When looking at this producer’s first lactation data in DairyComp, we saw a 12 lb., likely closer to 14 lb., difference in peak milk yield between the facilities – a substantial difference.
If this producer housed 120 first lactation cows in pen 3, and is losing 12 lbs. of peak per cow, this equates to 3,600 lbs. per animal, per lactation.
If we do some simple math, we find that 3,600 lbs. x 120 animals/100 lbs./cwt x $16 milk = $69,120. That’s a nearly 70k profit loss on those animals versus the others housed in another facility.