74 State Statistics-Livestock 



1989 Montana Agricultural Statistics 



COMMERCIAL LI^^ 



Number of Head by Classes and Years, 1979-1988 



Year Cattle and Calves 



1979 

 1980 

 1981 

 1982 

 1983 



1984 

 1985 

 1986 

 1987 

 1988 



Hosts and Pi)^ 

 (000) Head- 



461.8 

 526.5 

 526.3 

 440.3 

 354.1 



70.5 

 31.9 

 28.5 

 27.2 

 30.3 



Sheep and Lambs 

 -(000) Head- 



2.3 

 2.9 

 3.6 

 4.2 

 4.2 



4.0 

 3.0 

 2.9 

 2.9 

 2.6 



Total Red Meat Production by Months, 1979-1988 ' 



Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June 



July 

 -Millions of Pounds 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



Total 



1979 12 10 11 10 12 13 14 16 15 18 17 



1980 16 15 13 15 16 15 15 15 15 17 15 



1981 14 13 14 14 14 14 13 11 15 16 16 



1982 2 39 24 25 38 



1983 13 11 11 10 9 12 10 12 12 8 5 



1984 5 4 2 3 4 4 4 6 6 8 10 



1985 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 



1986 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 



1987 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 



1988 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 



' Includes slaughter in Federally inspected and other slaughter plants but excludes animals slaughtered on farms 



^ Quarterly totals only. 



Number of head Slaughtered by Months and Classes, 1979-1988 



Cattle and Calves 



Month 



January 2.4 



February 1.7 



March 1.9 



April 2.3 



Wfay 2.3 



June 2.2 



July 2.6 



August 2.6 



September 3.2 



October 2.7 



November 2.1 



December 2.3 



Total ' 28.4 



' May not add due to rounding. 



1986 1987 1988 

 -(OOOyTTead- 



1.9 1.4 



1.6 1.2 



1.7 1.4 



1.8 1.3 



1.9 1.5 

 1.9 1.7 



2.1 1.4 



1.9 2.0 



1.8 1.6 



2.1 1.6 



1.8 1.6 



1.8 1.4 



22.4 18.2 



Hogs and Pisg 



1986 1987 



-(OOOTTTead- 



2.5 2.2 



2.0 1.9 



2.4 2.3 



2.4 2.2 



2.4 1.8 



2.3 2.0 



2.4 2.2 



2.5 2.6 



2.5 2.4 



2.6 2.4 

 2.0 2.5 

 2.4 2.6 



28.5 27.2 



1988 



2.4 

 2.1 

 2.5 



2.3 

 2.3 

 2.2 



2.4 

 3.2 

 2.8 



3.0 

 2.7 

 2.4 



30.3 



1986 



.2 



.1 

 .1 



.1 

 .1 

 .1 



.3 

 .6 



.4 



.4 

 .2 

 .2 



2.9 



Sheep and Lambs 



1987 

 -(OOOTHead- 



.1 

 .1 

 .1 



.2 

 .1 

 .2 



.3 

 .5 



.4 



.4 

 .2 

 .2 



2.9 



1988 



.1 

 .1 

 .1 



.1 

 .1 

 .2 



.2 



.7 

 .4 



.3 

 .2 

 ,2 



2.6 



DAIRY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED 



Cheese 



Year 



Creamery 

 Butter 



1979 



1980 



1981 



1982 



1983 



1984 



1985 



1986 



1987 



1988 



' Includes low fat ice cream. 



1,796 

 1,938 

 2,082 

 2,191 

 1,907 



1,768 

 1,794 

 1,843 

 1,533 

 1,350 



Amencan Cottage 



Cheddar Cheese Creamed 

 -(000) Pounds- 



1,57^ 



2 



2 

 2 



4,962 

 5,200 

 5,635 

 5,578 

 6,155 



6,511 

 4,287 

 3,858 

 3,646 

 3,281 



Ice 

 Cream 



1,794 

 1,963 

 1,908 

 1,833 

 1,931 



1,984 

 1,895 

 1,882 

 l.Sll 



Not published to avoid disclosing individual plant operations. 



