Table 1. Averages of DHI Cow Herds, 2003
By Herd Size

  Records Milk Fat Protein
Herd size (cow-years per herd) Herds Cow-years (lbs) (%) (lbs) % Reporting (%) (lbs) % Reporting
5- 24 993 16,490 16,805 4.03 677 100 3.19 537 100
25- 49 6,430 254,284 18,736 3.82 716 100 3.07 575 100
50- 74 7,183 437,776 19,736 3.79 749 99 3.06 605 99
75- 99 3,872 332,015 20,159 3.76 759 99 3.07 620 99
100- 149 3,661 440,599 20,120 3.75 757 97 3.07 620 97
150- 199 1,502 258,860 20,234 3.75 768 96 3.08 628 96
200- 299 1,433 348,617 20,766 3.73 782 95 3.08 644 95
300- 399 706 244,636 20,971 3.69 786 94 3.07 655 91
400- 499 421 187,751 21,591 3.64 798 91 3.06 676 85
500- 749 606 369,955 22,447 3.63 824 94 3.07 697 90
750- 999 315 271,302 22,529 3.61 819 96 3.06 700 88
1,000-1,499 302 369,253 22,717 3.62 827 96 3.07 702 87
1,500-1,999 137 236,276 22,647 3.65 829 99 3.09 702 89
2,000-2,999 108 260,263 22,925 3.59 824 99 3.07 707 90
3,000-3,999 37 126,233 23,084 3.56 822 100 3.07 705 92
4,000+ 33 176,833 22,849 3.59 819 95 3.10 706 93
All Herds 27,739 4,331,143 21,236 3.69 787 97 3.07 655 93 

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