Summary of Herd Averages
DHI Report K-3 for 2005

DHI Herd Averages 2005  
Table 1. 2005 Averages of DHI Cow Herds
by Herd Size

  Records Milk Fat Protein
Herd size (cow-years per herd) Herds Cow-years (lbs) (%) (lbs) % Reporting (%) (lbs) % Reporting
5- 24 853 14,207 16,891 3.99 674 100 3.20 541 100
25- 49 5,562 220,544 19,026 3.80 723 100 3.07 585 100
50- 74 6,326 385,723 20,128 3.77 759 100 3.07 618 100
75- 99 3,473 298,437 20,623 3.73 771 99 3.07 635 99
100- 149 3,377 406,525 20,726 3.72 775 98 3.07 639 98
150- 199 1,462 250,846 20,790 3.73 782 96 3.08 644 97
200- 299 1,345 325,598 21,445 3.69 800 95 3.07 664 95
300- 399 707 244,990 21,557 3.71 808 96 3.07 669 94
400- 499 418 186,151 22,154 3.67 826 93 3.06 688 89
500- 749 623 379,814 22,922 3.64 841 96 3.07 713 91
750- 999 297 256,510 23,211 3.63 849 96 3.07 721 90
1,000-1,499 323 394,157 23,062 3.64 844 97 3.09 717 89
1,500-1,999 125 212,619 23,556 3.61 853 98 3.06 724 89
2,000-2,999 125 298,682 23,093 3.62 836 98 3.08 713 91
3,000-3,999 44 151,730 23,909 3.61 863 100 3.07 734 91
4,000+ 36 187,473 23,605 3.60 847 95 3.09 727 93
All Herds 25,096 4,214,003 21,854 3.68 808 97 3.07 674 94 

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DHI Herd Averages 2005  
Table 2. 2005 Averages of DHI Cow Herds
by Breed and Category of Testing Plan

  Records Milk Fat Protein
Breed Test Plan Category Herds Cow-years Cow-years per herd (lb) (%) (lb) % Reporting (%) (lb) % Reporting
Ayrshire Official 113 5,943 53 15,782 3.85 607 100 3.16 498 100
  Management 9 340 38 12,883 4.03 519 100 3.06 394 100
  All plans 122 6,283 51 15,625 3.85 602 100 3.15 493 100
Brown Swiss Official 252 13,328 53 17,977 4.04 735 98 3.37 613 98
  Management 18 836 46 17,107 4.06 695 100 3.35 574 100
  All plans 270 14,164 52 17,925 4.04 732 98 3.37 610 98
Guernsey Official 144 6,957 48 15,284 4.52 691 100 3.37 515 99
  Management 36 1,371 38 14,172 4.45 631 100 3.33 472 100
  All plans 180 8,328 46 15,101 4.51 681 100 3.37 508 99
Holstein Official 15,996 3,204,179 200 22,610 3.62 822 98 3.05 691 94
  Management 5,663 620,787 110 20,991 3.73 792 92 3.05 647 90
  All plans 21,659 3,824,966 177 22,347 3.64 817 97 3.05 685 94
Jersey Official 1,016 165,492 163 16,200 4.60 746 100 3.57 579 99
  Management 132 9,336 71 14,302 4.60 659 97 3.56 507 91
  All plans 1,148 174,828 152 16,099 4.60 741 99 3.57 576 99
Milking Shorthorn Official 38 2,127 56 14,345 3.56 511 100 3.10 445 100
  Management 5 353 71 14,020 4.08 571 100 3.18 446 100
  All plans 43 2,481 58 14,299 3.64 520 100 3.11 445 100
Red and White Official 24 1,307 54 20,430 3.67 750 100 3.02 617 100
  Management 5 291 58 15,842 3.53 559 100 2.98 472 100
  All plans 29 1,599 55 19,594 3.65 715 100 3.02 591 100
Mixed Official 1,318 149,826 114 18,221 3.86 707 98 3.20 584 98
  Management 327 31,529 96 16,688 3.85 648 85 3.13 526 85
  All plans 1,645 181,356 110 17,954 3.86 698 96 3.19 575 96
All breeds Official 18,901 3,549,159 188 22,077 3.67 812 98 3.08 680 95
  Management 6,195 664,845 107 20,664 3.75 783 92 3.06 639 89
  All plans 25,096 4,214,003 168 21,854 3.68 808 97 3.07 674 94 

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DHI Herd Averages 2005  
Table 3. 2005 Averages of Official Test Plan DHI Cow Herds
by State

  Records Milk Fat Protein
State Herds Cow-years Cow-years per herd (lb) (%) (lb) % Reporting (%) (lb) % Reporting
Alabama 34 5,979 176 16,260 3.73 611 94 3.21 526 94
Arizona 46 85,619 1,861 21,972 3.54 780 97 3.01 663 96
Arkansas 37 5,335 144 17,696 3.61 639 100 3.12 552 100
California 934 879,812 942 22,539 3.68 829 100 3.14 707 86
Colorado 48 34,630 721 23,741 3.53 838 100 3.03 719 100
Connecticut 87 10,964 126 21,919 3.63 796 99 3.06 672 99
Delaware 26 3,967 153 22,340 3.74 836 100 3.06 684 100
Florida 35 31,177 891 20,485 3.53 750 76 2.99 634 76
Georgia 132 34,166 259 19,541 3.54 674 60 3.05 581 60
Idaho 172 125,218 728 23,761 3.59 853 100 3.11 740 100
Illinois 419 43,103 103 21,359 3.69 788 100 3.06 654 100
Indiana 313 35,510 113 21,717 3.70 804 99 3.05 663 99
Iowa 818 92,441 113 21,697 3.72 806 100 3.10 672 100
Kansas 199 30,927 155 22,508 3.65 772 69 3.11 658 69
Kentucky 170 17,366 102 18,955 3.64 689 99 3.10 587 99
Louisiana 81 11,463 142 16,032 3.52 579 69 3.05 501 69
Maine 120 11,462 96 19,935 3.83 764 98 3.10 618 98
Maryland 328 35,063 107 20,633 3.79 783 100 3.10 640 100
Massachusetts 87 8,980 103 21,708 3.75 815 99 3.12 678 99
Michigan 660 129,677 196 24,405 3.69 901 99 2.98 728 99
Minnesota 2,074 225,652 109 21,574 3.70 799 100 3.07 661 100
Mississippi 52 8,669 167 19,277 3.62 699 99 3.04 586 99
Missouri 280 27,690 99 18,803 3.71 698 100 3.11 585 100
Montana 38 5,745 151 23,111 3.53 815 100 3.01 697 100
Nebraska 152 25,822 170 21,473 3.68 789 100 3.07 660 100
Nevada 16 9,920 620 23,777 3.55 843 100 3.16 724 77
New Hampshire 83 9,302 112 22,317 3.76 839 100 3.11 695 100
New Jersey 60 5,778 96 21,406 3.76 805 100 3.05 653 100
New Mexico 31 59,400 1,916 23,133 3.54 820 100 3.07 711 100
New York 1,990 300,210 151 22,243 3.66 815 98 3.03 675 98
North Carolina 168 27,412 163 20,769 3.66 759 100 3.06 636 100
North Dakota 37 4,759 129 21,153 3.72 787 100 2.99 633 100
Ohio 735 92,629 126 22,009 3.70 815 100 3.09 680 100
Oklahoma 67 8,150 122 18,814 3.44 648 100 3.08 579 100
Oregon 224 52,778 236 21,037 3.90 820 100 3.19 671 100
Pennsylvania 2,883 261,694 91 21,697 3.66 793 100 3.05 662 100
Puerto Rico 152 35,739 235 9,981 3.06 293 62 3.05 309 87
Rhode Island 5 339 68 21,369 3.77 805 100 3.10 663 100
South Carolina 59 12,344 209 19,370 3.76 729 100 3.12 605 100
South Dakota 104 15,649 150 20,806 3.76 781 100 3.05 636 100
Tennessee 191 24,056 126 18,454 3.76 699 96 3.07 571 96
Texas 188 82,701 440 20,206 3.71 752 94 3.16 641 94
Utah 164 40,436 247 22,564 3.56 804 100 3.07 693 100
Vermont 351 47,254 135 21,382 3.73 798 100 3.09 661 100
Virginia 388 57,288 148 21,048 3.59 757 99 3.03 638 100
Washington 191 65,069 341 23,748 3.65 866 100 3.07 729 99
West Virginia 50 5,627 113 18,689 3.74 699 100 3.14 586 100
Wisconsin 3,417 403,378 118 23,421 3.68 863 100 3.04 711 100
Wyoming 5 810 162 21,535 3.64 784 100 2.96 637 100
United States 18,901 3,549,159 188 22,077 3.67 812 98 3.08 680 95 

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DHI Herd Averages 2005  
Table 4. 2005 Averages of Management Test Plan DHI Cow Herds
by State

  Records Milk Fat Protein
State Herds Cow-years Cow-years per herd (lb) (%) (lb) % Reporting (%) (lb) % Reporting
Alabama 1 35 35 20,844 3.56 742 100 2.87 599 100
Alaska 1 91 91 22,199 3.84 853 100 3.97 882 100
Arizona 5 8,113 1,623 18,344 3.58 643 83 3.05 547 83
Arkansas 3 250 83 16,002 3.73 597 100 3.12 499 100
California 72 58,986 819 21,593 3.68 794 100 3.15 694 77
Colorado 12 7,718 643 21,730 3.47 753 100 3.24 704 100
Connecticut 1 63 63 27,312 3.93 1073 100 3.08 840 100
Delaware 6 157 26 20,253 3.71 751 100 3.00 607 100
Florida 50 32,827 657 17,509 3.48 658 37 2.92 556 36
Georgia 50 10,098 202 17,720 3.61 598 30 3.06 513 29
Idaho 18 14,018 779 24,352 3.53 860 100 3.18 774 100
Illinois 94 10,386 110 22,702 3.52 805 96 3.00 684 98
Indiana 85 7,981 94 21,885 3.72 800 91 3.03 653 90
Iowa 198 24,933 126 21,757 3.75 815 98 3.03 659 98
Kansas 38 6,905 182 20,683 3.60 750 97 3.08 637 98
Kentucky 59 4,440 75 18,964 3.58 685 91 3.03 581 91
Louisiana 5 980 196 13,879 3.25 442 68 3.15 428 68
Maine 6 1,478 246 21,709 3.68 582 20 3.00 474 20
Maryland 21 999 48 18,551 3.87 717 100 3.08 572 100
Massachusetts 3 309 103 21,639 3.70 801 100 3.12 676 100
Michigan 122 25,457 209 23,334 3.84 899 94 3.02 708 94
Minnesota 573 43,256 75 19,822 3.92 778 100 3.07 607 99
Mississippi 11 1,535 140 18,418 3.38 633 91 3.00 563 88
Missouri 122 11,043 91 16,777 3.62 607 100 3.09 519 100
Montana 4 618 154 21,263 3.58 761 100 3.09 657 100
Nebraska 26 3,990 153 21,749 3.71 808 100 3.09 673 100
Nevada
New Hampshire 6 284 47 17,669 4.09 724 100 3.15 557 100
New Jersey 1 71 71 18,102 3.69 668 100 2.98 540 100
New Mexico 3 4,796 1,599 21,177 3.39 719 100 2.98 631 100
New York 264 26,350 100 20,225 3.75 761 87 3.03 617 89
North Carolina 21 3,711 177 19,154 3.54 669 56 3.07 565 39
North Dakota 13 1,645 127 20,566 3.75 773 98 3.12 644 98
Ohio 197 22,370 114 21,376 3.67 784 99 3.05 651 99
Oklahoma 28 7,434 266 20,484 3.60 736 99 3.08 630 100
Oregon 7 1,302 186 20,136 3.92 790 100 3.16 637 100
Pennsylvania 1,226 68,041 55 20,989 3.67 770 98 3.01 631 98
Puerto Rico 1 236 236 11,570 0 0
Rhode Island
South Carolina 4 1,170 292 16,933 0 0
South Dakota 71 13,590 191 20,673 3.72 772 98 3.05 632 98
Tennessee 15 2,261 151 17,255 3.73 640 77 3.10 538 75
Texas 42 25,119 598 19,195 3.60 697 63 3.03 588 63
Utah 21 2,723 130 18,357 3.62 665 100 3.17 580 93
Vermont 78 9,338 120 19,820 3.87 764 88 3.12 617 88
Virgin Islands 3 484 161 7,026 0 0
Virginia 69 8,815 128 19,321 3.49 681 88 3.02 589 87
Washington 21 5,300 252 23,467 3.64 855 100 3.16 741 100
West Virginia
Wisconsin 2,516 182,511 73 20,953 3.89 815 100 3.05 638 100
Wyoming 2 630 315 20,432 2.71 554 100 3.17 648 100
United States 6,195 664,845 107 20,664 3.75 783 92 3.06 639 89 

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DHI Herd Averages - 2005 Percentile Thresholds  
Table 5A-5C. 2005 Percentile Thresholds for Herds with 25 or More Cows
and Enrolled in an Official Testing Plan by Breed and Yield Trait.

Table 5A. Milk
Percentile Ayrshire Brown Swiss Guernsey Holstein Jersey Milking Shorthorn Red and White
90 19,675 22,644 18,878 25,820 18,605 18,882 24,075
80 18,254 20,909 17,785 24,301 17,360 16,744 22,401
70 17,478 20,010 16,882 23,184 16,558 15,905 21,682
60 16,839 18,704 15,762 22,281 15,819 14,387 20,778
50 15,718 18,011 15,102 21,366 15,244 13,554 20,028
40 14,904 17,176 14,602 20,510 14,554 13,252 19,688
30 13,688 16,544 13,507 19,521 13,712 12,657 18,941
20 12,607 15,208 12,108 18,372 12,702 12,041 18,642
10 11,756 13,401 11,566 16,621 11,426 9,877 16,510
0 10,146 8,670 8,490 4,702 4,952 8,865 15,185
Number of Herds 81 178 108 15,623 888 25 22

 

 
Table 5B. Fat
Percentile Ayrshire Brown Swiss Guernsey Holstein Jersey Milking Shorthorn Red and White
90 759 920 902 946 859 654 904
80 724 856 805 890 800 592 880
70 675 791 772 850 766 571 786
60 628 752 703 816 728 542 756
50 579 728 674 783 693 485 743
40 565 687 652 752 658 477 719
30 520 655 606 717 621 443 691
20 482 610 562 675 579 429 663
10 464 559 511 612 523 326 651
0 402 369 383 147 204 284 556
Number of Herds 81 178 108 15,623 888 25 22

 

 
Table 5C. Protein
Percentile Ayrshire Brown Swiss Guernsey Holstein Jersey Milking Shorthorn Red and White
90 639 749 651 784 667 575 721
80 583 704 592 739 620 515 677
70 550 670 564 707 590 493 654
60 528 633 527 680 568 444 633
50 497 607 510 653 543 423 608
40 475 578 492 627 520 419 585
30 421 558 451 598 490 401 575
20 399 510 430 564 456 371 534
10 368 446 393 510 410 298 503
0 318 300 301 127 160 275 460
Number of Herds 81 178 108 15,623 888 25 22 

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2005 DHI Goat Herd Averages  
Table 6. 2005 Averages of Official DHI Goat Herds
by State

  Records Milk Fat Protein
State Herds Doe-years Doe-years per herd (lb) (%) (lb) (%) (lb) % Reporting
Alabama 5 47 10 1,464 4.04 59 3.17 46 100
Alaska 1 10 10 567 0
Arizona 3 25 8 2,099 3.44 72 3.03 64 100
Arkansas 5 112 23 1,603 3.54 57 2.86 46 100
California 27 1,571 59 1,832 3.44 63 3.03 56 100
Colorado 9 295 33 2,103 3.38 71 3.05 65 97
Connecticut 1 9 9 1,910 3.66 70 3.19 61 100
Florida 4 38 10 1,718 3.49 60 3.13 54 100
Georgia 3 31 10 2,128 3.03 64 3.12 66 100
Idaho 13 187 14 1,736 3.72 65 2.88 52 85
Illinois 7 179 26 2,121 3.69 78 2.93 62 100
Indiana 11 423 39 1,523 3.76 57 2.96 45 98
Iowa 6 371 62 2,195 3.34 73 2.91 64 100
Kansas 14 163 12 1,558 3.93 61 3.25 51 100
Kentucky 1 12 12 1,914 4.18 80 3.71 71 100
Maine 11 98 9 1,648 3.68 61 3.13 52 100
Maryland 12 287 24 1,821 3.55 65 2.92 53 100
Massachusetts 5 78 16 1,553 4.16 65 3.04 47 100
Michigan 12 82 7 1,668 4.18 70 3.36 59 70
Minnesota 18 1,178 66 1,996 3.47 69 3.07 61 100
Mississippi 2 49 25 874 4.02 35 3.16 28 100
Missouri 11 156 14 1,648 3.79 62 3.16 52 97
Montana 1 101 101 1,988 3.72 74 3.07 61 100
Nebraska 1 8 8 1,529 2.68 41 3.07 47 100
New Hampshire 5 92 19 1,208 4.12 50 3.15 38 100
New Jersey 6 64 11 1,473 3.66 54 2.83 42 100
New Mexico 5 131 26 1,148 3.01 35 2.79 37 56
New York 11 708 65 2,319 3.12 72 2.87 67 100
North Carolina 5 117 24 1,792 3.01 54 2.77 50 100
Ohio 10 349 35 1,700 3.37 57 2.86 49 100
Oklahoma 3 72 24 1,320 3.62 48 3.71 42 58
Oregon 45 651 15 1,611 3.73 60 3.07 50 93
Pennsylvania 20 499 25 1,710 3.79 65 3.08 53 100
Rhode Island 2 6 3 2,575 3.71 96 2.87 74 100
South Dakota 1 12 12 900 3.56 32 3.22 29 100
Tennessee 1 8 8 1,420 4.23 60 3.73 53 100
Texas 10 216 22 1,639 4.22 69 3.14 51 100
Utah 4 146 37 2,009 4.15 83 3.30 66 100
Vermont 2 334 167 1,698 3.53 60 2.80 51 7
Virginia 5 152 31 1,130 4.67 53 3.38 51 49
Washington 13 107 8 1,758 4.32 76 3.28 58 100
West Virginia 6 52 9 1,900 3.51 67 2.84 54 100
Wisconsin 29 1,719 60 1,715 3.72 64 2.96 55 87
Wyoming 7 64 9 1,557 3.65 57 2.94 45 87
United States 370 11,004 30 1,794 3.59 64 3.01 55 92 

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2005 DHI Goat Herd Averages  
Table 7. 2005 Averages of Official DHI Goat Herds
by Breed

  Records Milk Fat Protein
State Herds Doe-years (lb) (lb) Herds Doe-years (lb)
Alpine 58 1,769 2,085 69 53 1,684 62
Experimental 4 98 1,528 56 4 98 45
LaMancha 42 714 1,799 66 40 679 55
Mixed Breed 109 6,123 1,760 62 99 5,443 55
Nubian 84 1,121 1,459 66 79 1,084 52
Oberhasli 18 221 1,830 64 18 221 52
Saanen 32 658 1,986 71 32 658 57
Toggenburg 23 301 1,665 57 22 293 47
All Breeds 370 11,004 1,794 64 347 10,159 55 

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