90 State Statistics-Livestock 



Montana Agricultural Statistics 1992 



COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 



TOTAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION BY MONTHS, 1983-1991 



Jan. 



Feb. 



Mar. 



Year 

 1983 

 1984 

 1985 

 1986 



1987 

 1988 

 1989 

 1990 

 1991 



Apr. 



May 



June 



July Aug. Sept. 



Oct. 



Noy. 



Dec. 



12,485 

 4,633 

 6,067 

 1,783 



1,428 

 1,294 

 1,125 

 1,342 

 1,257 



11,191 

 3,432 

 3,412 

 1,302 



1,282 

 1,147 

 875 

 1,050 

 1,088 



11,324 

 2,240 

 1,612 

 1,434 



1,442 

 1,362 

 1,042 

 1,210 

 1,032 



9,778 

 3,027 

 1,769 

 1,579 



1,453 

 1,319 

 1,105 

 1,079 

 1,336 



9,366 

 4,015 

 1,962 

 1,721 



1,461 

 1,306 

 1,114 

 1,327 

 1,376 



--(000) Pounds- 

 12,009 10,181 12,366 

 3,986 4,395 5,639 

 1,753 2,033 2,275 

 1,579 1,843 1,965 



1,623 1,656 



1,441 1,237 



1,279 1,086 



1,210 1,311 



1,437 1,481 



1,623 

 1,689 

 1,676 

 1,736 

 1,744 



12,112 

 6,075 

 1,936 

 2,235 



1,483 

 1,406 

 1,092 

 1,226 

 1,405 



7,858 4,862 



8,112 10,203 



2,320 1,815 



2,018 1,542 



1,664 

 1,441 

 1,205 

 3,169 

 1,569 



1,544 

 1,347 

 1,259 

 3,859 

 1,497 



4,781 

 6,856 

 1,724 

 1,698 



1,532 

 1,219 

 1,086 

 2,083 

 1,350 



Total 



118,312 

 62,613 

 28,678 

 20,697 



18,192 

 16,206 

 13,945 

 20,602 

 16,572 



NUMBER OF HEAD SLAUGHTERED BY MONTHS AND CLASSES, 1983-1991 



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



