CATTLE OPERATIONS
By Size of Operation and Percent of Inventory, Montana, USA

Last updated February 1, 2008
Year Cattle
Oper-
ations
Operations with
1-49 Head
Operations with
50-99 head
Operations with
100-499 head
Operations with
500-999 Head
Operations with
1,000+ Head
Actual
No.
No. of
Farms
% of
Inven-
tory
No. of
Farms
% of
Inven-
tory
No. of
Farms
% of
Inven-
tory
No.of
Farms
% of
Inven-
tory
No. of
Farms
% of
Inven-
tory
2007
2006
12,400
12,200
5,500
5,000
3.5
3.8
1,850
1,840
5.5
5.2
3,800
4,100
37.0
38.0
900
900
25.0
25.0
350
360
29.0
28.0
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
12,600
12,700
13,000
13,200
13,900
5,200
5,500
5,700
5,700
5,400
4.0
4.1
4.2
3.7
2.5
2,050
1,850
1,900
1,800
2,350
6.0
5.9
5.8
5.3
6.5
4,200
4,200
4,300
4,500
4,800
39.0
39.0
40.0
41.0
40.0
810
820
730
850
1,000
23.0
23.0
20.0
23.0
26.0
340
330
370
350
350
28.0
28.0
30.0
27.0
25.0
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
14,400
14,100
14,000
13,600
13,200
5,700
5,700
5,500
5,100
4,500
2.5
3.0
4.0
3.5
3.0
2,170
2,150
2,250
2,200
2,200
6.0
6.0
6.0
5.5
6.0
5,200
5,000
5,100
5,100
5,200
41.0
41.0
44.0
42.0
41.0
930
850
800
800
900
23.0
22.0
20.0
20.0
21.0
400
400
350
400
400
27.5
28.0
26.0
29.0
29.0
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
12,700
13,000
13,100
13,300
13,400
4,000
4,500
4,500
4,500
4,600
3.0
3.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
1,800
2,200
2,200
2,300
2,500
4.5
6.0
6.0
6.0
7.0
5,500
5,000
5,200
5,300
5,100
42.0
40.0
42.0
42.0
40.0
1,050
950
900
1,200
1,200
25.5
25.0
24.0
48.0
49.0
350
350
300
--
--
25.0
26.0
24.0
--
--
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
14,000
14,700
15,400
15,700
16,000
5,200
6,800
7,100
7,400
7,100
4.0
4.8
4.8
4.4
5.0
2,900
2,000
2,400
2,100
2,800
9.0
6.2
7.7
6.6
8.0
4,800
4,800
4,900
5,000
5,100
41.0
44.0
43.0
47.5
43.5
1,100
1,100
1,000
900
1,000
46.0
45.0
44.5
41.5
43.5
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
16,200
16,600
16,300
16,000
16,300
7,000
6,600
6,000
5,800
6,400
4.5
3.8
3.5
3.0
2.8
2,700
2,500
2,500
2,600
2,300
7.5
5.6
5.0
5.7
4.0
5,400
6,100
6,200
6,000
6,000
44.1
44.6
43.2
39.3
37.6
1,100
1,400
1,600
1,600
1,600
43.9
46.0
48.3
52.0
55.6
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--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
16,500
17,000
17,500
17,800
18,000
7,000
7,600
7,700
--
--
3.6
3.5
4.7
--
--
2,600
3,000
3,100
--
--
5.1
5.9
6.1
--
--
5,600
5,100
5,200
--
--
39.6
40.0
38.6
--
--
1,300
1,300
1,500
--
--
51.7
50.6
50.6
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
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Year Cattle
Operations
Actual
No.
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
18,000
18,000
18,500
18,500
19,000
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
19,500
20,000
20,500
21,000
21,500
1965 22,000
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