MONTANA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



81 



CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED — 1969-78 

 Number, Weight Groups and Classes 



Year 

 and 



Month 



January 1 



1%9 



1970 



1971 



1972 



1973 



1974 



1975 



1976 



1977 



1978 



April 1 



1%9 



1970 



1971 



1972 



1973 



1974 



1975 



1976 



1977 



1978 



My 1 



1969 



1970 



1971 



1972 



1973 



1974 



1975 



1976 



1977 



1978 



October 1 



1%9 



1970 



1971 



1972 



1973 



1974 



1975 



1976 



1977 



Number Marketed and Placements by Quarters 



Marketed for Slaughter' 



Placed on Feed 



Year 



1969. 

 1970. 

 1971. 

 1972. 

 1973. 



1974. 

 1975. 

 1976. 

 1977. 

 1978. 



Jan. 1- 

 March 31 



65 

 67 

 65 

 55 



54 



34 

 40 

 24 

 35 

 43 



April- 

 June 30 



July 1- 

 Sept. 30 



Oct. 

 Dec. 



Total 



Jan. 1- 

 March 31 



April 1- 

 June 30 



July 1- 

 Sepl. 30 



Oa. 

 Dec. 



37 

 35 

 58 

 60 

 55 



54 

 33 

 26 

 38 

 20 



40 

 40 

 62 

 72 

 69 



50 

 35 

 33 

 45 



34 

 42 

 50 

 60 

 37 



49 

 24 

 21 

 16 



Thousand Head 

 176 26 



184 39 



235 55 



247 40 



215 34 



187 

 132 

 104 

 134 



35 

 28 

 31 

 28 

 36 



30 

 21 

 38 

 40 

 37 



50 

 35 

 18 

 27 

 15 



41 

 41 

 57 

 47 

 30 



19 

 20 

 23 

 25 



75 



98 



120 



115 



76 



66 

 61 

 63 

 59 



Total 



172 

 199 

 270 

 242 

 177 



170 

 144 

 135 

 139 



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



