MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK BUDGETARY EXPENSE COMPARISON REPORT AUGUST 31, 2026
DIVISION: DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK PROGRAM: DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK
BUDGET TO ACTUAL EXPENSE COMPARISON REPORTFY 2027 BudgetYear-to-Date Actual Expenses August FY 2027Prior Year Actual Expenses August FY 2026Year to Year ComparisonBalance of Budget Available
BUDGETED FTE144.37
ABCDEF
61000 PERSONAL SERVICES
161100 SALARIES$ 8,934,913$ 896,967$ 852,210$ 44,757$ 8,037,946
261200 OVERTIME507,46947,19129,93017,261460,278
361300 OTHER/PER DIEM10,0001,1001,100-8,900
461400 BENEFITS3,624,818449,964432,20217,7623,174,854
5TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES13,077,2001,395,2221,315,44279,78011,681,978
662000 OPERATIONS
762100 CONTRACT1,963,594170,961123,21447,7471,792,633
862200 SUPPLY1,554,913375,251201,323173,9281,179,662
962300 COMMUNICATION283,34137,46722,26715,200245,874
1062400 TRAVEL249,71524,31327,829(3,516)225,402
1162500 RENT860,68585,20492,251(7,047)775,481
1262600 UTILITIES185,9321,35721,456(20,099)184,575
1362700 REPAIR & MAINT359,19477,11035,74941,361282,084
1462800 OTHER EXPENSES750,23861,38929,87031,519688,849
15TOTAL OPERATIONS6,207,612833,052553,959279,0935,374,560
1663000 EQUIPMENT
1763100 EQUIPMENT191,947-15,400(15,400)191,947
18TOTAL EQUIPMENT191,947-15,400(15,400)191,947
2067000 CLAIMS
2167200 DEPREDIATION REMIDIATION212,70057,11840,75216,366155,582
22TOTAL CLAIMS212,70057,11840,75216,366155,582
2368000 TRANSFERS
2468000 TRANSFERS464,19623,9613,07420,887440,235
25TOTAL TRANSFERS464,19623,9613,07420,887440,235
26TOTAL$ 20,153,655$ 2,309,353$ 1,928,627$ 380,726$ 17,844,302
27BUDGETED FUNDS
2801100 GENDERAL FUND$ 5,062,592$ 593,542$ 264,662$ 328,880$ 4,469,050
2902262 SHIELDED EGG GRADING FEES397,35033,46135,374(1,913)363,889
3002425 BRAND INSPECTION FEES3,776,403619,954595,89524,0593,156,449
3102426 PER CAPITA FEE6,220,160474,172546,981(72,809)5,745,988
3202427 ANIMAL HEALTH31,795---31,795
3302701 MILK INSPECTION FEES274,92235,69826,8788,820239,224
3402817 MILK CONTROL251,33027,56227,158404223,768
3503209 MEAT & POULTRY INSPECTION-FED1,566,070174,548136,34238,2061,391,522
3603032 SHELL EGG FEDERAL INSPECTION19,7809,3313698,96210,449
3703427 FEDERAL UMBRELLA FFY24568,43758,84736,42122,426509,590
3803427 FEDERAL UMBRELLA FFY25232,385182-182232,203
3903673 FEDERAL ANIMAL HEALTH DISEASE21,72915,328-15,3286,401
4006026 DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY FEES1,730,702266,728258,5478,1811,463,974
41TOTAL BUDGET FUNDING$ 20,153,655$ 2,309,353$ 1,928,627$ 380,726$ 17,844,302
The Department of Livestock is budgeted for $20,153,655 and 144.37 FTE in FY 2027. Personal services budget is 11% expended with 15% of payrolls complete. Personal services expended as of August 2026 was $79,780 higher than August 2025. Operations are 13% expended with 8% of the budget year lapsed. Operation expenses as of August 2026 were $279,093 higher than August 2025. Overall, Department of Livestock total expenditures were $380,726 higher than the same period last year. As of August 31, 2026, 11% of the department's budget has been expended.
The Department had employee termination payouts of $38,265 and $46 for the period ending August 31, 2026 and August 31, 2025, respectively.
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