Summary of DHI Herd Averages
DHI Report K-3

DHI Herd Averages 2016  
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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DHI Herd Averages 2016  
Table 2. 2016 Averages of DHI cow herds by breed and test-plan category

  Records Milk Fat Protein
Breed Test Plan Category Herds Cow-years Cow-years per herd (lb) (%) (lb) % Reporting (%) (lb) % Reporting
Ayrshire Official 58 3,211 55 15,199 3.97 603 100 3.19 485 100
  Management 4 215 54 11,811 3.86 456 100 3.15 372 100
  All plans 62 3,426 55 14,987 3.96 594 100 3.19 478 100
Brown Swiss Official 147 10,577 72 19,378 4.15 808 97 3.42 666 97
  Management 9 455 51 17,508 4.10 717 100 3.38 592 100
  All plans 156 11,032 71 19,301 4.15 804 97 3.42 663 97
Guernsey Official 77 3,916 51 15,703 4.64 728 100 3.40 534 100
  Management 12 532 44 14,275 4.60 656 100 3.43 490 100
  All plans 89 4,448 50 15,532 4.63 719 100 3.40 529 100
Holstein Official 9,895 3,107,635 314 25,558 3.70 946 99 3.09 790 98
  Management 4,217 523,678 124 23,029 3.78 871 95 3.06 705 93
  All plans 14,112 3,631,313 257 25,193 3.71 936 98 3.08 778 97
Jersey Official 743 267,972 361 18,314 4.84 886 100 3.68 674 100
  Management 131 16,192 124 16,191 4.90 794 100 3.64 590 100
  All plans 874 284,164 325 18,193 4.84 880 100 3.67 669 100
Milking Shorthorn Official 24 1,128 47 14,583 3.71 541 100 3.13 456 100
  Management 3 179 60 14,796 3.53 523 100 3.11 461 100
  All plans 27 1,307 48 14,612 3.69 539 100 3.13 457 100
Red and White Official 4 338 85 22,493 3.78 849 100 3.12 703 100
  Management 1 34 34 17,949 3.37 605 100 3.18 570 100
  All plans 5 372 74 22,080 3.75 827 100 3.13 691 100
Mixed Official 1,522 366,067 241 21,951 3.99 877 100 3.25 715 99
  Management 492 80,937 165 18,932 4.01 757 92 3.24 611 92
  All plans 2,014 447,004 222 21,404 3.99 856 98 3.25 697 98
All breeds Official 12,470 3,760,843 302 24,651 3.79 934 99 3.13 773 98
  Management 4,869 622,222 128 22,300 3.82 853 95 3.09 689 93
  All plans 17,339 4,383,065 253 24,317 3.79 923 98 3.13 762 97 

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DHI Herd Averages 2016  
Table 3. 2016 Averages of DHI cow herds in official test plans by State

  Records Milk Fat Protein
State Herds Cow-years Cow-years per herd (lb) (%) (lb) % Reporting (%) (lb) % Reporting
Alabama 11 1,683 153 15,268 3.63 554 100 3.22 492 100
Arizona 21 33,927 1,616 22,464 3.56 801 98 3.05 685 98
Arkansas 12 2,119 177 15,671 3.76 589 100 3.20 502 100
California 669 910,632 1,361 24,454 3.78 925 100 3.20 784 97
Colorado 33 51,581 1,563 26,251 3.61 949 100 3.10 815 99
Connecticut 72 13,215 184 23,995 3.95 948 100 3.08 738 100
Delaware 18 3,610 201 24,000 3.74 898 100 3.07 736 100
Florida 20 24,275 1,214 24,072 3.59 891 89 3.01 746 89
Georgia 68 26,598 391 22,528 3.62 826 80 3.02 691 80
Idaho 126 182,720 1,450 25,105 3.81 956 100 3.17 795 100
Illinois 269 44,566 166 24,164 3.76 908 100 3.10 749 100
Indiana 204 36,020 177 24,493 3.68 902 100 3.07 753 100
Iowa 490 113,740 232 24,971 3.85 961 100 3.13 783 100
Kansas 99 17,491 177 23,047 3.74 862 100 3.15 730 84
Kentucky 68 12,336 181 23,705 3.56 844 100 3.06 725 100
Louisiana 25 3,454 138 16,370 3.56 602 83 3.09 522 83
Maine 110 15,105 137 23,270 3.88 903 100 3.08 716 100
Maryland 210 28,579 136 21,827 3.82 834 100 3.08 673 100
Massachusetts 56 5,196 93 21,548 3.95 851 100 3.17 684 100
Michigan 515 170,905 332 26,312 3.62 954 96 3.04 801 98
Minnesota 1,299 227,890 175 25,043 3.80 951 100 3.11 780 100
Mississippi 20 3,327 166 19,222 4.03 775 100 3.21 618 100
Missouri 133 14,821 111 19,563 3.83 749 100 3.16 618 100
Montana 16 3,891 243 24,775 3.67 910 100 3.04 736 81
Nebraska 61 25,708 421 23,321 3.84 895 100 3.20 745 100
Nevada 11 9,127 830 23,861 3.69 881 100 3.21 767 100
New Hampshire 62 8,562 138 23,479 3.93 922 100 3.13 735 100
New Jersey 40 3,568 89 21,366 3.74 799 100 3.08 658 100
New Mexico 16 52,786 3,299 23,528 3.44 811 98 3.17 746 98
New York 1,328 351,344 265 25,503 3.82 974 99 3.08 785 99
North Carolina 83 21,107 254 23,490 3.92 920 100 3.08 723 100
North Dakota 14 3,768 269 23,617 3.84 906 100 3.12 737 100
Ohio 524 85,798 164 23,877 3.83 914 99 3.14 750 99
Oklahoma 27 4,105 152 19,119 3.65 697 100 3.17 606 100
Oregon 130 48,110 370 20,751 4.21 876 99 3.31 689 99
Pennsylvania 2,045 245,154 120 23,497 3.80 893 100 3.07 722 100
Puerto Rico 71 13,894 196 9,812 3.17 306 77 2.97 291 94
Rhode Island 6 354 59 20,377 4.06 826 100 3.19 650 100
South Carolina 32 7,012 219 19,032 4.01 763 100 3.22 614 100
South Dakota 55 12,740 232 23,680 3.93 931 100 3.19 756 100
Tennessee 89 14,404 162 20,034 3.86 776 95 3.11 628 96
Texas 95 80,571 848 20,540 4.21 865 97 3.44 708 97
Utah 89 31,095 349 22,289 3.92 875 100 3.20 716 93
Vermont 242 47,058 194 24,095 3.83 922 100 3.12 753 100
Virginia 238 51,032 214 23,817 3.73 888 100 3.00 715 100
Washington 137 76,528 559 23,298 4.02 938 100 3.21 750 99
West Virginia 24 2,601 108 19,647 3.82 751 100 3.14 617 100
Wisconsin 2,487 616,737 248 26,965 3.76 1011 99 3.09 832 99
United States 12,470 3,760,843 302 24,651 3.79 934 99 3.13 773 98 

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DHI Herd Averages 2016  
Table 4. 2016 Averages of DHI cow herds in management test plans by State

  Records Milk Fat Protein
State Herds Cow-years Cow-years per herd (lb) (%) (lb) % Reporting (%) (lb) % Reporting
Alabama 5 1,032 206 16,822 3.57 623 36 3.07 536 36
Arizona 2 7,715 3,858 21,034 3.41 717 100 2.99 629 100
Arkansas 3 517 172 15,909 3.60 573 100 3.13 499 100
California 20 24,810 1,241 24,099 3.77 908 100 3.17 765 100
Colorado 3 1,081 360 22,345 3.75 838 100 3.17 708 100
Connecticut 1 44 44 26,307 3.99 1050 100 3.14 826 100
Delaware 5 150 30 18,804 4.15 781 100 3.03 569 100
Florida 26 15,998 615 19,193 3.49 664 71 3.03 576 71
Georgia 26 11,897 458 20,522 3.70 739 79 3.14 626 79
Idaho 9 6,123 680 25,560 3.67 938 100 3.14 803 100
Illinois 40 3,750 94 21,979 3.66 791 84 3.08 667 84
Indiana 83 10,684 129 23,926 3.76 874 79 3.05 710 79
Iowa 107 16,568 155 23,753 3.86 915 98 3.13 742 98
Kansas 25 3,212 128 19,034 3.85 729 93 3.23 612 93
Kentucky 168 19,222 114 20,534 3.61 736 89 3.06 625 91
Louisiana 15 2,123 142 15,072 3.65 549 98 3.17 472 92
Maine 4 553 138 20,996 4.03 845 100 3.10 651 100
Maryland 35 3,620 103 21,202 3.78 798 97 3.03 638 97
Massachusetts 6 431 72 19,301 4.10 791 100 3.15 608 100
Michigan 64 21,818 341 25,505 3.69 942 96 3.07 784 96
Minnesota 263 26,009 99 22,075 4.01 879 98 3.12 689 100
Mississippi 8 1,302 163 13,375 3.68 492 100 3.13 419 100
Missouri 117 20,758 177 16,528 3.66 607 99 3.19 528 99
Montana 3 867 289 15,095 4.04 610 100 3.07 463 100
Nebraska 22 5,171 235 25,712 3.53 908 100 3.16 813 100
Nevada
New Hampshire 4 310 78 17,500 3.90 683 100 3.12 546 100
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York 263 21,729 83 22,682 3.85 872 98 3.06 694 98
North Carolina 25 5,856 234 22,394 3.98 885 88 3.11 694 87
North Dakota 7 3,627 518 24,527 3.62 888 100 3.09 758 100
Ohio 191 31,218 163 23,012 3.76 869 95 3.13 722 95
Oklahoma 23 3,173 138 17,956 3.79 681 100 3.19 573 100
Oregon 4 2,342 585 25,298 3.73 942 100 2.99 756 100
Pennsylvania 1,633 103,567 63 22,512 3.81 856 98 3.03 682 98
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina 4 1,185 296 18,688 0 0
South Dakota 33 30,519 925 23,403 3.99 934 95 3.18 744 95
Tennessee 7 799 114 17,994 4.00 720 100 3.24 583 100
Texas 30 31,502 1,050 19,401 3.59 688 74 3.14 602 74
Utah 15 7,899 527 24,921 3.60 896 100 3.20 652 26
Vermont 69 9,616 139 20,592 4.06 779 79 3.21 616 79
Virginia 72 9,766 136 19,974 3.66 711 89 3.07 596 89
Washington 9 8,239 915 22,936 4.08 936 100 3.19 734 41
West Virginia 2 254 127 13,956 4.31 601 100 3.32 463 100
Wisconsin 1,417 144,540 102 23,240 3.95 919 100 3.08 716 100
Wyoming 1 625 625 20,557 3.78 777 100 3.01 619 100
United States 4,869 622,222 128 22,300 3.82 853 95 3.09 689 93 

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DHI Herd Averages - 2016 Percentile Thresholds  
Table 5. 2016 Percentile thresholds for herds with 25 cows or more in official test plans by breed and yield trait

Table 5A. Milk
Percentile Ayrshire Brown Swiss Guernsey Holstein Jersey Milking Shorthorn Red and White
90 19,944 24,444 19,439 28,369 20,030 20,820 25,223
80 18,042 21,835 17,638 26,687 18,626 17,945 25,223
70 17,663 20,921 16,958 25,467 17,813 17,362 25,223
60 15,906 19,473 16,456 24,431 16,994 16,254 25,223
50 15,523 18,311 15,622 23,441 16,182 15,002 21,241
40 14,419 17,281 14,714 22,420 15,297 14,909 21,241
30 13,413 16,462 14,047 21,245 14,508 13,522 21,241
20 11,621 15,101 12,516 19,786 13,286 12,709 21,079
10 11,074 12,675 10,573 17,756 11,735 12,408 21,079
0 7,991 9,594 8,054 4,328 5,756 10,276 21,079
Number of Herds 42 114 59 9,736 686 17 3

 

 
Table 5B. Fat
Percentile Ayrshire Brown Swiss Guernsey Holstein Jersey Milking Shorthorn Red and White
90 821 1,030 1,000 1,061 972 809 928
80 741 905 846 997 910 688 928
70 690 846 783 950 869 644 928
60 649 812 748 915 821 616 928
50 616 755 715 879 779 532 836
40 550 721 682 841 735 524 836
30 517 674 641 798 678 521 836
20 468 611 547 747 623 463 808
10 393 504 506 671 549 430 808
0 289 319 324 114 273 418 808
Number of Herds 42 114 59 9,736 686 17 3

 

 
Table 5C. Protein
Percentile Ayrshire Brown Swiss Guernsey Holstein Jersey Milking Shorthorn Red and White
90 624 826 643 871 730 658 773
80 577 760 612 820 684 560 773
70 556 713 586 784 650 550 773
60 511 660 557 753 624 508 773
50 499 631 535 723 590 474 681
40 449 596 506 692 560 470 681
30 408 564 461 659 528 422 681
20 366 525 426 613 485 397 673
10 352 426 363 551 424 394 673
0 245 309 272 146 203 329 673
Number of Herds 42 114 59 9,736 686 17 3 

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2016 DHI Goat Herd Averages  
Table 6. 2016 Averages of DHI goat herds in official test plans by State

  Records Milk Fat Protein
State Herds Doe-years Doe-years per herd (lb) (%) (lb) (%) (lb) % Reporting
Alabama 2 27 13 798 4.14 33 4.10 33 100
Arizona 10 106 11 1,713 4.42 76 3.45 59 100
Arkansas 5 81 16 1,724 3.77 65 2.97 51 100
California 51 3,364 65 2,158 3.52 76 3.14 68 98
Colorado 6 73 12 2,062 3.75 77 3.07 66 93
Connecticut 3 30 10 1,716 3.52 60 3.21 55 100
Delaware 1 9 9 1,441 3.54 51 2.98 43 100
Florida 11 80 7 1,392 4.32 60 3.04 42 100
Georgia 12 141 12 1,869 3.54 66 2.91 55 96
Idaho 16 247 16 1,536 4.27 66 3.19 50 96
Illinois 7 652 93 2,148 3.66 79 2.99 64 100
Indiana 12 199 17 1,456 3.71 54 2.90 43 95
Iowa 10 663 66 2,036 3.17 65 2.78 57 100
Kansas 7 102 15 1,743 4.32 75 3.33 58 100
Kentucky 5 86 17 1,203 4.43 53 3.35 40 100
Maine 7 62 9 1,437 4.04 58 3.28 47 100
Maryland 11 543 50 1,974 3.36 66 2.99 62 93
Massachusetts 3 33 11 942 4.42 42 3.28 80 21
Michigan 13 83 7 1,380 3.71 51 3.10 41 97
Minnesota 16 1,143 72 2,125 3.57 76 2.99 63 100
Mississippi 4 39 10 1,771 4.00 71 3.28 58 100
Missouri 15 2,116 142 2,130 3.40 72 2.89 62 100
Nebraska 3 28 9 1,834 3.97 73 3.21 59 100
New Hampshire 3 29 10 1,588 4.39 70 3.42 54 100
New Jersey 5 69 14 1,374 3.69 51 2.98 41 100
New Mexico 3 38 13 1,528 3.52 54 2.77 43 66
New York 8 338 43 1,959 3.33 65 2.91 57 98
North Carolina 14 199 14 1,866 3.50 65 3.08 57 100
Ohio 13 230 18 1,357 3.71 50 2.99 41 100
Oklahoma 11 207 19 1,056 4.83 51 3.38 36 88
Oregon 39 766 19 1,652 3.79 63 3.16 54 95
Pennsylvania 8 501 63 1,714 3.33 57 2.94 50 100
South Carolina 1 5 5 1,399 2.86 40 2.64 37 100
Tennessee 11 302 28 1,595 3.52 56 3.05 52 90
Texas 18 291 16 1,645 3.82 63 3.20 52 96
Utah 4 166 42 2,040 3.54 72 3.10 66 92
Vermont 6 1,270 212 1,951 3.40 66 3.00 58 62
Virginia 8 74 9 1,138 4.13 47 3.29 37 100
Washington 50 713 14 1,422 4.27 61 3.35 49 91
West Virginia 3 26 9 2,029 3.53 72 3.13 64 100
Wisconsin 27 2,527 94 2,164 3.58 77 2.91 64 95
Wyoming 5 45 9 1,995 4.05 81 3.24 65 100
United States 465 17,703 38 1,957 3.58 70 3.02 60 94 

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2016 DHI Goat Herd Averages  
Table 7. 2016 Averages of DHI goat herds in official test plans by breed

  Records Milk Fat Protein
State Herds Doe-years (lb) (lb) Herds Doe-years (lb)
Alpine 53 1,207 2,060 73 51 1,196 61
Experimental 6 244 2,700 105 6 244 80
LaMancha 41 572 2,236 84 39 540 67
Mixed 153 10,819 2,007 69 145 10,172 61
Nigerian Dwarf 70 841 682 40 51 618 28
Nubian 81 1,014 1,509 71 77 954 57
Oberhasli 12 240 1,758 65 12 240 50
Saanen 35 2,477 2,227 76 34 2,471 65
Sable 5 88 1,424 48 5 88 38
Toggenburg 9 202 1,677 60 9 202 48
All Breeds 465 17,703 1,957 70 429 16,725 60 

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We wish to acknowledge the contribution of the dairy producers who supplied data for this report through their participation in the DHI program and the Dairy Records Processing Centers that processed and relayed the information on to the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB).