Farm & Dairy Statistics

Wisconsin Monthly Dairy Farm Statistics

Number of Licensed Dairy Herds: 8,217 herds (November 1, 2018)

Number of Dairy Cows: 1,273,000 dairy cows (October 2018)

Average Number of Cows Per Dairy Farm: 155 dairy cows (October 2018)

Total Monthly Milk Production: 2.54 billion pounds (October 2018)

Monthly Milk Production Per Cow: 1,995 pounds or 232 gallons

Daily Milk Production Per Cow: 64 pounds or 7.5 gallons

Source: Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Service (WASS)

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Milk Production Overview


Milk Production Snapshot

Production - Wisconsin

Wisconsin Milk Production
10 Year Trend
Wisconsin Dairy Farms and Milk Production
1930 to Present
Wisconsin Dairy Cows and Milk Production per Cow
1930 to Present
Number of Wisconsin Dairy Farms by Herd Size
Latest Year Available
Wisconsin's Rank in the Nation's Dairy Industry
Latest Year

Production - U.S.

Total U.S. Milk Production
10 Year Trend
U.S. Milk Production – Top 8 States
Latest Year
U.S. Milk Production – Top 8 States
10 Year Trend

Consumption - U.S.

U.S. Per Capita Dairy Consumption
10 Year Trend
U.S. Per Capita Fluid Milk Consumption
10 Year Trend
U.S. Per Capita Fluid Milk Sales by Segment
10 Year Trend
U.S. Per Capita Frozen Dairy Consumption
10 Year Trend
U.S. Per Capita Yogurt Consumption
10 Year Trend
U.S. Per Capita Butter Consumption
10 Year Trend

Utilization - U.S.

Milk Utilization by Class, Upper Midwest vs. All Market Average
Latest Year
Milk Utilization by Class, All Orders vs. All Market Average
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