86 State Statistics-Livestock Slaughter 



Montana Agricultural Statistics 1996 



COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 



RED MEAT PRODUCTION BY MONTHS, 1987-1995 



1/ 



Jan. 



Feb. 



Mar. Apr. 



May 



Year -(000) Pounds- 



1987 1,428 1,282 1,442 1,453 1,461 1,623 1,656 



1988 1,294 1,147 1,362 1,319 1,306 1,441 1,237 



1989 1,125 875 1,042 1,105 1,114 1,279 1,086 



1990 1,342 1,050 1,210 1,079 1,327 1,210 1,311 



1991 1,257 1,088 1,032 1,336 1,376 1,437 



1992 1,494 1,251 1,209 1,309 1,328 1,429 



1993 1,272 1,132 1,370 1,220 1,237 1,520 



1994 1,574 1,240 1,573 1,560 1,644 1,788 



1995 1,678 1,335 1,330 1,305 1,493 1,479 



June July Aug. Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



1,481 

 1,397 

 1,533 

 1,570 

 1,411 



1,623 

 1,689 

 1,676 

 1,736 



1,744 

 1,704 

 1,831 

 2,185 

 1,864 



1,483 

 1,406 

 1,092 

 1,226 



1,405 

 1,498 

 1,487 

 1,721 

 1,417 



1,664 

 1,441 

 1,205 

 3,169 



1,569 



1,600 

 1,598 

 1,713 

 1,659 



1,544 

 1,347 

 1,259 

 3,859 



1,497 

 1,457 

 1,480 

 1,649 

 1,480 



1,532 

 1,219 

 1,086 

 2,083 



1,350 

 1,555 

 1,582 

 1,685 

 1,398 



Total 



18,192 

 16,206 

 13,945 

 20,602 



16,572 

 17,232 

 17,262 

 19,900 

 17,848 



MONTHLY SLAUGHTER BY LIVESTOCK CLASSES, 1987-1995 



" Includes slaughter in federally inspected and other slaughter plants but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. 



