 1,000 1,040 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cattle and calves: Production and income, 2001-2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : 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 ----------------- : 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 : 373,604 404,800 68.70 109.00 250,766 282,708 8,600 291,308 2005 : 364,909 363,115 73.20 132.00 260,530 272,877 9,257 282,134 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, 2001-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : 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 : 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 43 304 28 4 24 48 1,000 2005 : 1,000 355 60 268 31 4 25 47 1,040 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2005 was 6,735 million pounds, up 1 percent from 2004. Michigan ranked eighth nationally in milk production in 2005, accounting for 3.8 percent of U.S. production. Huron, Clinton, and Ottawa were the three top counies in milk production. The annual average number of milk cows on Michigan farms during 2005 was 311,000 head, up 8,000 from 2004. The number of operations with milk cows fell to 2,800 from 2,900 in 2004. Milk production per cow was 21,656 pounds in 2005, compared with 20,891 pounds during 2004. The average butterfat content was 3.61 percent, down from 3.63 in 2004. Milk prices during the year averaged $15.40 per cwt., down $0.90 from 2004. Cash receipts from milk sales totaled $1.03 billion, up 1 percent from 2004. Milk continued as the top ranked Michigan commodity in cash receipts. Milk: Production, utilization, marketings, and value, 2001-2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Production : : Total milk produced on farms : Million pounds: 5,870 6,120 6,375 6,330 6,735 Milkfat produced : Million pounds: 213.1 221.5 230.8 229.8 243.1 Milkfat : Percent : 3.63 3.62 3.62 3.63 3.61 : : Utilization : : Milk used where produced : : Fed to calves : Million pounds: 55 55 55 51 47 Used for milk, cream, and butter : Million pounds: 5 5 5 4 3 Milk marketed by producers : Million pounds: 5,810 6,060 6,315 6,275 6,685 Average return per 100 pounds of milk : Dollars : 15.20 12.10 12.60 16.30 15.40 Average return per pound milkfat : Dollars : 4.19 3.34 3.48 4.49 4.27 Fluid grade : Percent : 99 99 99 99 99 Total cash receipts : 1,000 dollars : 883,120 733,260 795,690 1,022,825 1,029,490 : : Value : : Value of milk used where produced 1/ : 1,000 dollars : 9,120 7,260 7,560 8,965 7,700 Total value of milk produced : 1,000 dollars : 892,240 740,520 803,250 1,031,790 1,037,190 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes value of milk fed to calves and milk used by farm households. Milk cows: Number of operations, by size group, 2001-2005 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------- Size group: : : : : by head : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 1-29 : 1,050 1,050 1,000 950 870 30-49 : 550 500 450 440 420 50-99 : 800 750 700 660 660 100-199 : 620 590 550 540 510 200-499 : 215 240 220 225 245 500+ : 65 70 80 85 95 Total : 3,300 3,200 3,000 2,900 2,800 ------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2001-2005 ------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : January : 303 300 302 300 306 February : 303 301 302 300 308 March : 304 301 302 300 309 April : 304 301 301 301 311 May : 304 301 301 302 312 June : 305 300 302 302 313 July : 303 301 304 303 313 August : 303 302 304 303 314 September : 303 302 304 303 313 October : 302 302 304 304 313 November : 301 302 302 306 312 December : 299 301 301 307 312 Annual : 303 301 302 303 311 ------------------------------------------------------------- Milk production: Total by month, 2001-2005 --------------------------------------------------- Month : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 --------------------------------------------------- : Million pounds : January : 482 504 535 534 546 February : 447 474 480 498 511 March : 505 533 544 543 564 April : 492 518 521 531 569 May : 518 537 539 547 597 June : 505 503 529 530 574 July : 498 519 558 542 579 August : 489 515 549 532 575 September : 476 488 534 506 548 October : 483 507 546 526 560 November : 474 498 506 508 544 December : 501 524 531 533 568 Annual : 5,870 6,120 6,375 6,330 6,735 --------------------------------------------------- Milk: Production per cow, by month, 2001-2005 --------------------------------------------------- Month : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 --------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : January : 1,590 1,680 1,770 1,780 1,785 February : 1,475 1,575 1,595 1,660 1,660 March : 1,660 1,770 1,805 1,810 1,825 April : 1,620 1,720 1,730 1,765 1,830 May : 1,705 1,785 1,790 1,810 1,915 June : 1,655 1,675 1,750 1,755 1,835 July : 1,645 1,725 1,835 1,790 1,850 August : 1,615 1,705 1,805 1,755 1,830 September : 1,570 1,615 1,755 1,670 1,750 October : 1,600 1,680 1,795 1,730 1,790 November : 1,575 1,650 1,675 1,660 1,745 December : 1,675 1,740 1,765 1,735 1,820 Annual :19,373 20,332 21,109 20,891 21,656 --------------------------------------------------- Dairy Products, East North Central Region, 2001-2005 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Product : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million pounds Cheese, total 2/ : 2,545.3 2,657.7 2,697.1 2,777.8 2,850.6 Cheese, American type 3/ : 876.3 907.7 875.0 903.8 920.2 Cheese, Italian : 1,123.7 1,149.2 1,205.5 1,216.5 1,242.8 Butter : 368.2 388.2 345.7 340.9 410.1 Cottage cheese, lowfat : 81.2 81.7 81.8 66.2 57.7 Cottage cheese, creamed : 102.1 95.2 101.2 98.3 96.6 Cottage cheese curd : 111.9 103.7 107.4 98.0 89.4 Yogurt, plain and flavored : 818.9 816.8 759.8 913.0 954.2 Condensed skim milk, unsweetened, bulk : 122.6 169.5 144.2 150.4 177.6 Nonfat dry milk for human food : 48.5 52.9 48.3 35.6 55.1 : : 1,000 gallons Ice cream, regular, total : 193,108 201,164 204,992 197,644 194,712 Ice cream, lowfat, total : 96,071 96,263 102,436 110,475 113,775 Sherbet, hard : 9,476 9,563 10,455 9,910 11,337 Frozen yogurt mix : 5,862 5,762 4,944 4,294 4,152 Ice cream mix, regular : 95,004 103,476 100,873 99,107 95,941 Ice cream mix, lowfat : 52,183 53,331 56,440 62,374 63,829 Sherbet mix : 6,046 6,118 6,615 6,272 7,240 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. 2/ Excluding cottage cheese. 3/ Cheddar, Colby, washed curd, stirred curd, Monterey, and Jack. Hogs and Pigs Michigan hog production totaled 470.5 million pounds in 2005, down 2.6 percent from 2004. Based on the December 1, 2005 inventory of 960,000 hogs and pigs, Michigan ranked thirteenth in the nation in terms of inventory. Breeding inventory accounted for 10.4 percent of the total inventory, while market hogs made up the remaining 89.6 percent. Historically, Cass, Allegan, Ottawa, Branch and Huron have been the top five hog producing counties. The annual average price for all hogs was $46.70 per cwt for 2005, compared with the 2004 average price of $45.90 per cwt. Marketings of all hogs and pigs totaled 478.7 million pounds in 2005, down 4.7 percent from 2004. Cash receipts decreased 2.6 percent from the previous year to $229.9 million. Hogs and pigs: Number of operations, by size group, 2001-2005 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Operations Year :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1-99 : 100-499 : 500-999 :1,000-1,999:2,000-4,999: 5,000+ : Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : 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 2005 : 1,600 270 90 80 120 40 2,200 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2001-2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2002 : 50 9.00 450 49 8.85 434 2003 : 45 8.80 378 46 9.00 414 2004 : 44 8.90 401 44 9.10 400 2005 : 44 9.00 396 45 9.00 405 2006 : 48 9.30 446 46 9.20 423 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June-August : September-November :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 9.20 423 2005 : 48 9.25 444 47 9.20 432 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December of previous year. Hogs and pigs: Inventory, 2002-2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 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 2006 : 315 200 175 170 860 100 960 June 1 : 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 : 310 200 155 145 810 100 910 2006 : 325 195 170 170 860 100 960 September 1: 2002 : 315 210 160 135 820 120 940 2003 : 300 210 165 145 820 100 920 2004 : 320 200 170 150 840 100 940 2005 : 320 195 165 150 830 100 930 December 1 : 2002 : 285 180 155 150 770 100 870 2003 : 300 205 175 160 840 110 950 2004 : 330 195 160 155 840 110 950 2005 : 315 205 175 165 860 100 960 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hogs and pigs: Production and income, 2001-2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 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 ----------------- : 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 : 483,291 502,100 45.90 218,709 236,002 465 236,467 2005 : 470,520 478,725 46.70 218,969 229,852 474 230,326 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2001-2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Number on Year : Beginning : Dec-Nov : Inshipments :Marketings 1/: Farm : Deaths : hand : inventory : pig crop : : :slaughter 2/ : : December 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : 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 1,666 345 1,939 4 68 950 2005 : 950 1,677 255 1,854 4 64 960 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2005 totaled 4.4 million pounds, up 1 percent from 2004. This estimate included honey from producers with 5 or more colonies. Michigan ranked ninth in honey production in 2005, up from eleventh in 2004. There were 65,000 colonies producing honey, with an average yield per colony of 68 pounds, up 1 percent from 2004. Michigan honey price averaged $0.99 per pound, down 13 percent from last year. Value of production totaled $4.38 million, down 12 percent from 2004. Honey stocks were 2.52 million pounds, up 3 percent from 2004. Honey: Production and value, 2001-2005 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 : 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 4,355 114 4,965 2,439 2005 : 65 68 4,420 99 4,376 2,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2002-2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Farms : 9 8 7 7 1/ Pelts produced : 57,000 51,000 50,500 55,500 1/ Females bred to produce kits : 12,700 11,600 11,700 11,500 12,100 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Published in July 2007. Poultry The total value of poultry production in Michigan from eggs, turkeys, and other chickens (primarily culled layers) during 2005 was $132.4 million, down 19 percent from a year earlier. The value of egg production totaled $61.9 million, down 34 percent from 2004. Egg production totaled 2.1 billion eggs, up 7 percent from last year. The market egg price averaged 35 cents per dozen, down 21 cents from 2004. The value of turkey production during 2005 was $70.5 million, up 1 percent. The total pounds of turkey produced was 176 million, down 6 percent. The average price per pound was 40 cents, up 3 cents from last year. Chickens sold was at 5.1 million birds in 2005, up 19 percent from last year. Chickens: Layers on hand, December 1, 2001-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head : Total layers : 6,854 6,951 7,067 7,720 8,357 Layers, 1 year old and older : 4,491 5,149 5,272 1/ 1/ Layers, 20 weeks old but less than 1 year : 2,363 1,802 1,795 1/ 1/ Pullets not of laying age : 1,370 1,370 2,589 1,615 1,752 Pullets, 13-20 weeks old : 385 606 1,203 1/ 1/ Pullets, less than 13 weeks : 985 764 1,386 1/ 1/ Other chickens : 1 1 1 1 All chickens (excluding broilers) : 8,225 8,321 9,657 9,336 10,110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates no longer published. Turkeys: Production and value, 2003-2005 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Number : Pounds : Price per : Value of : raised 2/ : produced : pound 3/ : production ---------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousands 1,000 pounds Cents 1,000 dollars : 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 2005 : 4,700 176,250 40.0 70,500 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2001-2005 -------------------------------------------------- : Eggs : Price per : Value of Year : produced : dozen : production -------------------------------------------------- : Million Dollars 1,000 dollars : 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 94,313 2005 : 2,142 0.347 61,870 -------------------------------------------------- All egg production, by month, 2001-2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------- : Million eggs : December : 145 153 162 165 174 January : 142 148 160 162 163 February : 129 139 147 150 160 March : 152 159 161 166 185 April : 146 157 152 167 176 May : 144 162 160 172 188 June : 142 157 156 170 187 July : 143 166 158 175 186 August : 136 167 159 172 179 September : 131 156 155 164 177 October : 145 160 162 171 182 November : 151 156 159 175 185 Total 1/ : 1,706 1,880 1,888 2,009 2,142 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Sum of months may not add to total due to rounding. All layers: Average number on hand during the month, 2001-2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Month : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 head : December : 6,270 6,926 7,243 7,295 7,482 January : 6,234 6,933 7,198 7,447 7,389 February : 6,435 6,888 7,220 7,424 7,869 March : 6,820 6,938 7,074 7,481 8,017 April : 6,922 7,296 6,934 7,397 7,954 May : 6,763 7,452 7,121 7,309 8,018 June : 6,657 7,236 7,128 7,476 8,024 July : 6,490 7,265 7,079 7,652 8,022 August : 6,489 7,243 7,088 7,587 7,944 September : 6,593 7,106 6,942 7,626 7,798 October : 6,687 7,039 6,869 7,613 7,770 November : 6,779 6,983 6,959 7,603 8,117 Annual 1/ : 6,595 7,109 7,058 7,493 7,867 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ December 1 previous year through November 30. Sheep and Goats Michigan sheep operations in 2005 numbered 2,000, unchanged from 2004. All sheep and lamb inventory in Michigan on January 1, 2006 was estimated at 88,000 head, up 5,000 head from the previous year. The breeding sheep inventory was 66,000 head. Market sheep and lambs totaled 22,000 head, down 2,000 from the previous year. The 2005 Michigan lamb crop (lambs born October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005) was 59,000 head, up 4,000 from a year ago. Sheep and lamb value of production was $5.03 million for 2005. Cash receipts totaled $4.13 million. All sheep and lambs were valued at $148 per head, up $3 from the previous year. Sheep shorn in 2005 totaled 81,000 head. The weight per fleece was 5.9 pounds, compared with 5.8 pounds in 2004. Total wool production in Michigan was 480,000 pounds. Wool production was valued at $187,000. The average price per pound was $0.39, down $0.06 from 2004. Sheep and lambs: Number on farms by class, January 1, 2002-2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Breeding sheep 1 year and older: Ewes : 40 47 43 45 46 Rams : 3 3 3 2 3 Replacement lambs : 12 14 13 12 17 Total market sheep and lambs : 20 21 24 24 22 All sheep and lambs : 75 85 83 83 88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheep and lambs: Number of operations, 2001-2005 1/ ---------------------------------------------------- Year : Number ---------------------------------------------------- 2001 : 1,800 2002 : 2,000 2003 : 2,100 2004 : 2,000 2005 : 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, 2001-2005 ------------------------------------------- : Breeding : Lambs per : Lamb Year : ewes 1/ :100 ewes 1/: crop ------------------------------------------- :1,000 Head Number 1,000 Head : 2001 : 40 125 50 2002 : 40 150 60 2003 : 47 128 60 2004 : 43 128 55 2005 : 45 131 59 ------------------------------------------- 1/ Ewes 1 year and older January 1. Sheep and lambs: Balance sheet, 2001-2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : 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 : 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 2005 : 83 59 2.0 7.0 35.0 2.0 4.0 8.0 88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2001-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 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 ---------------- : 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 2005 : 5,240 4,275 45.00 105.00 5,025 4,132 604 4,736 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2001-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 : 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 2005 : 81 5.9 480 39 187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Production multiplied by marketing year average price. Goats: Number by class, January 1, 2005-2006 ---------------------------------------------------- Year : Angora : Milk :Meat and other ---------------------------------------------------- : Head : 2005 : 1,000 7,500 9,200 2006 : 1,000 8,000 10,000 ---------------------------------------------------- Trout Michigan's 20 commercial trout operations sold $793,000 of trout in 2005. This was a slight increase from last season. Trout 12 inches or longer had sales of 295,000 pounds with an average liveweight of 1.2 pounds per fish. Sales of trout 12 inches or longer were valued at $634,000 for an average value of $2.15 per pound. The major sales outlets were fee fishing operations at 47 percent of the total, 20 percent to live haulers, and 8 percent direct to consumers. For trout between 6 and 12 inches and between 1 and 6 inches, information was not published separately to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Losses of trout in Michigan amounted to 109,000 fish, weighing 43,000 pounds. Fish lost to disease accounted for 26 percent of all fish lost. Losses to predators amounted to 15 percent of the total. Trout: Sales by size category, 2001-2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Sales Size : Number : Live :--------------------------------------- category : of fish : weight : Total : Average : sold : : : per pound 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------- 1,000 -------- 1,000 dollars Dollars : 12 inches or longer : 2001 : 275 330 660 2.00 2002 : 180 215 553 2.57 2003 : 250 275 564 2.05 2004 : 285 305 601 1.97 2005 : 255 295 634 2.15 : 6 to 12 inches : 2001 : 110 42 116 2.75 2002 : 90 30 83 2.77 2003 : 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2004 : 165 65 167 2.57 2005 : 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ : 1 to 6 inches : 2001 : 170 4 47 275.00 2002 : 100 3 27 266.00 2003 : 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2004 : 55 3 22 408.00 2005 : 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, 2002-2006 -------------------------------------------------- Year : Operations -------------------------------------------------- : Number : 2002 : 33 2003 : 22 2004 : 18 2005 : 28 2006 : 20 -------------------------------------------------- Principal counties for field crops, 2005 1/ Rank Corn for grain Dry beans Hay 2/ Oats Soybeans Sugarbeets Wheat 1 Lenawee Huron Sanilac Sanilac Sanilac Huron Huron 2 Huron Tuscola Huron Montcalm Lenawee Sanilac Sanilac 3 Sanilac Bay Isabella Isabella Gratiot Tuscola Lenawee 4 Saginaw Sanilac Barry Shiawassee Monroe Saginaw Tuscola 5 Tuscola Gratiot Ionia Huron Saginaw Bay Saginaw 1/ Based on total production. 2/ Based o 2004 production. Principal counties for livestock 1/ January 1, 2006 December 1, 2005 January 1, 2006 Rank Cattle and calves Hogs and pigs Milk cows 1 Huron Cass Huron 2 Sanilac Allegan Clinton 3 Allegan Ottawa Allegan 4 Clinton Branch Sanilac 5 Ottawa Huron Newaygo 1/ Based on number of head. Principal counties for fruit and vegetables, 2005 1/ Tart Cucumbers, Snap beans, Rank Apples Blueberries Grapes Cherries Asparagus Processing processing 1 Kent Van Buren Berrien Leelanau Oceana Van Buren St. Joseph 2 Berrien Ottawa Van Buren Oceana Mason Gratiot Kalamazoo 3 Ottawa, Allegan Grand Grand Van Buren Saginaw Montcalm Van Buren Traverse Traverse 4 Oceana Berrien Leelanau Antrim Cass St. Joseph Mason 5 Muskegon Muskegon Mason Manistee Allegan Cass 1/ Based on acres from rotational surveys.