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MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED - 1965-1974 

 Number, Height Groups, Classes and Length of Time on Feed 



Year Total 



]Zt Cattle Under 



Month & Calves 500 



on Feed Lbs. 

 January 1 



1965 92 



1966 100 



1%7 98 



1968 104 



1%9 120 



1970 115 



1971 130 



1972 165 



1973 160 



1974 122 



April 1 



1965 71 



1966 89 



1967 84 



1968 70 



1969 81 



1970 87 



1971 120 



1972 150 



1973 140 



1974 114 



Julyl 



1965 51 



1966 54 



1%7 60 



1968 53 



1969 74 



1970 73 



19n 100 



1972 130 



1973 122 



1974 102 



October 1 



1965 48 



1966 64 



1967 63 



1968 65 



1%9 74 



1970 74 



1971 95 



1972 105 



1973 83 



Number on Feed by 

 Weight Groups 



Number on Feed 

 Bv Classes 



Number on Feed by 

 Time on Feed' 



500- 700- 900- 1100 Steers Heifers Cows 



699 899 1099 Lbs. & Steer & Heifer & 



Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. & Over Calves Calves Other 



Less 

 Than 

 3 Mo. 



3-6 

 Mos. 



6 Mos. 



or 

 More 



Thousand Head 



12 

 22 

 11 

 14 

 20 

 21 

 25 

 29 

 21 

 10 



5 

 14 

 3 

 6 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 5 

 7 



20 

 20 

 21 

 16 

 28 

 27 

 31 

 36 

 68 

 28 



26 

 24 

 34 

 25 

 29 

 38 

 50 

 58 

 49 

 30 



11 

 9 

 13 

 11 

 15 

 12 

 12 

 18 

 14 

 11 



9 

 16 

 19 

 25 

 16 



9 

 15 

 20 

 16 



31 

 34 

 43 

 37 

 41 

 39 

 39 

 33 

 38 

 34 



18 

 29 

 31 

 25 

 22 

 27 

 36 

 44 

 52 

 42 



27 

 26 

 34 

 32 

 32 

 39 

 46 

 57 

 46 

 39 



21 

 23 

 30 

 24 

 33 

 36 

 37 

 30 

 20 



23 

 18 

 19 

 30 

 29 

 23 

 27 

 57 

 27 

 42 



18 

 20 

 15 

 13 

 24 

 14 

 27 

 17 

 26 

 25 



12 

 15 

 13 

 10 

 23 

 21 

 38 

 42 

 44 

 45 



15 

 21 

 13 

 14 

 21 

 21 

 35 

 34 

 28 



6 

 6 



4 

 7 

 2 

 5 

 8 

 10 

 6 

 8 



4 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 5 

 4 



26 

 6 



17 



4 

 1 

 4 

 13 

 16 

 7 



2 



7 



5 



14 



13 



57 

 59 

 59 

 62 

 65 

 75 

 81 

 115 

 109 

 82 



43 



51 

 46 

 40 

 43 

 51 

 75 

 111 

 94 

 79 



30 

 30 

 29 

 23 

 39 

 44 

 57 

 79 

 80 

 62 



31 

 41 

 36 

 37 

 43 

 49 

 55 

 77 

 61 



31 

 36 

 36 

 38 

 50 

 36 

 41 

 46 

 49 

 34 



26 

 36 

 36 

 28 

 37 

 34 

 44 

 38 

 45 

 33 



21 

 24 

 31 

 29 

 34 

 28 

 42 

 48 

 40 

 39 



17 

 23 

 27 

 28 

 30 

 24 

 39 

 27 

 21 



65 

 81 

 70 

 72 

 80 

 75 

 % 



21 

 35 

 32 

 25 

 24 

 38 

 54 



19 

 15 

 23 

 19 

 30 

 21 

 37 



27 

 43 

 40 

 46 

 40 

 41 

 56 



26 

 19 

 26 

 30 

 38 

 38 

 31 



47 

 53 

 50 

 44 

 55 

 47 

 64 



18 

 26 

 26 

 23 

 23 

 37 

 53 



16 

 14 

 17 

 16 

 27 

 21 

 36 



14 

 13 

 11 

 11 

 21 

 15 

 10 



5 

 7 

 6 

 3 

 7 

 12 

 3 



'Estimates discontinued as of January 1, 1972. 



CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED 1965-1974 



Number .Marlteted and Placements by Quarters 



Grain Fed Cattle Marketed ' 



Cattle and Calves Placed on Feed 



'Includes cattle placed on feed and marketed during the same quarter. 



