Summary of DHI Herd Averages
DHI Report K-3

DHI Herd Averages 2020  
Table 1. 2020 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- 24 279 4,531 16,719 4.16 695 100 3.24 542 100
25- 49 1,764 71,971 19,063 4.00 763 100 3.14 598 100
50- 74 2,786 169,118 21,270 3.96 843 100 3.13 665 100
75- 99 1,551 133,493 21,659 3.96 858 100 3.15 682 100
100- 149 1,793 219,012 22,202 3.96 881 99 3.16 703 99
150- 199 853 147,147 22,689 3.98 903 99 3.16 718 99
200- 299 962 235,237 23,547 3.95 931 98 3.16 745 98
300- 399 480 166,776 24,403 3.95 964 99 3.15 770 99
400- 499 348 155,851 25,232 3.96 999 99 3.16 798 98
500- 749 538 331,283 25,776 3.92 1,013 98 3.15 813 97
750- 999 269 232,848 26,113 3.89 1,018 98 3.15 825 96
1,000-1,499 320 390,830 26,007 3.95 1,027 98 3.18 829 96
1,500-1,999 214 370,140 25,847 3.94 1,018 100 3.19 825 99
2,000-2,999 181 444,919 26,323 3.96 1,044 99 3.19 842 98
3,000-3,999 88 302,801 26,241 3.94 1,032 99 3.20 841 97
4,000+ 114 660,788 25,128 3.99 997 96 3.24 814 98
All Herds 12,540 4,036,742 24,845 3.95 981 98 3.18 791 98 

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DHI Herd Averages 2020  
Table 2. 2020 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 34 1,526 45 15,598 4.05 632 100 3.17 495 100
  Management 3 114 38 5,960 3.97 236 100 3.02 180 100
  All plans 37 1,640 44 14,929 4.05 605 100 3.17 473 100
Brown Swiss Official 105 8,638 82 19,716 4.19 826 100 3.44 679 100
  Management 6 264 44 16,094 4.37 704 100 3.45 555 100
  All plans 111 8,902 80 19,609 4.19 822 100 3.44 675 100
Guernsey Official 59 3,275 56 15,398 4.66 718 100 3.43 529 100
  Management 5 164 33 12,325 4.68 577 100 3.44 424 100
  All plans 64 3,439 54 15,251 4.66 711 100 3.43 524 100
Holstein Official 6,833 2,806,535 411 26,287 3.86 1,014 99 3.13 824 98
  Management 3,173 418,678 132 23,954 3.89 930 95 3.10 741 94
  All plans 10,006 3,225,213 322 25,984 3.86 1,004 98 3.13 814 98
Jersey Official 590 309,678 525 18,435 4.88 899 100 3.70 683 99
  Management 101 10,268 102 14,136 4.89 732 92 3.63 518 96
  All plans 691 319,946 463 18,297 4.88 894 100 3.70 677 99
Milking Shorthorn Official 16 585 37 14,576 3.61 526 100 3.10 452 100
  Management 2 130 65 12,953 3.75 486 100 3.10 401 100
  All plans 18 715 40 14,281 3.63 519 100 3.10 442 100
Multi-breeds /1 Official 1,149 388,233 338 22,121 4.13 914 100 3.31 732 99
  Management 460 88,363 192 20,110 4.10 822 94 3.30 662 94
  All plans 1,609 476,596 296 21,748 4.13 898 99 3.31 719 98
All breeds Official 8,786 3,518,470 400 25,103 3.95 992 99 3.19 801 98
  Management 3,750 517,980 138 23,090 3.93 907 95 3.14 723 94
  All plans 12,536 4,036,450 322 24,845 3.95 981 98 3.18 791 98 

1 If no breed has 75% or more of the cows, the herd is designated a multi-breed herd
 
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DHI Herd Averages 2020  
Table 3. 2020 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 1 189 189 17,140 4.11 704 100 3.23 553 100
Arizona 12 29,391 2,449 22,831 3.82 872 100 3.16 721 100
Arkansas 9 1,481 165 15,255 3.83 585 100 3.24 494 100
California 557 857,908 1,540 24,610 3.97 976 100 3.27 805 98
Colorado 33 58,224 1,764 24,851 3.92 985 95 3.21 799 95
Connecticut 45 9,597 213 24,100 4.14 997 100 3.12 753 100
Delaware 14 2,706 193 23,682 4.02 952 100 3.12 739 100
Florida 14 22,033 1,574 24,943 3.68 925 92 3.06 769 92
Georgia 36 9,018 250 22,861 3.99 926 95 3.16 733 95
Idaho 99 185,506 1,874 25,176 3.98 1003 100 3.24 817 99
Illinois 216 41,708 193 24,898 3.90 972 100 3.15 785 100
Indiana 136 53,113 391 25,890 3.90 1010 100 3.13 811 100
Iowa 347 100,873 291 25,535 4.01 1025 100 3.19 814 100
Kansas 77 26,311 342 25,920 3.80 986 100 3.18 841 87
Kentucky 39 9,539 245 25,262 3.72 940 100 3.11 785 100
Louisiana 6 951 158 19,149 3.68 705 100 3.12 598 100
Maine 84 14,598 174 23,601 4.05 957 100 3.13 738 100
Maryland 154 24,940 162 22,783 3.97 908 98 3.11 710 98
Massachusetts 43 3,686 86 21,623 4.03 872 100 3.14 679 100
Michigan 363 165,231 455 26,950 3.84 1035 94 3.10 836 98
Minnesota 901 193,587 215 24,508 3.99 978 100 3.19 782 100
Mississippi 14 2,815 201 19,229 4.21 810 100 3.35 644 100
Missouri 107 12,980 121 20,212 3.94 796 100 3.23 652 100
Montana 12 3,093 258 24,932 3.73 930 100 3.08 759 73
Nebraska 42 25,271 602 23,570 3.92 923 100 3.19 753 100
Nevada 8 11,163 1,395 23,776 3.93 934 100 3.28 780 100
New Hampshire 55 7,728 141 22,673 4.14 938 100 3.19 724 100
New Jersey 31 3,132 101 21,140 3.83 812 94 3.09 653 94
New Mexico 16 61,147 3,822 24,324 3.73 908 100 3.20 778 99
New York 939 339,488 362 25,846 3.93 1015 100 3.10 801 100
North Carolina 58 17,973 310 24,419 4.09 998 100 3.17 775 100
North Dakota 10 4,298 430 24,166 3.82 923 100 3.07 743 100
Ohio 358 70,656 197 25,077 4.06 1017 100 3.17 795 100
Oklahoma 23 2,883 125 17,499 3.82 668 100 3.25 569 100
Oregon 92 39,989 435 20,521 4.34 892 100 3.39 698 98
Pennsylvania 1,462 210,867 144 24,461 3.96 969 100 3.11 762 100
Rhode Island 4 220 55 23,240 4.05 941 100 3.16 735 100
South Carolina 20 3,997 200 19,083 4.06 774 100 3.27 624 100
South Dakota 33 27,275 827 25,446 3.98 1014 100 3.19 811 100
Tennessee 48 6,686 139 19,883 4.13 821 100 3.18 632 100
Texas 71 82,383 1,160 21,175 4.27 904 97 3.45 730 97
Utah 69 33,577 487 22,830 4.09 933 100 3.29 716 75
Vermont 179 43,179 241 24,566 3.96 972 99 3.15 775 99
Virginia 141 35,846 254 24,657 3.89 960 97 3.07 758 97
Washington 80 72,717 909 24,813 3.99 989 100 3.20 793 100
West Virginia 15 1,673 112 20,503 4.04 828 100 3.16 648 100
Wisconsin 1,716 587,122 342 27,129 3.93 1061 97 3.14 852 100
United States 8,789 3,518,744 400 25,103 3.95 992 99 3.19 801 98 

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Table 4. 2020 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 4 524 131 18,368 3.53 648 100 3.08 567 100
Arizona 1 8,043 8,043 24,287 3.36 815 100 3.03 737 100
Arkansas 4 655 164 14,859 3.87 640 81 3.16 470 100
California 18 18,170 1,009 24,675 3.82 970 97 3.17 787 96
Colorado 1 666 666 25,047 3.80 952 100 0
Connecticut 1 45 45 26,491 3.95 1047 100 3.12 827 100
Delaware 2 58 29 16,303 4.30 701 100 3.11 508 100
Florida 11 8,943 813 20,959 3.51 682 65 3.07 597 65
Georgia 15 10,412 694 22,062 3.85 843 89 3.18 695 89
Idaho 4 3,867 967 25,658 3.77 967 100 3.09 794 100
Illinois 31 3,640 117 21,571 3.93 819 80 3.15 658 77
Indiana 83 10,971 132 24,876 4.02 983 91 3.11 760 91
Iowa 81 17,343 214 24,213 4.00 969 98 3.18 770 98
Kansas 25 2,866 115 20,080 4.07 807 94 3.33 661 94
Kentucky 190 19,448 102 22,030 3.74 821 96 3.06 673 97
Louisiana 20 3,069 153 15,234 3.74 580 90 3.17 492 90
Maine 3 516 172 21,672 4.19 909 100 3.12 677 100
Maryland 34 3,740 110 21,286 3.90 854 95 3.07 672 95
Massachusetts 10 609 61 17,203 4.17 717 100 3.21 551 100
Michigan 46 16,536 359 24,559 3.90 960 98 3.10 762 98
Minnesota 170 21,511 127 23,918 4.07 970 98 3.20 764 100
Mississippi 10 1,763 176 14,442 3.78 545 100 3.22 464 100
Missouri 77 8,801 114 16,107 3.88 625 99 3.23 520 99
Montana 3 295 98 23,701 3.47 821 100 3.04 677 49
Nebraska 19 4,675 246 22,132 3.78 818 83 3.19 691 83
New Hampshire 4 306 77 17,624 4.09 721 100 3.15 555 100
New York 226 23,297 103 22,864 4.00 912 99 3.08 702 99
North Carolina 21 6,273 299 23,034 3.92 908 97 3.24 723 83
North Dakota 6 4,018 670 26,985 3.94 1064 100 3.18 858 100
Ohio 176 35,446 201 23,411 4.01 935 93 3.20 745 93
Oklahoma 20 3,002 150 17,574 3.75 659 100 3.23 567 100
Oregon 5 1,331 266 15,067 3.99 682 80 3.27 559 80
Pennsylvania 1,398 98,253 70 23,516 3.91 920 99 3.08 724 99
South Carolina 1 1,095 1,095 16,896 4.15 702 100 3.20 541 100
South Dakota 21 15,260 727 21,769 4.30 937 100 3.41 742 100
Tennessee 4 1,107 277 23,071 3.67 846 100 3.03 747 78
Texas 22 29,329 1,333 21,555 3.59 777 74 3.14 679 74
Utah 10 1,825 182 21,080 4.23 891 100 3.19 619 57
Vermont 55 7,323 133 20,701 4.30 838 81 3.22 627 81
Virginia 60 8,525 142 22,388 3.80 844 91 3.10 680 90
Washington 6 3,436 573 23,931 4.07 973 100 3.23 772 100
West Virginia 1 166 166 24,786 3.70 917 100 3.04 754 100
Wisconsin 852 110,845 130 24,166 4.01 962 96 3.14 751 96
United States 3,751 517,998 138 23,089 3.93 907 95 3.14 723 94 

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DHI Herd Averages - 2020 Percentile Thresholds  
Table 5. 2020 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
99 20,343 28,734 27,102 32,158 23,459 16,000
90 19,685 24,047 18,731 28,919 20,138 16,000
80 18,569 22,316 17,607 27,394 19,189 15,701
70 17,986 21,463 16,335 26,225 18,355 15,517
60 17,128 19,723 15,528 25,165 17,633 15,142
50 15,273 19,063 15,182 24,113 16,820 15,058
40 14,337 18,074 14,922 23,112 15,787 14,166
30 13,309 17,105 13,163 21,914 14,736 12,874
20 12,241 15,319 11,285 20,262 13,217 12,128
10 11,338 13,758 10,189 18,047 11,685 12,093
0 9,490 5,838 7,419 4,430 5,257 9,174
Number of Herds 24 90 42 6,726 549 10

 

 
Table 5B. Fat
Percentile Ayrshire Brown Swiss Guernsey Holstein Jersey Milking Shorthorn
99 853 1,237 1,325 1,294 1,158 634
90 846 1,034 1,055 1,130 995 634
80 790 950 829 1,066 940 582
70 721 873 750 1,015 893 578
60 709 823 727 974 855 564
50 620 779 703 934 821 558
40 536 739 678 894 769 495
30 518 717 618 846 704 414
20 465 625 543 789 641 407
10 439 575 428 698 554 400
0 365 210 336 181 269 355
Number of Herds 24 90 42 6,726 549 10

 

 
Table 5C. Protein
Percentile Ayrshire Brown Swiss Guernsey Holstein Jersey Milking Shorthorn
99 635 990 915 1,006 846 488
90 624 806 665 901 744 488
80 601 785 611 855 703 482
70 577 735 567 819 678 479
60 543 675 528 787 645 470
50 494 649 517 754 617 462
40 444 629 500 722 582 428
30 421 598 455 686 538 407
20 372 510 401 636 486 375
10 356 478 323 566 416 368
0 290 189 247 141 194 296
Number of Herds 24 90 42 6,726 549 10 

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2020 DHI Goat Herd Averages  
Table 6. 2020 Averages of DHI goat herds by State

  Records Milk Fat Protein
State Herds Doe-years Doe-years per herd (lb) (%) (lb) (%) (lb) % Reporting
Alabama 4 42 11 491 5.01 25 3.91 19 100
Arizona 8 88 11 1,041 5.94 62 3.86 55 58
Arkansas 5 55 11 1,150 3.94 45 2.95 39 80
California 57 5,453 96 2,126 3.63 77 3.18 69 98
Colorado 8 131 17 1,660 3.78 63 3.13 52 100
Connecticut 4 40 10 1,529 3.85 59 3.29 50 100
Delaware 2 13 7 1,713 4.04 69 3.54 61 100
Florida 18 169 9 1,213 4.40 53 3.23 39 100
Georgia 10 123 12 1,629 3.88 63 3.19 52 100
Idaho 18 296 17 1,396 4.76 66 3.48 51 92
Illinois 6 240 40 2,241 3.63 81 2.93 68 96
Indiana 13 197 15 1,314 3.91 51 3.10 40 97
Iowa 11 899 82 2,219 3.16 70 2.79 63 97
Kansas 10 103 10 1,698 3.94 67 3.51 60 100
Kentucky 9 167 19 1,359 4.34 59 3.31 45 100
Louisiana 3 30 10 498 5.41 27 3.82 19 100
Maine 8 130 16 1,108 4.37 48 3.38 38 100
Maryland 16 622 39 1,804 3.34 60 3.03 61 86
Massachusetts 4 105 27 871 4.61 40 3.45 30 100
Michigan 17 138 8 1,345 4.43 60 3.05 46 87
Minnesota 20 1,473 74 2,226 3.65 81 2.99 67 99
Mississippi 5 38 8 1,912 4.55 87 3.50 67 100
Missouri 10 148 15 1,303 4.14 54 3.26 42 100
Montana 6 49 8 923 4.98 46 3.64 36 59
Nebraska 1 7 7 2,393 2.84 68 3.05 73 100
New Hampshire 3 30 10 1,706 4.10 70 3.36 57 100
New Jersey 4 27 7 965 4.44 43 3.63 35 100
New Mexico 5 55 11 1,101 4.40 48 3.54 47 70
New York 14 209 15 1,222 3.93 48 3.20 39 100
North Carolina 11 140 13 1,993 3.75 75 3.13 62 100
Ohio 27 304 11 1,187 4.21 50 3.25 41 92
Oklahoma 14 156 11 888 4.26 38 3.25 32 78
Oregon 49 611 12 1,574 4.12 65 3.30 58 84
Pennsylvania 22 950 43 1,488 3.48 52 3.00 45 98
Tennessee 14 199 14 1,013 4.27 43 3.39 34 100
Texas 30 381 13 1,003 4.58 46 3.50 43 79
Utah 7 229 33 1,505 4.86 73 3.82 59 94
Vermont 9 811 90 1,514 3.56 54 3.11 57 63
Virginia 18 220 12 1,016 4.41 45 3.67 37 100
Washington 42 453 11 1,204 5.72 69 3.51 59 53
West Virginia 3 25 9 1,013 4.07 41 3.08 31 100
Wisconsin 25 3,209 129 2,146 3.44 74 2.88 62 100
Wyoming 12 92 8 1,229 4.71 58 3.42 51 73
United States 579 18,855 33 1,843 3.71 68 3.10 59 94 

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2020 DHI Goat Herd Averages  
Table 7. 2020 Averages of DHI goat herds by breed

  Records Milk Fat Protein
Breed Herds Doe-years (lb) (lb) Herds Doe-years (lb)
Alpine 48 1,524 2,291 81 47 1,495 68
Experimental 2 16 1,619 81 2 16 57
LaMancha 48 471 1,823 72 47 466 59
Multi-breeds /1 162 12,469 2,031 71 154 11,991 63
Nigerian Dwarf 192 2,387 608 36 142 1,754 26
Nubian 85 1,076 1,470 69 81 1,030 56
Oberhasli 8 70 1,391 56 6 53 51
Saanen 21 670 2,386 87 20 662 70
Sable 2 80 1,670 58 2 80 48
Toggenburg 12 92 1,933 62 12 92 56
All Breeds 579 18,855 1,843 68 511 17,639 59 

1 If no breed has 75% or more of the goats, the herd is designated a multi-breed herd
 
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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).