78 State Statistics-Livestock 



1991 Montana Agricultural Statistics 



COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 



TOTAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION BY MONTHS, 1982-1990 



Year 



1982^ 



1983 



1984 



1985 

 1986 

 1987 

 1988 

 1989 

 1990 



Jan. 



12.485 

 4,633 



6,067 

 1,783 

 1,428 

 1,294 

 1,125 

 1,342 



Feb. 



Mar. 



Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



-39,366- 



11,191 



3,432 



3,412 

 1,302 

 1,282 

 1,147 

 875 

 1,050 



11,324 

 2,240 



1,612 

 1,434 

 1,442 

 1,362 

 1,042 

 1,210 



9,778 

 3,027 



1,769 

 1,579 

 1,453 

 1,319 

 1,105 

 1,079 



-23,649- 

 9,366 

 4,015 



1,962 

 1,721 

 1,461 

 1,306 

 1,114 

 1,327 



(000) Pounds- 



—25,460- 



10,181 12,366 

 4,395 5,639 



12,009 

 3,986 



1,579 

 1,623 

 1,441 

 1,279 

 1,210 



1,843 

 1,656 

 1,237 

 1,086 

 1,311 



1,965 

 1,623 

 1,689 

 1,676 

 1,736 



12,112 

 6,075 



1,753 2,033 2,275 1,936 



2,235 

 1,483 

 1,406 

 1,092 

 1,226 



7,858 

 8,112 



2,320 

 2,018 

 1,664 

 1,441 

 1,205 

 3,169 



-37,848- 



4,862 



10,203 



1,815 

 1,542 

 1,544 

 1,347 

 1,259 

 3,859 



Dec. 



4,781 

 6,856 



1,724 

 1,698 

 1,532 

 1,219 

 1,086 

 2,083 



Total 



126,324 



118,312 



62,613 



28,678 

 20,697 

 18,192 

 16,206 

 13,945 

 20,602 



NUMBER OF HEAD SLAUGHTERED BY MONTHS AND CLASSES, 1982-1990 



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

 ' Quarterly totals only. 



