Milk Production Disposition, and Income 2016 Summary

United States
Department of
Agriculture
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service

Milk Production,
Disposition, and Income
2016 Summary
April 2017

ISSN: 1949-1506

Contents
Summary ................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat – United States: 2015-2016 ........................................................................ 5
Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers – United States: 2015-2016................................................................... 5
Milk and Cream Marketings and Income – United States: 2015-2016 ................................................................................... 5
Value of Milk Production – United States: 2015-2016 ........................................................................................................... 5
Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat – States and United States: 2015 ................................................................ 6
Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers – States and United States: 2015 ........................................................... 7
Milk and Cream Marketings and Income – States and United States: 2015 ........................................................................... 8
Value of Milk Production – States and United States: 2015 ................................................................................................... 9
Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat – States and United States: 2016 .............................................................. 10
Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers – States and United States: 2016 ......................................................... 11
Milk and Cream Marketings and Income – States and United States: 2016 ......................................................................... 12
Value of Milk Production – States and United States: 2016 ................................................................................................. 13
Statistical Methodology ........................................................................................................................................................ 14
Information Contacts ............................................................................................................................................................ 14

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Summary
Milk production increased 1.8 percent in 2016 to 212 billion pounds. The rate per cow, at 22,774 pounds, was 378
pounds above 2015. The annual average number of milk cows on farms was 9.33 million head, up 14,000 head from 2015.
Cash receipts from marketings of milk during 2016 totaled $34.5 billion, 3.3 percent lower than 2015. Producer returns
averaged $16.34 per hundredweight, 5.1 percent below 2015. Marketings totaled 211.4 billion pounds, 1.8 percent above
2015. Marketings include whole milk sold to plants and dealers and milk sold directly to consumers.
An estimated 1.0 billion pounds of milk were used on farms where produced, 3.3 percent more than 2015. Calves were
fed 91 percent of this milk, with the remainder consumed in producer households.

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Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat – United States: 2015-2016
Year

Milk

(1,000 head)

(pounds)

2015 ................
2016 ................
1
2

Production of milk and milkfat 2

Number
of
milk cows 1

Per milk cow

9,314
9,328

Milkfat

Milk

Milkfat

(percent)

(million pounds)

(million pounds)

(pounds)

22,396
22,774

Total

All milk
percent of fat

840
863

3.75
3.79

208,597
212,436

7,813.4
8,051.0

Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh.
Excludes milk sucked by calves.

Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers – United States: 2015-2016
Milk used where produced
Year

Fed to
calves 1
(million pounds)

2015 ...........
2016 ...........

Milk marketed by producers

Used
for milk
cream and
butter
(million pounds)

(million pounds)

879
909

91
93

Fluid
grade 3

Total 2

Total

(million pounds)

970
1,002

(percent)

207,626
211,434

99
99

1

Excludes milk sucked by calves.
Milk sold to plants and dealers as whole milk and equivalent amounts of milk for cream. Includes milk produced by dealers' own herds and milk sold
directly to consumers. Also includes milk produced by institutional herds.
3
Percentage of milk sold that is eligible for fluid use (Grade A in most States). Includes fluid grade milk used in manufacturing dairy products.
2

Milk and Cream Marketings and Income – United States: 2015-2016
Combined marketings of milk and cream
Year

(million pounds)
2015 .......
2016 .......
1

Returns
per
pound of
milkfat

All milk
average returns
per cwt 1

Milk
utilized

(dollars)
207,626
211,434

Cash
receipts
from
marketings

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

17.21
16.34

4.59
4.31

35,732,794
34,543,067

Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings.

Value of Milk Production – United States: 2015-2016
Combined marketings of milk and cream
Used for milk,
cream and butter
by producers

Year
Milk
utilized

Value 1

(million pounds)
2015 .............
2016 .............

(1,000 dollars)
91
93

Gross
producer
income 2

Value
of
milk
produced 1 3

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

16,291
15,605

35,749,085
34,558,672

35,904,346
34,710,080

1

Value at average returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream.
Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption.
3
Includes value of milk fed to calves.
2

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Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat – States and United States: 2015
[May not add due to rounding]

State

Production of milk and milkfat 2

Number
of
milk cows 1

Milk

(1,000 head)

(pounds)

Per milk cow
Milkfat
(pounds)

All milk
percent of
fat

Total
Milk

Milkfat

(percent)

(million pounds)

(million pounds)

Alabama ....................
Alaska ........................
Arizona ......................
Arkansas ....................
California ...................
Colorado ....................
Connecticut ................
Delaware ...................
Florida ........................
Georgia ......................

8.0
0.3
194.0
7.0
1,776.0
146.0
19.0
5.0
125.0
83.0

12,625
11,667
24,402
13,000
23,028
25,733
20,842
19,700
20,656
21,651

477
460
847
471
857
926
813
743
744
782

3.78
3.94
3.47
3.62
3.72
3.60
3.90
3.77
3.60
3.61

101.0
3.5
4,734.0
91.0
40,897.0
3,757.0
396.0
98.5
2,582.0
1,797.0

3.8
0.1
164.3
3.3
1,521.4
135.3
15.4
3.7
93.0
64.9

Hawaii ........................
Idaho ..........................
Illinois .........................
Indiana .......................
Iowa ...........................
Kansas .......................
Kentucky ....................
Louisiana ...................
Maine .........................
Maryland ....................

2.2
585.0
94.0
182.0
211.0
143.0
61.0
14.0
30.0
49.0

15,909
24,126
20,149
22,115
22,929
22,210
17,656
13,429
19,800
20,061

550
919
760
812
869
822
639
498
744
750

3.46
3.81
3.77
3.67
3.79
3.70
3.62
3.71
3.76
3.74

35.0
14,114.0
1,894.0
4,025.0
4,838.0
3,176.0
1,077.0
188.0
594.0
983.0

1.2
537.7
71.4
147.7
183.4
117.5
39.0
7.0
22.3
36.8

Massachusetts ...........
Michigan ....................
Minnesota ..................
Mississippi .................
Missouri .....................
Montana .....................
Nebraska ...................
Nevada ......................
New Hampshire .........
New Jersey ................

12.0
408.0
460.0
11.0
88.0
14.0
57.0
29.0
14.0
7.0

18,083
25,150
20,570
15,000
15,511
21,357
22,930
23,069
20,143
18,143

702
920
794
563
597
794
869
824
767
680

3.88
3.66
3.86
3.75
3.85
3.72
3.79
3.57
3.81
3.75

217.0
10,261.0
9,462.0
165.0
1,365.0
299.0
1,307.0
669.0
282.0
127.0

8.4
375.6
365.2
6.2
52.6
11.1
49.5
23.9
10.7
4.8

New Mexico ...............
New York ...................
North Carolina ............
North Dakota ..............
Ohio ...........................
Oklahoma ..................
Oregon .......................
Pennsylvania .............
Rhode Island ..............
South Carolina ...........

323.0
618.0
47.0
16.0
267.0
39.0
125.0
530.0
0.9
15.0

24,245
22,806
20,957
20,750
20,573
18,641
20,408
20,377
17,667
17,400

866
862
759
780
774
679
794
760
730
679

3.57
3.78
3.62
3.76
3.76
3.64
3.89
3.73
4.13
3.90

7,831.0
14,094.0
985.0
332.0
5,493.0
727.0
2,551.0
10,800.0
15.9
261.0

279.6
532.8
35.7
12.5
206.5
26.5
99.2
402.8
0.7
10.2

South Dakota .............
Tennessee .................
Texas .........................
Utah ...........................
Vermont .....................
Virginia .......................
Washington ................
West Virginia ..............
Wisconsin ..................
Wyoming ....................

106.0
45.0
463.0
96.0
132.0
91.0
277.0
9.0
1,279.0
6.0

22,255
16,489
22,248
23,125
20,197
19,462
23,848
15,667
22,697
22,567

892
597
863
863
774
716
928
578
853
779

4.01
3.62
3.88
3.73
3.83
3.68
3.89
3.69
3.76
3.45

2,359.0
742.0
10,301.0
2,220.0
2,666.0
1,771.0
6,606.0
141.0
29,030.0
135.4

94.6
26.9
399.7
82.8
102.1
65.2
257.0
5.2
1,091.5
4.7

United States .............

9,314.0

22,396

840

3.75

208,597.0

7,813.4

1

Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh.
2
Excludes milk sucked by calves.

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Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers – States and United States: 2015
[May not add due to rounding]
Milk used where produced
State

Used
for milk,
cream, and
butter

Fed to
calves 1
(million pounds)

Milk marketed by producers
Total

(million pounds)

(million pounds)

Total 2

Fluid
grade 3

(million pounds)

(percent)

Alabama .......................
Alaska ..........................
Arizona .........................
Arkansas ......................
California ......................
Colorado .......................
Connecticut ..................
Delaware ......................
Florida ..........................
Georgia ........................

0.7
0.2
12.0
1.7
28.0
21.0
2.5
0.9
5.0
7.0

0.3
0.2
1.0
0.3
4.0
1.0
0.5
0.1
1.0
1.0

1.0
0.4
13.0
2.0
32.0
22.0
3.0
1.0
6.0
8.0

100.0
3.1
4,721.0
89.0
40,865.0
3,735.0
393.0
97.5
2,576.0
1,789.0

100
100
100
100
99
100
100
100
100
100

Hawaii ..........................
Idaho ............................
Illinois ...........................
Indiana .........................
Iowa ..............................
Kansas .........................
Kentucky .......................
Louisiana ......................
Maine ...........................
Maryland .......................

0.1
32.0
10.0
23.0
14.0
11.0
6.0
3.0
3.0
6.0

0.1
1.0
2.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0

0.2
33.0
12.0
27.0
15.0
12.0
7.0
4.0
4.0
7.0

34.8
14,081.0
1,882.0
3,998.0
4,823.0
3,164.0
1,070.0
184.0
590.0
976.0

100
100
98
100
99
100
100
100
100
100

Massachusetts ..............
Michigan .......................
Minnesota .....................
Mississippi ....................
Missouri ........................
Montana .......................
Nebraska ......................
Nevada .........................
New Hampshire ............
New Jersey ...................

1.5
26.0
100.0
1.0
17.0
3.0
7.5
5.0
1.5
1.5

0.5
2.0
5.0
1.0
4.0
2.0
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5

2.0
28.0
105.0
2.0
21.0
5.0
8.0
6.0
2.0
2.0

215.0
10,233.0
9,357.0
163.0
1,344.0
294.0
1,299.0
663.0
280.0
125.0

100
100
99
100
97
100
100
100
100
100

New Mexico ..................
New York ......................
North Carolina ..............
North Dakota ................
Ohio ..............................
Oklahoma .....................
Oregon .........................
Pennsylvania ................
Rhode Island ................
South Carolina ..............

39.0
45.0
5.0
4.5
20.0
5.0
20.0
57.0
0.2
2.0

3.0
2.0
1.0
0.5
5.0
1.0
1.0
12.0
1.0

42.0
47.0
6.0
5.0
25.0
6.0
21.0
69.0
0.2
3.0

7,789.0
14,047.0
979.0
327.0
5,468.0
721.0
2,530.0
10,731.0
15.7
258.0

100
100
100
97
97
100
100
100
100
100

South Dakota ................
Tennessee ....................
Texas ...........................
Utah ..............................
Vermont ........................
Virginia .........................
Washington ..................
West Virginia ................
Wisconsin .....................
Wyoming ......................

6.0
4.0
25.0
12.0
14.0
6.0
17.0
1.0
244.0
1.3

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
15.0
0.2

7.0
5.0
26.0
13.0
16.0
8.0
18.0
2.0
259.0
1.5

2,352.0
737.0
10,275.0
2,207.0
2,650.0
1,763.0
6,588.0
139.0
28,771.0
133.9

99
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
99
100

United States ................

879.0

91.0

970.0

207,626.0

99

- Represents zero.
1
Excludes milk sucked by calves.
2
Milk sold to plants and dealers as whole milk and equivalent amounts of milk for cream. Includes milk produced by dealers' own herds and milk sold
directly to consumers. Also includes milk produced by institutional herds.
3
Percentage of milk sold that is eligible for fluid use (Grade A in most States). Includes fluid grade milk used in manufacturing dairy products.

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Milk and Cream Marketings and Income – States and United States: 2015
[May not add due to rounding]
State

All milk
average returns
per cwt 1

Milk
utilized
(million pounds)

Cash
receipts
from
marketings

Returns
per pound
of milkfat

(dollars)

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

Alabama .............
Alaska .................
Arizona ...............
Arkansas .............
California ............
Colorado .............
Connecticut .........
Delaware ............
Florida .................
Georgia ...............

100.0
3.1
4,721.0
89.0
40,865.0
3,735.0
393.0
97.5
2,576.0
1,789.0

19.50
22.00
16.00
18.10
15.40
17.80
18.40
17.30
21.30
20.00

5.16
5.58
4.61
5.00
4.14
4.94
4.72
4.59
5.92
5.54

19,500
682
755,360
16,109
6,293,210
664,830
72,312
16,868
548,688
357,800

Hawaii .................
Idaho ...................
Illinois ..................
Indiana ................
Iowa ....................
Kansas ................
Kentucky .............
Louisiana ............
Maine ..................
Maryland .............

34.8
14,081.0
1,882.0
3,998.0
4,823.0
3,164.0
1,070.0
184.0
590.0
976.0

28.80
16.70
17.70
17.20
17.30
16.90
18.80
19.00
20.20
17.60

8.32
4.38
4.69
4.69
4.56
4.57
5.19
5.12
5.37
4.71

10,022
2,351,527
333,114
687,656
834,379
534,716
201,160
34,960
119,180
171,776

Massachusetts ....
Michigan .............
Minnesota ...........
Mississippi ..........
Missouri ..............
Montana ..............
Nebraska ............
Nevada ...............
New Hampshire ..
New Jersey .........

215.0
10,233.0
9,357.0
163.0
1,344.0
294.0
1,299.0
663.0
280.0
125.0

18.60
16.60
17.60
19.40
18.50
14.90
17.80
17.70
18.50
17.60

4.79
4.54
4.56
5.17
4.81
4.01
4.70
4.96
4.86
4.69

39,990
1,698,678
1,646,832
31,622
248,640
43,806
231,222
117,351
51,800
22,000

New Mexico ........
New York ............
North Carolina .....
North Dakota .......
Ohio ....................
Oklahoma ...........
Oregon ................
Pennsylvania ......
Rhode Island .......
South Carolina ....

7,789.0
14,047.0
979.0
327.0
5,468.0
721.0
2,530.0
10,731.0
15.7
258.0

16.10
18.20
18.60
17.10
17.90
18.60
18.60
18.50
18.90
19.80

4.51
4.81
5.14
4.55
4.76
5.11
4.78
4.96
4.58
5.08

1,254,029
2,556,554
182,094
55,917
978,772
134,106
470,580
1,985,235
2,967
51,084

South Dakota ......
Tennessee ..........
Texas ..................
Utah ....................
Vermont ..............
Virginia ................
Washington .........
West Virginia .......
Wisconsin ...........
Wyoming .............

2,352.0
737.0
10,275.0
2,207.0
2,650.0
1,763.0
6,588.0
139.0
28,771.0
133.9

18.50
18.80
17.70
17.00
18.60
19.40
17.20
17.50
17.80
18.30

4.61
5.19
4.56
4.56
4.86
5.27
4.42
4.74
4.73
5.30

435,120
138,556
1,818,675
375,190
492,900
342,022
1,133,136
24,325
5,121,238
24,504

United States ......

207,626.0

17.21

4.59

35,732,794

1

8

Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings.

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Value of Milk Production – States and United States: 2015
[May not add due to rounding]
Used for milk,
cream, and butter
by producers

State
Milk
utilized

Value 1

(million pounds)

(1,000 dollars)

Gross
producer
income 2

Value of
milk
produced 1 3

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

Alabama ..............................
Alaska .................................
Arizona ................................
Arkansas .............................
California .............................
Colorado ..............................
Connecticut .........................
Delaware .............................
Florida .................................
Georgia ...............................

0.3
0.2
1.0
0.3
4.0
1.0
0.5
0.1
1.0
1.0

59
44
160
54
616
178
92
17
213
200

19,559
726
755,520
16,163
6,293,826
665,008
72,404
16,885
548,901
358,000

19,695
770
757,440
16,471
6,298,138
668,746
72,864
17,041
549,966
359,400

Hawaii .................................
Idaho ...................................
Illinois ..................................
Indiana ................................
Iowa .....................................
Kansas ................................
Kentucky ..............................
Louisiana .............................
Maine ..................................
Maryland ..............................

0.1
1.0
2.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0

29
167
354
688
173
169
188
190
202
176

10,051
2,351,694
333,468
688,344
834,552
534,885
201,348
35,150
119,382
171,952

10,080
2,357,038
335,238
692,300
836,974
536,744
202,476
35,720
119,988
173,008

Massachusetts .....................
Michigan ..............................
Minnesota ............................
Mississippi ...........................
Missouri ...............................
Montana ..............................
Nebraska .............................
Nevada ................................
New Hampshire ...................
New Jersey ..........................

0.5
2.0
5.0
1.0
4.0
2.0
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5

93
332
880
194
740
298
89
177
93
88

40,083
1,699,010
1,647,712
31,816
249,380
44,104
231,311
117,528
51,893
22,088

40,362
1,703,326
1,665,312
32,010
252,525
44,551
232,646
118,413
52,170
22,352

New Mexico .........................
New York .............................
North Carolina .....................
North Dakota .......................
Ohio .....................................
Oklahoma ............................
Oregon ................................
Pennsylvania .......................
Rhode Island .......................
South Carolina .....................

3.0
2.0
1.0
0.5
5.0
1.0
1.0
12.0
1.0

483
364
186
86
895
186
186
2,220
198

1,254,512
2,556,918
182,280
56,003
979,667
134,292
470,766
1,987,455
2,967
51,282

1,260,791
2,565,108
183,210
56,772
983,247
135,222
474,486
1,998,000
3,005
51,678

South Dakota .......................
Tennessee ...........................
Texas ..................................
Utah .....................................
Vermont ...............................
Virginia ................................
Washington .........................
West Virginia .......................
Wisconsin ............................
Wyoming .............................

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
15.0
0.2

185
188
177
170
372
388
172
175
2,670
37

435,305
138,744
1,818,852
375,360
493,272
342,410
1,133,308
24,500
5,123,908
24,541

436,415
139,496
1,823,277
377,400
495,876
343,574
1,136,232
24,675
5,167,340
24,778

United States .......................

91.0

16,291

35,749,085

35,904,346

- Represents zero.
1
Value at average returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream.
2
Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption.
3
Includes value of milk fed to calves.

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Milk Cows and Production of Milk and Milkfat – States and United States: 2016
[May not add due to rounding]

State

Production of milk and milkfat 2

Number
of
milk cows 1

Milk

(1,000 head)

(pounds)

Per milk cow
Milkfat
(pounds)

All milk
percent of
fat

Total
Milk

Milkfat

(percent)

(million pounds)

(million pounds)

Alabama ....................
Alaska ........................
Arizona ......................
Arkansas ....................
California ...................
Colorado ....................
Connecticut ................
Delaware ...................
Florida ........................
Georgia ......................

7.0
0.3
196.0
6.0
1,762.0
151.0
19.0
5.0
123.0
84.0

13,143
11,667
24,429
13,167
22,968
25,980
21,474
19,100
20,350
21,786

499
455
865
483
870
948
842
724
737
780

3.80
3.90
3.54
3.67
3.79
3.65
3.92
3.79
3.62
3.58

92.0
3.5
4,788.0
79.0
40,469.0
3,923.0
408.0
95.5
2,503.0
1,830.0

3.5
0.1
169.5
2.9
1,533.8
143.2
16.0
3.6
90.6
65.5

Hawaii ........................
Idaho ..........................
Illinois .........................
Indiana .......................
Iowa ...........................
Kansas .......................
Kentucky ....................
Louisiana ...................
Maine .........................
Maryland ....................

2.4
595.0
94.0
184.0
213.0
146.0
58.0
12.0
30.0
48.0

14,542
24,647
20,245
22,560
23,634
22,801
18,069
14,083
21,000
19,917

490
951
767
835
908
841
661
524
794
751

3.37
3.86
3.79
3.70
3.84
3.69
3.66
3.72
3.78
3.77

34.9
14,665.0
1,903.0
4,151.0
5,034.0
3,329.0
1,048.0
169.0
630.0
956.0

1.2
566.1
72.1
153.6
193.3
122.8
38.4
6.3
23.8
36.0

Massachusetts ...........
Michigan ....................
Minnesota ..................
Mississippi .................
Missouri .....................
Montana .....................
Nebraska ...................
Nevada ......................
New Hampshire .........
New Jersey ................

12.0
419.0
461.0
10.0
88.0
14.0
60.0
30.0
14.0
7.0

17,917
25,957
20,967
14,400
15,602
21,071
23,317
22,000
20,286
17,429

697
953
818
546
605
786
888
785
779
668

3.89
3.67
3.90
3.79
3.88
3.73
3.81
3.57
3.84
3.83

215.0
10,876.0
9,666.0
144.0
1,373.0
295.0
1,399.0
660.0
284.0
122.0

8.4
399.1
377.0
5.5
53.3
11.0
53.3
23.6
10.9
4.7

New Mexico ...............
New York ...................
North Carolina ............
North Dakota ..............
Ohio ...........................
Oklahoma ..................
Oregon .......................
Pennsylvania .............
Rhode Island ..............
South Carolina ...........

315.0
620.0
46.0
16.0
265.0
37.0
125.0
529.0
0.8
15.0

24,479
23,815
20,978
21,563
20,875
18,703
20,744
20,454
17,500
16,667

879
907
770
834
795
692
819
775
697
642

3.59
3.81
3.67
3.87
3.81
3.70
3.95
3.79
3.98
3.85

7,711.0
14,765.0
965.0
345.0
5,532.0
692.0
2,593.0
10,820.0
14.0
250.0

276.8
562.5
35.4
13.4
210.8
25.6
102.4
410.1
0.6
9.6

South Dakota .............
Tennessee .................
Texas .........................
Utah ...........................
Vermont .....................
Virginia .......................
Washington ................
West Virginia ..............
Wisconsin ..................
Wyoming ....................

115.0
42.0
475.0
92.0
130.0
90.0
276.0
9.0
1,279.0
6.0

22,139
16,571
22,680
22,772
20,954
19,144
24,094
14,889
23,552
23,300

899
608
898
865
798
710
954
554
890
832

4.06
3.67
3.96
3.80
3.81
3.71
3.96
3.72
3.78
3.57

2,546.0
696.0
10,773.0
2,095.0
2,724.0
1,723.0
6,650.0
134.0
30,123.0
139.8

103.4
25.5
426.6
79.6
103.8
63.9
263.3
5.0
1,138.6
5.0

United States .............

9,328.0

22,774

863

3.79

212,436.0

8,051.0

1

Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh.
2
Excludes milk sucked by calves.

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Quantity of Milk Used and Marketed by Producers – States and United States: 2016
[May not add due to rounding]
Milk used where produced
State

Used
for milk
cream and
butter

Fed to
calves 1
(million pounds)

Milk marketed by producers
Total

(million pounds)

(million pounds)

Total 2

Fluid
grade 3

(million pounds)

(percent)

Alabama ..........................
Alaska .............................
Arizona ............................
Arkansas .........................
California .........................
Colorado ..........................
Connecticut .....................
Delaware .........................
Florida .............................
Georgia ...........................

0.7
0.1
12.0
1.7
27.0
21.0
2.5
0.9
5.0
7.0

0.3
0.2
1.0
0.3
4.0
1.0
0.5
0.1
1.0
1.0

1.0
0.3
13.0
2.0
31.0
22.0
3.0
1.0
6.0
8.0

91.0
3.2
4,775.0
77.0
40,438.0
3,901.0
405.0
94.5
2,497.0
1,822.0

100
100
100
100
98
100
100
100
100
100

Hawaii .............................
Idaho ...............................
Illinois ..............................
Indiana ............................
Iowa .................................
Kansas ............................
Kentucky ..........................
Louisiana .........................
Maine ..............................
Maryland ..........................

0.1
30.0
10.0
26.0
14.0
13.0
5.0
2.0
3.0
7.0

0.1
1.0
2.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0

0.2
31.0
12.0
30.0
15.0
14.0
6.0
3.0
4.0
8.0

34.7
14,634.0
1,891.0
4,121.0
5,019.0
3,315.0
1,042.0
166.0
626.0
948.0

100
100
98
100
99
100
100
100
100
100

Massachusetts .................
Michigan ..........................
Minnesota ........................
Mississippi .......................
Missouri ...........................
Montana ..........................
Nebraska .........................
Nevada ............................
New Hampshire ...............
New Jersey ......................

1.5
38.0
100.0
1.0
17.0
3.0
6.5
5.0
1.5
1.5

0.5
2.0
5.0
1.0
4.0
2.0
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5

2.0
40.0
105.0
2.0
21.0
5.0
7.0
6.0
2.0
2.0

213.0
10,836.0
9,561.0
142.0
1,352.0
290.0
1,392.0
654.0
282.0
120.0

100
100
99
100
97
100
100
100
100
100

New Mexico .....................
New York .........................
North Carolina .................
North Dakota ...................
Ohio .................................
Oklahoma ........................
Oregon ............................
Pennsylvania ...................
Rhode Island ...................
South Carolina .................

40.0
50.0
4.0
4.5
22.0
5.0
20.0
59.0
0.2
2.0

3.0
2.0
1.0
0.5
5.0
1.0
1.0
13.0
1.0

43.0
52.0
5.0
5.0
27.0
6.0
21.0
72.0
0.2
3.0

7,668.0
14,713.0
960.0
340.0
5,505.0
686.0
2,572.0
10,748.0
13.8
247.0

100
100
100
97
97
100
100
100
100
100

South Dakota ...................
Tennessee .......................
Texas ..............................
Utah .................................
Vermont ...........................
Virginia ............................
Washington .....................
West Virginia ...................
Wisconsin ........................
Wyoming .........................

6.0
4.0
27.0
13.0
15.0
8.0
19.0
2.0
244.0
1.3

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
16.0
0.2

7.0
5.0
28.0
14.0
17.0
10.0
20.0
3.0
260.0
1.5

2,539.0
691.0
10,745.0
2,081.0
2,707.0
1,713.0
6,630.0
131.0
29,863.0
138.3

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
99
100

United States ...................

909.0

93.0

1,002.0

211,434.0

99

- Represents zero.
1
Excludes milk sucked by calves.
2
Milk sold to plants and dealers as whole milk and equivalent amounts of milk for cream. Includes milk produced by dealers' own herds and milk sold
directly to consumers. Also includes milk produced by institutional herds.
3
Percentage of milk sold that is eligible for fluid use (Grade A in most States). Includes fluid grade milk used in manufacturing dairy products.

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Milk and Cream Marketings and Income – States and United States: 2016
[May not add due to rounding]
State

All milk
average returns
per cwt 1

Milk
utilized
(million pounds)

Cash
receipts
from
marketings

Returns
per pound
of milkfat

(dollars)

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

Alabama ..........
Alaska ..............
Arizona ............
Arkansas ..........
California .........
Colorado ..........
Connecticut ......
Delaware .........
Florida ..............
Georgia ............

91.0
3.2
4,775.0
77.0
40,438.0
3,901.0
405.0
94.5
2,497.0
1,822.0

17.10
21.90
15.10
16.60
15.00
16.70
17.00
17.00
19.60
17.50

4.50
5.62
4.27
4.52
3.96
4.58
4.34
4.49
5.41
4.89

15,561
701
721,025
12,782
6,065,700
651,467
68,850
16,065
489,412
318,850

Hawaii ..............
Idaho ................
Illinois ...............
Indiana .............
Iowa .................
Kansas .............
Kentucky ..........
Louisiana .........
Maine ...............
Maryland ..........

34.7
14,634.0
1,891.0
4,121.0
5,019.0
3,315.0
1,042.0
166.0
626.0
948.0

26.70
16.10
16.60
16.20
16.60
16.00
17.20
16.70
18.70
17.20

7.92
4.17
4.38
4.38
4.32
4.34
4.70
4.49
4.95
4.56

9,265
2,356,074
313,906
667,602
833,154
530,400
179,224
27,722
117,062
163,056

Massachusetts .
Michigan ..........
Minnesota ........
Mississippi .......
Missouri ...........
Montana ...........
Nebraska .........
Nevada ............
New Hampshire
New Jersey ......

213.0
10,836.0
9,561.0
142.0
1,352.0
290.0
1,392.0
654.0
282.0
120.0

17.30
15.10
16.80
17.20
16.90
13.90
16.90
16.30
17.40
16.40

4.45
4.11
4.31
4.54
4.36
3.73
4.44
4.57
4.53
4.28

36,849
1,636,236
1,606,248
24,424
228,488
40,310
235,248
106,602
49,068
19,680

New Mexico .....
New York .........
North Carolina ..
North Dakota ....
Ohio .................
Oklahoma ........
Oregon .............
Pennsylvania ...
Rhode Island ....
South Carolina .

7,668.0
14,713.0
960.0
340.0
5,505.0
686.0
2,572.0
10,748.0
13.8
247.0

15.60
17.00
17.10
16.20
16.80
17.70
18.10
17.20
17.20
17.80

4.35
4.46
4.66
4.19
4.41
4.78
4.58
4.54
4.32
4.62

1,196,208
2,501,210
164,160
55,080
924,840
121,422
465,532
1,848,656
2,374
43,966

South Dakota ...
Tennessee .......
Texas ...............
Utah .................
Vermont ...........
Virginia .............
Washington ......
West Virginia ....
Wisconsin ........
Wyoming ..........

2,539.0
691.0
10,745.0
2,081.0
2,707.0
1,713.0
6,630.0
131.0
29,863.0
138.3

17.60
17.20
17.20
16.00
17.30
18.00
16.50
16.10
16.80
16.70

4.33
4.69
4.34
4.21
4.54
4.85
4.17
4.33
4.44
4.68

446,864
118,852
1,848,140
332,960
468,311
308,340
1,093,950
21,091
5,016,984
23,096

United States ...

211,434.0

16.34

4.31

34,543,067

1

Cash receipts divided by milk or milkfat in combined marketings.

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Value of Milk Production – States and United States: 2016
[May not add due to rounding]
Used for milk,
cream & butter
by producers

State
Milk
utilized

Gross
producer
income 2

Value 1

(million pounds)

(1,000 dollars)

Value of
milk
produced 1 3

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

Alabama ...........................
Alaska ..............................
Arizona .............................
Arkansas ..........................
California ..........................
Colorado ...........................
Connecticut ......................
Delaware ..........................
Florida ..............................
Georgia ............................

0.3
0.2
1.0
0.3
4.0
1.0
0.5
0.1
1.0
1.0

51
44
151
50
600
167
85
17
196
175

15,612
745
721,176
12,832
6,066,300
651,634
68,935
16,082
489,608
319,025

15,732
767
722,988
13,114
6,070,350
655,141
69,360
16,235
490,588
320,250

Hawaii ..............................
Idaho ................................
Illinois ...............................
Indiana .............................
Iowa ..................................
Kansas .............................
Kentucky ...........................
Louisiana ..........................
Maine ...............................
Maryland ...........................

0.1
1.0
2.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0

27
161
332
648
166
160
172
167
187
172

9,292
2,356,235
314,238
668,250
833,320
530,560
179,396
27,889
117,249
163,228

9,318
2,361,065
315,898
672,462
835,644
532,640
180,256
28,223
117,810
164,432

Massachusetts ..................
Michigan ...........................
Minnesota .........................
Mississippi ........................
Missouri ............................
Montana ...........................
Nebraska ..........................
Nevada .............................
New Hampshire ................
New Jersey .......................

0.5
2.0
5.0
1.0
4.0
2.0
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.5

87
302
840
172
676
278
85
163
87
82

36,936
1,636,538
1,607,088
24,596
229,164
40,588
235,333
106,765
49,155
19,762

37,195
1,642,276
1,623,888
24,768
232,037
41,005
236,431
107,580
49,416
20,008

New Mexico ......................
New York ..........................
North Carolina ..................
North Dakota ....................
Ohio ..................................
Oklahoma .........................
Oregon .............................
Pennsylvania ....................
Rhode Island ....................
South Carolina ..................

3.0
2.0
1.0
0.5
5.0
1.0
1.0
13.0
1.0

468
340
171
81
840
177
181
2,236
178

1,196,676
2,501,550
164,331
55,161
925,680
121,599
465,713
1,850,892
2,374
44,144

1,202,916
2,510,050
165,015
55,890
929,376
122,484
469,333
1,861,040
2,408
44,500

South Dakota ....................
Tennessee ........................
Texas ...............................
Utah ..................................
Vermont ............................
Virginia .............................
Washington ......................
West Virginia ....................
Wisconsin .........................
Wyoming ..........................

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
16.0
0.2

176
172
172
160
346
360
165
161
2,688
33

447,040
119,024
1,848,312
333,120
468,657
308,700
1,094,115
21,252
5,019,672
23,129

448,096
119,712
1,852,956
335,200
471,252
310,140
1,097,250
21,574
5,060,664
23,347

United States ....................

93.0

15,605

34,558,672

34,710,080

- Represents zero.
1
Value at average returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream.
2
Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption.
3
Includes value of milk fed to calves.

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Statistical Methodology
Survey Procedures: These estimates are based on inventory and price estimates as published in NASS milk production
and agricultural prices reports, as well as information obtained from federal market milk orders and other sources. Readers
are referred to the Survey Procedures section in NASS’ monthly Milk Production and monthly Agricultural Prices
publications.
Estimation Procedures: Estimation procedures for prices and milk production estimates are defined in the Estimation
Procedures section of the reports referenced above.
Revision Policy: Revisions to previous estimates are made to improve current estimates. Previous year estimates of milk
production are subject to revision when the current year estimates are made. Estimates are also reviewed after data from
the Department of Agriculture five-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions are made after that date.

Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to
contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to [email protected].
Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch .......................................................................................................... (202) 720-3570
Scott Hollis, Head, Livestock Section ............................................................................................................ (202) 690-2424
Sherry Bertramsen – Livestock Slaughter ................................................................................................ (202) 720-3240
David Colwell – Sheep and Goats ............................................................................................................ (202) 720-8784
Donnie Fike – Dairy Products .................................................................................................................. (202) 690-3236
Michael Klamm – Cattle, Cattle on Feed ................................................................................................. (202) 720-3040
Mike Miller – Milk Production and Milk Cows ....................................................................................... (202) 720-3278
Seth Riggins – Hogs and Pigs ................................................................................................................... (202) 720-3106

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For more information on NASS surveys and reports, call the NASS Agricultural Statistics Hotline at (800) 727-9540,
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for
employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where
applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's
income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program
or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or
employment activities.)
If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination
Complaint Form (PDF), found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or
call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the
form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of
Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at
[email protected].