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The Center publishes a monthly "PA Dairy Industry Performance Scorecard," which looks at key factors supporting the growth of Pennsylvania’s dairy industry and evaluates trends affecting Pennsylvania’s dairy farms.
Month
All Milk Cows Monthly Avg
Cg Lst Yr
-0.21%
Cg Lst Mn
0.00%
May 2024
465,000
April 2024
465,000
March 2024
465,000
February 2024
465,000
January 2024
465,000
May 2023
466,000
May 2022
467,000
May 2021
475,000
May 2020
483,000
Month
PA Monthly Production million lbs
Cg Lst Yr
-0.93%
Cg Lst Mn
0.59%
May 2024
856
April 2024
851
March 2024
870
February 2024
795
January 2024
835
May 2023
864
May 2022
883
May 2021
893
May 2020
877
Month
Wholesale Milk Price
Cg Lst Yr
9.22%
Cg Lst Mn
3.21%
May 2024
$22.50
April 2024
$21.80
March 2024
$21.70
February 2024
$21.90
January 2024
$21.30
May 2023
$20.60
May 2022
$27.30
May 2021
$19.30
May 2020
$14.00
Month
PA Daily Feed Cost CWT
Cg Lst Yr
-23.11%
Cg Lst Mn
-4.50%
May 2024
$7.42
April 2024
$7.77
March 2024
$7.36
February 2024
$7.66
January 2024
$8.17
May 2023
$9.65
May 2022
$9.34
May 2021
$9.54
May 2020
$7.21
Month
Income over Feed Cost / cow @ 75 Lbs.Milk
Cg Lst Yr
19.98%
Cg Lst Mn
-1.50%
May 2024
$9.85
April 2024
$10.00
March 2024
$10.76
February 2024
$10.68
January 2024
$9.85
May 2023
$8.21
May 2022
$13.47
May 2021
$7.32
May 2020
$5.10
Month
75 lb Milk Margin (IOFC @ 100 Lbs. Milk)
Cg Lst Yr
9.26%
Cg Lst Mn
6.63%
May 2024
$16.88
April 2024
$15.83
March 2024
$16.28
February 2024
$16.43
January 2024
$15.98
May 2023
$15.45
May 2022
$20.48
May 2021
$9.76
May 2020
$6.79
Month
Rolling Milk average
Cg Lst Yr
1.75%
Cg Lst Mn
-0.21%
May 2024
23,584
April 2024
23,634
March 2024
23,571
February 2024
23,567
January 2024
23,570
May 2023
23,177
May 2022
22,961
May 2021
23,008
May 2020
22,315
Month
Average Actual SCC
Cg Lst Yr
7.94%
Cg Lst Mn
9.41%
May 2024
200,350
April 2024
183,120
March 2024
184,750
February 2024
182,670
January 2024
179,870
May 2023
185,620
May 2022
193,210
May 2021
179,290
May 2020
184,290
Month
Herds less than 200,000 SCC
Cg Lst Yr
-8.96%
Cg Lst Mn
-7.60%
May 2024
1,301
April 2024
1,408
March 2024
1,462
February 2024
1,425
January 2024
1,471
May 2023
1,429
May 2022
1,389
May 2021
1,575
May 2020
1,645
Month
Average Days in Milk
Cg Lst Yr
-1.23%
Cg Lst Mn
2.35%
May 2024
182.86
April 2024
178.67
March 2024
174.86
February 2024
173.70
January 2024
172.31
May 2023
185.13
May 2022
184.81
May 2021
183.12
May 2020
183.00
Month
Average Current Pregnancy Rate
Cg Lst Yr
1.79%
Cg Lst Mn
3.52%
May 2024
17.07%
April 2024
16.49%
March 2024
16.34%
February 2024
16.09%
January 2024
16.10%
May 2023
16.77%
May 2022
16.71%
May 2021
16.09%
May 2020
22.10%
Month
Average Days to 1st Service
Cg Lst Yr
-2.24%
Cg Lst Mn
-0.16%
May 2024
86.38
April 2024
86.52
March 2024
86.77
February 2024
86.84
January 2024
86.66
May 2023
88.36
May 2022
85.80
May 2021
84.68
May 2020
84.21
Month
Average age at 1st calving
Cg Lst Yr
-0.36%
Cg Lst Mn
0.08%
May 2024
25.0
April 2024
25.0
March 2024
25.1
February 2024
25.1
January 2024
25.1
May 2023
25.1
May 2022
25.1
May 2021
25.4
May 2020
25.1
Month
Average % left herd
Cg Lst Yr
0.05%
Cg Lst Mn
0.24%
May 2024
37.35%
April 2024
37.26%
March 2024
36.84%
February 2024
37.40%
January 2024
37.14%
May 2023
37.33%
May 2022
39.01%
May 2021
39.85%
May 2020
37.42%
US Dairy Industry Scorecard
To provide an overview the national dairy industry, with consumption, marketing and production trends, The Center publishes the monthly "US Dairy Industry Performance" scorecard.