MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK BUDGETARY EXPENSE COMPARISON REPORT APRIL 30, 2026
APRIL 30, 2026
DIVISION: DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK
PROGRAM: DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK
BUDGET TO ACTUAL EXPENSE COMPARISON Year-to-Date Actual Expenses April FY 2026 Same Period Prior Year Actual Expenses April FY 2025 Balance of Budget Available
REPORT FY 2026 Budget Year to Year Comparison
BUDGETED FTE 144.37
A B C D E F
61000 PERSONAL SERVICES
1 61100 SALARIES $ 8,609,538 $ 6,327,061 $ 6,327,738 $ (677) $ 2,282,477
2 61200 OVERTIME 576,877 402,253 431,595 (29,342) 174,624
3 61300 OTHER/PER DIEM 11,200 6,100 6,500 (400) 5,100
4 61400 BENEFITS 3,422,732 2,600,573 2,571,297 29,276 822,159
5 TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES 12,620,347 9,335,987 9,337,130 (1,143) 3,284,360
6 62000 OPERATIONS
7 62100 CONTRACT 1,974,681 1,500,326 1,375,657 124,669 474,355
8 62200 SUPPLY 1,446,656 1,028,544 1,020,814 7,730 418,112
9 62300 COMMUNICATION 330,422 192,549 203,148 (10,599) 137,873
10 62400 TRAVEL 237,352 130,697 149,449 (18,752) 106,655
11 62500 RENT 1,009,445 619,109 646,182 (27,073) 390,336
12 62600 UTILITIES 68,892 47,758 35,419 12,339 21,134
13 62700 REPAIR & MAINT 227,724 323,762 323,590 172 (96,038)
14 62800 OTHER EXPENSES 640,749 557,947 399,171 158,776 82,802
15 TOTAL OPERATIONS 5,935,921 4,400,692 4,153,430 247,262 1,535,229
16 63000 EQUIPMENT
17 63100 EQUIPMENT 19,967 15,898 - 15,898 4,069
18 TOTAL EQUIPMENT 19,967 15,898 - 15,898 4,069
20 67000 CLAIMS
21 67200 DEPREDATION REMIDIATION 211,000 212,621 150,000 62,621 (1,621)
22 TOTAL CLAIMS 211,000 212,621 150,000 62,621 (1,621)
23 68000 TRANSFERS
24 68000 TRANSFERS 409,488 272,534 229,888 42,646 136,954
25 TOTAL TRANSFERS 409,488 272,534 229,888 42,646 136,954
26 TOTAL $ 19,196,723 $ 14,237,732 $ 13,870,448 $ 367,284 $ 4,958,991
27 BUDGETED FUNDS
28 01100 GENERAL FUND $ 4,751,034 $ 3,256,583 $ 3,123,568 $ 133,015 $ 1,494,451
29 02262 SHIELDED EGG GRADING FEES 388,007 239,498 233,936 5,562 148,509
30 02425 BRAND INSPECTION FEES 3,651,697 3,556,186 3,661,623 (105,437) 95,511
31 02426 PER CAPITA FEE 5,898,661 3,445,470 3,290,477 154,993 2,453,191
32 02427 ANIMAL HEALTH 31,795 285 - 285 31,510
33 02701 MILK INSPECTION FEES 271,496 185,169 220,310 (35,141) 86,327
34 02817 MILK CONTROL 245,839 166,831 171,342 (4,511) 79,008
35 03209 MEAT & POULTRY INSPECTION-FED 1,516,887 1,153,773 1,096,942 56,831 363,114
36 03032 SHELL EGG FEDERAL INSPECTION 18,219 16,065 11,412 4,653 2,154
37 03427 FEDERAL UMBRELLA FFY24 - - 706,258 (706,258) -
38 03427 FEDERAL UMBRELLA FFY25 568,437 568,437 - 568,437 -
39 03427 FEDERAL UMBRELLA FFY26 222,165 210,807 - 210,807 11,358
40 03673 FEDERAL ANIMAL HEALTH DISEASE 21,729 - - - 21,729
41 06026 DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY FEES 1,610,757 1,438,628 1,354,580 84,048 172,129
42 TOTAL BUDGET FUNDING $ 19,196,723 $ 14,237,732 $ 13,870,448 $ 367,284 $ 4,958,991
The Department of Livestock is budgeted for $19,196,723 and 144.37 FTE in FY 2026. Personal services budget is 74% expended with 80% of payrolls complete. Personal services expended as of April 2026 was $1,143 lower than April 2025. Operations are 74% expended with 75% of the budget year lapsed. Operation expenses as of April 2026 were $247,262 higher than April 2025. Overall, Department of Livestock total expenditures were $367,284 higher than the same period last year. As of April 30, 2026, 74% of the department's budget has been expended.
The Department had employee termination payouts of $87,711 and $211,872 for the period ending April 30, 2026 and April 30, 2025, respectively.