Table 1. Averages of DHI cow herds by herd size, 2001.

  Records Milk Fat Protein1
Herd size (cow-years per herd) Herds Cow-years (lbs) (%) (lbs) % Reporting (%) (lbs) % Reporting
5- 24 1,151 19,019 16,674 4.01 669 100 3.20 534 100
25- 49 7,590 299,749 18,685 3.79 708 100 3.06 572 100
50- 74 8,242 502,658 19,567 3.76 737 99 3.06 599 99
75- 99 4,358 373,579 19,898 3.75 747 98 3.06 611 98
100- 149 3,957 475,957 19,929 3.73 746 98 3.07 614 97
150- 199 1,594 274,161 20,035 3.74 757 95 3.07 622 95
200- 299 1,476 355,640 20,428 3.70 765 95 3.07 633 93
300- 399 710 244,125 21,013 3.67 785 93 3.07 655 90
400- 499 436 194,639 21,439 3.62 794 92 3.06 669 86
500- 749 601 364,945 22,058 3.62 808 93 3.07 688 86
750- 999 308 265,185 22,090 3.62 809 94 3.08 693 85
1,000-1,499 299 363,964 22,276 3.61 811 95 3.10 696 84
1,500-1,999 136 235,696 22,592 3.60 819 98 3.12 707 90
2,000-2,999 90 214,086 22,289 3.57 798 98 3.10 695 87
3,000-3,999 36 123,527 22,673 3.63 824 97 3.08 694 87
4,000+ 17 84,871 22,452 3.56 800 100 3.11 695 94
All Herds 31,001 4,391,799 20,846 3.68 772 96 3.08 644 92

1Protein means are a mixture of true and crude protein.