Table 1. Averages of DHI cow herds by herd size, 2002.

  Records Milk Fat Protein
Herd size (cow-years per herd) Herds Cow-years (lbs) (%) (lbs) % Reporting (%) (lbs) % Reporting
5- 24 1,096 18,189 16,896 4.03 681 100 3.20 540 100
25- 49 6,872 271,545 18,800 3.81 717 100 3.07 577 100
50- 74 7,604 463,942 19,806 3.78 750 99 3.06 606 99
75- 99 4,128 353,861 20,103 3.76 757 98 3.06 617 99
100- 149 3,773 454,202 20,232 3.74 760 97 3.07 623 97
150- 199 1,571 270,225 20,354 3.75 770 95 3.07 630 95
200- 299 1,439 349,112 20,711 3.73 782 94 3.07 642 94
300- 399 729 252,618 21,367 3.68 797 94 3.07 664 91
400- 499 416 186,224 21,603 3.65 803 91 3.06 677 85
500- 749 617 377,456 22,341 3.64 822 94 3.06 694 89
750- 999 309 266,656 22,357 3.61 815 95 3.07 699 86
1,000-1,499 304 372,067 22,696 3.65 833 95 3.08 703 87
1,500-1,999 137 237,889 22,594 3.64 828 97 3.12 712 87
2,000-2,999 102 241,677 22,611 3.59 816 98 3.09 702 91
3,000-3,999 42 145,248 23,056 3.56 821 100 3.08 707 91
4,000+ 28 151,957 23,156 3.62 838 95 3.11 719 92
All Herds 29,167 4,412,866 21,211 3.69 788 96 3.07 655 93 

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