Table 1. 2016 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- 24 417 6,927 16,958 4.07 691 100 3.23 548 100
25- 49 3,048 122,057 19,351 3.91 757 100 3.11 601 100
50- 74 3,854 233,913 20,916 3.86 807 100 3.10 648 100
75- 99 2,268 194,786 21,497 3.86 830 99 3.12 671 99
100- 149 2,481 301,072 21,968 3.83 843 99 3.12 686 99
150- 199 1,147 197,681 22,437 3.82 859 99 3.11 699 99
200- 299 1,252 304,930 23,264 3.79 884 98 3.11 726 98
300- 399 636 219,775 24,130 3.79 917 98 3.10 749 98
400- 499 400 178,790 24,881 3.78 942 97 3.11 776 96
500- 749 614 375,140 25,430 3.76 958 98 3.11 794 96
750- 999 324 279,288 25,675 3.76 971 97 3.11 805 96
1,000-1,499 350 423,581 25,639 3.78 972 98 3.13 804 98
1,500-1,999 199 343,314 26,016 3.74 974 99 3.12 815 98
2,000-2,999 191 458,405 25,694 3.81 980 99 3.15 811 97
3,000-3,999 70 243,843 25,761 3.74 964 97 3.14 812 96
4,000+ 88 499,563 25,157 3.80 952 98 3.19 800 96
All Herds 17,339 4,383,065 24,317 3.79 923 98 3.13 762 97 

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