PRODUCER STRUCTURE IN FEDERAL MILK ORDERS, MAY 2001* 

During 2001, on the average, handlers regulated under Federal milk orders received milk 

from slightly more than 66,400 producers (dairy farmers). The volume of these milk 

receipts, about 120 billion pounds, accounted for 73 percent of all the milk marketed in 

the United States (U.S.) and 75 percent of total Grade A milk receipts. 

Information on the size (volume of milk received per producer) of Federal milk order 

dairy farmers, along with comparisons to similar data for such farmers in earlier years, 

will help to show some trends taking place in the structure of U.S. dairy farmers. 

Information on milk receipts per producer in May 2001 was obtained from the market 

administrators of the 11 Federal milk orders. These data were sorted according to the 

State location of the producer and were arrayed into 10 size groups based on the volume 

of milk received from the producer. These size groups are different than those used in 

previous surveys in that they have been adjusted to accommodate the larger volumes of 

milk marketed by today’s dairy farmers. However, the current size groups have been 

designed to allow comparisons to those used in the previous surveys. 

The merger and consolidation of Federal milk orders on January 1, 2000, significantly 

enlarged the marketing area covered by an order and reduced the number of orders. 

Consequently, now there are fewer instances of a producer marketing milk on more than 

one order in a month. Thus, for most States, the information in this report should be 

representative of the structure of producers marketing fluid grade milk. States for which 

the information may not be representative are California and Idaho, where the proportion 

of total producer milk receipts marketed under Federal orders in May 2001 was relatively 

small. 

This report summarizes the major findings of the current survey, and presents 

comparisons to similar data for previous years. These findings are: 

(1) In May 2001, the average volume of milk receipts per producer was 161,316 

pounds, roughly equivalent to the milk production of 101 cows. This average 

volume of milk was 71 percent larger than the average volume marketed by dairy 

farmers of 11 years ago, and more than 2.4 times as much as the average for dairy 

farmers of 21 years ago. (See tables 1 and 4.) 

(2) On a State basis, in May 2001, the average volume of milk receipts per producer 

ranged from 84,785 pounds in Kentucky, to 2,768,222 pounds in New Mexico. 

Other States with notably large average milk receipts per producer were Arizona, 

Florida, Colorado, and Washington. States with notably small averages were 

Rhode Island, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota. 

The State with the largest average number of milk cows per farm was New 

Mexico, which had 1,480 cows; the State with the lowest average was Rhode 

Island, which had 64 cows. There were 26 States for which the average number of 

milk cows per farm was larger than the all-order average (101 cows); there where 
18 States were the average was smaller. In one State, the average was the same. 

(See table 3.) 

(3) For all Federal milk orders combined, the milk receipt size group with the largest 

number of producers was the 50,000-99,999 pounds size; 34 percent of producers 

were in this group. The milk receipt size group with the largest volume of milk 

was the 100,000-249,999 pounds size; nearly 26 percent of total receipts were in 

this group. Smaller producers, those marketing less than 250,000 pounds of milk, 

account for 89 percent of all producers, yet only 46 percent of all milk receipts. 

There were more than 1,400 producers who marketed more than 1,000,000 

pounds of milk in May 2001. While these producers accounted for only 2.2 

percent of all producers, they marketed 29.3 percent of total milk receipts. There 

were 75 dairy farmers who marketed more than 5,000,000 pounds of milk during 

that month. (See table 1.) 

(4) Among individual States, the importance of the various milk receipt size groups 

can vary greatly. For most States, the smaller producers, those marketing less 

than 250,000 pounds of milk, dominate. Typical of this group is Louisiana where 

these groups accounted for 74 percent of milk receipts. For some States, the 

larger producers, those marketing more than 1,500,000 pounds of milk, dominate. 

Typical of this group is Colorado where these groups accounted for 59 percent of 

milk receipts. In some States, such as Oregon the distribution of milk receipt size 

groups was fairly equal. Producers marketing more than 5,000,000 pounds of 

milk were reported in 15 States; in Kansas, this size group accounted for nearly 

31 percent of milk receipts. (See table 2.) 

(5) The change in the relative importance of the milk receipts size groups over time 

further illustrates the significant growth in the volume of milk received per 

producer. In May 1990, there were 70,586 dairy farmers marketing less than 

100,000 pounds of milk, slightly more than 73 percent of all producers marketing 

milk under Federal orders. By May 2001, there were only 40,402 producers 

marketing this volume of milk, a drop of 30,184, nearly all of the total decrease in 

producers over this time period. While the number of producers marketing more 

than 100,000 pounds of milk was virtually the same in the two time periods, the 

number of producers in the larger size groups grew significantly. In May 2001, 

the number of producers marketing 250,000 to 600,000 pounds of milk was 

nearly 50 percent larger than in May 1990. The number of producers marketing 

more than 600,000 pounds of milk tripled, increasing from 867 to 2,630. This 

latter group accounted for 11 percent in milk receipts in May 1990, 38 percent in 

May 2001. (See tables 1 and 4.) 

* Prepared by John P. Rourke, supervisory dairy products marketing specialist, and 

Vergie Hughes, market information assistant, Market Information Branch, Dairy 

Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, January 2003. 
Table 1—Number of Producers, Producer Receipts, and Average Milk Receipts Per Producer for All 

Federal Milk Orders Combined, by Milk Receipt Size Group, May 2001 

Milk Producers Producer Receipts 

receipt 

size groups 

(Pounds) 1/ Number Percent Cumulative 

Percent 

Thousand 

Pounds 

Percent Cumulative 

Percent 

Average 

receipts in 

pounds 

 

Up to 49,999 17,947 27.2 27.2 515,731 4.8 4.8 28,736 

50,000-99,999 22,455 34.0 61.2 1,641,694 15.4 20.3 73,110 

100,000-249,999 18,263 27.7 88.9 2,734,535 25.7 45.9 149,731 

250,000-399,999 3,249 4.9 93.8 1,009,344 9.5 55.4 310,663 

400,000-599,999 1,477 2.2 96.0 715,721 6.7 62.1 484,577 

600,000-999,999 1,202 1.8 97.8 915,842 8.6 70.7 761,932 

1,000,000-1,499,999 576 0.9 98.7 701,656 6.6 77.3 1,218,152 

1,500,000-2,499,999 479 0.7 99.4 919,009 8.6 85.9 1,918,599 

2,500,000-4,999,999 298 0.5 99.9 1,006,805 9.5 95.4 3,378,541 

5,000,000 or more 75 0.1 100 489,918 4.6 100 6,532,246 

Total 2/ 66,021 100 --- 10,650,255 100 --- 161,316 

 

1/ These milk receipt size groups can be converted to approximate herd-size groups by assuming that the U.S. 

average milk production per cow of 1,592 pounds in May 2001 is representative for these producers. For example, 

the “up to 49,999” milk receipt size group would convert to a “1-31” herd size group (1-31 cows). 

2/ Totals and Cumulative Percents may not add due to rounding. 
Table 2--Number of Producers, Volume of Producer Milk Receipts, and Average Milk Receipts Per Producer, Based on Milk Marketed Unde

Receipt Size Group, by State, May 2001 1/ 

Producers Producer Receipts Producers 

Milk receipt size groups 

(pounds) Number Percent 1,000 

pounds 

Percent Average 2/ 

(pounds) 

Milk receipt size 

groups (pounds Number Percent 1,0

pou

 ALABAMA CALIFO

Up to 50,000 18 13.3 569 2.0 31,576 Up to 50,000 20 5.1 

50,000–99,999 35 25.9 2,655 9.5 75,849 50,000–99,999 18 4.6 

100,000-249,999 43 31.9 6,659 23.9 154,858 100,000-249,999 52 13.3 250,000-399,999 27 20.0 8,660 31.0 320,740 250,000-399,999 57 14.6 1400,000-599,999 3 2.2 1,486 5.3 495,418 400,000-599,999 47 12.0 2600,000-999,999 3/ 9 6.7 7,874 28.2 874,882 600,000-999,999 59 15.1 4

1,000,000-1,499,999 4/ --- --- --- --- --- 1,000,000-1,499,999 52 13.3 61,500,000-2,499,999 0 0 0 0 0 1,500,000-2,499,999 50 12.8 92,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 0 0 0 2,500,000-4,999,999 29 7.4 9

5,000,000 or more 0 0 0 0 0 5,000,000 or more 7 1.8 4

Total 5/ 135 100 27,902 100 206,683 Total 5/ 391 100 39

 ARIZONA COLOR

Up to 50,000 0 0 0 0 0 Up to 50,000 15 8.3 

50,000–99,999 0 0 0 0 0 50,000–99,999 17 9.4 

100,000-249,999 3 2.7 483 0.2 161,001 100,000-249,999 37 20.4 250,000-399,999 1 0.9 294 0.1 294,177 250,000-399,999 20 11.1 400,000-599,999 6 5.3 3,099 1.2 516,580 400,000-599,999 15 8.3 600,000-999,999 20 17.7 15,586 6.0 779,281 600,000-999,999 24 13.3 1

1,000,000-1,499,999 18 15.9 22,297 8.6 1,238,729 1,000,000-1,499,999 21 11.6 21,500,000-2,499,999 25 22.1 51,149 19.7 2,045,968 1,500,000-2,499,999 19 10.5 32,500,000-4,999,999 30 26.5 96,124 37.1 3,204,122 2,500,000-4,999,999 9 5.0 2

5,000,000 or more 10 8.9 70,348 27.1 7,034,808 5,000,000 or more 4 2.2 2

Total 5/ 113 100 259,380 100 2,295,401 Total 5/ 181 100 15

 ARKANSAS CONNEC

Up to 50,000 100 27.2 3,157 7.7 31,569 Up to 50,000 39 19.3 

50,000–99,999 132 35.9 9,772 23.9 74,030 50,000–99,999 47 23.3 

100,000-249,999 112 30.4 16,710 40.8 149,198 100,000-249,999 69 34.2 1250,000-399,999 19 5.2 5,786 14.1 304,533 250,000-399,999 22 10.9 400,000-599,999 1 0.3 418 1.0 417,973 400,000-599,999 15 7.4 600,000-999,999 3/ 4 1.1 5,128 12.5 1,281,907 600,000-999,999 5 2.5 

1,000,000-1,499,999 0 0 0 0 0 1,000,000-1,499,999 3/ 5 2.5 1,500,000-2,499,999 4/ --- --- --- --- --- 1,500,000-2,499,999 4/ --- --- 2,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 0 0 0 2,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 

5,000,000 or more 0 0 0 0 0 5,000,000 or more 0 0 

Total 5/ 368 100 40,971 100 111,334 Total 5/ 202 100 3

 
Table 2--Number of Producers, Volume of Producer Milk Receipts, and Average Milk Receipts Per Producer, Based on Milk Marketed Unde

Receipt Size Group, by State, May 2001 1/ -Con 

Producers Producer Receipts Producers 

Milk receipt size groups 

(pounds) Number Percent 1,000 

pounds 

Percent Average 2/ 

(pounds) 

Milk receipt size 

groups (pounds Number Percent 1,0

pou

 DELAWARE IDA

Up to 50,000 29 34.5 1,010 7.7 34,829 Up to 50,000 192 26.8 

50,000–99,999 20 23.8 1,319 10.1 65,929 50,000–99,999 130 18.2 

100,000-249,999 23 27.4 4,130 31.7 179,548 100,000-249,999 138 19.3 2250,000-399,999 5 6.0 1,762 13.5 352,367 250,000-399,999 59 8.2 1400,000-599,999 4 4.8 2,063 15.8 515,847 400,000-599,999 42 5.9 2600,000-999,999 3/ 3 3.6 2,761 21.2 920,335 600,000-999,999 58 8.1 4

1,000,000-1,499,999 4/ --- --- --- --- --- 1,000,000-1,499,999 21 2.9 21,500,000-2,499,999 0 0 0 0 0 1,500,000-2,499,999 50 7.0 92,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 0 0 0 2,500,000-4,999,999 17 2.4 5

5,000,000 or more 0 0 0 0 0 5,000,000 or more 9 1.3 5

Total 5/ 84 100 13,044 100 155,291 Total 5/ 716 100 36

 FLORIDA ILLIN

Up to 50,000 34 13.2 607 0.3 17,856 Up to 50,000 384 29.6 

50,000–99,999 15 5.8 1,161 0.5 77,368 50,000–99,999 372 28.7 2

100,000-249,999 35 13.6 6,221 2.7 177,740 100,000-249,999 418 32.3 6250,000-399,999 21 8.1 6,698 2.9 318,958 250,000-399,999 75 5.8 2400,000-599,999 35 13.6 17,775 7.6 507,866 400,000-599,999 28 2.2 1600,000-999,999 41 15.9 32,441 13.9 791,256 600,000-999,999 11 0.8 

1,000,000-1,499,999 28 10.9 33,855 14.5 1,209,116 1,000,000-1,499,999 3/ 8 0.6 11,500,000-2,499,999 27 10.5 52,002 22.3 1,926,006 1,500,000-2,499,999 4/ --- --- 2,500,000-4,999,999 3/ 22 8.5 82,346 35.3 3,742,855 2,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 

5,000,000 or more 4/ --- --- --- --- --- 5,000,000 or more 0 0 

Total 5/ 258 100 233,104 100 903,503 Total 5/ 1,296 100 15

 GEORGIA INDIA

Up to 50,000 125 24.2 3,156 2.7 25,246 Up to 50,000 685 43.2 1

50,000–99,999 97 18.8 7,406 6.4 76,351 50,000–99,999 435 27.4 3

100,000-249,999 168 32.6 27,227 23.5 162,064 100,000-249,999 354 22.3 5250,000-399,999 57 11.0 17,112 14.8 300,203 250,000-399,999 49 3.1 1400,000-599,999 33 6.4 15,199 13.1 460,566 400,000-599,999 23 1.5 1600,000-999,999 17 3.3 12,453 10.8 732,553 600,000-999,999 14 0.9 1

1,000,000-1,499,999 10 1.9 12,333 10.6 1,233,256 1,000,000-1,499,999 12 0.8 11,500,000-2,499,999 3/ 9 1.7 20,951 18.1 2,327,915 1,500,000-2,499,999 8 0.5 12,500,000-4,999,999 4/ --- --- --- --- --- 2,500,000-4,999,999 3/ 6 0.4 2

5,000,000 or more 0 0 0 0 0 5,000,000 or more 4/ --- --- 

Total 5/ 516 100 115,836 100 224,488 Total 5/ 1,586 100 19

 
Table 2--Number of Producers, Volume of Producer Milk Receipts, and Average Milk Receipts Per Producer, Based on Milk Marketed Unde

Receipt Size Group, by State, May 2001 1/ -Con 

Producers Producer Receipts Producers 

Milk receipt size groups 

(pounds) Number Percent 1,000 

pounds 

Percent Average 2/ 

(pounds) 

Milk receipt size 

groups (pounds Number Percent 1,0

pou

 IOWA LOUIS

Up to 50,000 728 30.7 18,234 6.4 25,047 Up to 50,000 62 14.4 

50,000–99,999 797 33.6 58,587 20.5 73,510 50,000–99,999 129 30.0 1

100,000-249,999 676 28.5 99,428 34.7 147,082 100,000-249,999 196 45.6 3250,000-399,999 91 3.8 28,103 9.8 308,827 250,000-399,999 35 8.1 1400,000-599,999 34 1.4 16,640 5.8 489,405 400,000-599,999 5 1.2 600,000-999,999 26 1.1 18,999 6.6 730,749 600,000-999,999 3 0.7 

1,000,000-1,499,999 13 0.5 16,737 5.8 1,287,486 1,000,000-1,499,999 0 0 1,500,000-2,499,999 2 0.1 4,342 1.5 2,171,153 1,500,000-2,499,999 0 0 2,500,000-4,999,999 3/ 6 0.3 25,065 8.8 4,177,543 2,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 

5,000,000 or more 4/ --- --- --- --- --- 5,000,000 or more 0 0 

Total 5/ 2,373 100 286,136 100 120,580 Total 5/ 430 100 5

 KANSAS MAI

Up to 50,000 201 32.4 4,120 3.2 20,500 Up to 50,000 143 31.4 

50,000–99,999 177 28.5 13,042 10.1 73,686 50,000–99,999 162 35.5 1

100,000-249,999 187 30.1 27,828 21.6 148,812 100,000-249,999 99 21.7 1250,000-399,999 26 4.2 7,707 6.0 296,421 250,000-399,999 31 6.8 400,000-599,999 7 1.1 3,423 2.7 489,067 400,000-599,999 9 2.0 600,000-999,999 6 1.0 4,477 3.5 746,222 600,000-999,999 9 2.0 

1,000,000-1,499,999 2 0.3 2,525 2.0 1,262,367 1,000,000-1,499,999 3/ 3 0.7 1,500,000-2,499,999 5 0.8 10,343 8.0 2,068,667 1,500,000-2,499,999 4/ --- --- 2,500,000-4,999,999 4 0.6 15,793 12.3 3,948,220 2,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 

5,000,000 or more 6 1.0 39,431 30.6 6,571,899 5,000,000 or more 0 0 

Total 5/ 621 100 128,691 100 207,232 Total 5/ 456 100 5

 KENTUCKY MARY

Up to 50,000 652 36.8 19,520 13.0 29,938 Up to 50,000 138 18.6 

50,000–99,999 650 36.6 46,756 31.1 71,933 50,000–99,999 200 27.0 1

100,000-249,999 409 23.1 60,016 39.9 146,739 100,000-249,999 304 41.0 4250,000-399,999 48 2.7 14,898 9.9 310,383 250,000-399,999 70 9.4 2400,000-599,999 9 0.5 4,122 2.7 457,965 400,000-599,999 18 2.4 600,000-999,999 3/ 6 0.3 5,096 3.4 849,334 600,000-999,999 7 0.9 

1,000,000-1,499,999 4/ --- --- --- --- --- 1,000,000-1,499,999 3/ 5 0.7 1,500,000-2,499,999 0 0 0 0 0 1,500,000-2,499,999 4/ --- --- 2,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 0 0 0 2,500,000-4,999,999 4/ --- --- 

5,000,000 or more 0 0 0 0 0 5,000,000 or more 0 0 

Total 5/ 1,774 100 150,409 100 84,785 Total 5/ 742 100 11

 
Table 2--Number of Producers, Volume of Producer Milk Receipts, and Average Milk Receipts Per Producer, Based on Milk Marketed Unde

Receipt Size Group, by State, May 2001 1/ -Con 

Producers Producer Receipts Producers 

Milk receipt size groups 

(pounds) Number Percent 1,000 

pounds 

Percent Average 2/ 

(pounds) 

Milk receipt size groups 

(pounds Number Percent 

 MASSACHUSETTS M

Up to 50,000 60 25.4 1,922 6.5 32,038 Up to 50,000 49 15.6 

50,000–99,999 75 31.8 5,309 18.0 70,782 50,000–99,999 98 31.2 

100,000-249,999 78 33.1 12,610 42.9 161,665 100,000-249,999 120 38.2 250,000-399,999 14 5.9 4,333 14.7 309,468 250,000-399,999 39 12.4 400,000-599,999 3/ 9 3.8 5,238 17.8 581,989 400,000-599,999 2 0.6 600,000-999,999 4/ --- --- --- --- --- 600,000-999,999 3/ 6 1.9 

1,000,000-1,499,999 4/ --- --- --- --- --- 1,000,000-1,499,999 4/ --- --- 1,500,000-2,499,999 0 0 0 0 0 1,500,000-2,499,999 4/ --- --- 2,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 0 0 0 2,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 

5,000,000 or more 0 0 0 0 0 5,000,000 or more 0 0 

Total 5/ 236 100 29,411 100 124,624 Total 5/ 314 100 

 MICHIGAN M

Up to 50,000 887 35.5 24,533 6.4 27,658 Up to 50,000 504 28.8 

50,000–99,999 614 24.6 43,901 11.5 71,500 50,000–99,999 689 39.4 

100,000-249,999 637 25.5 98,976 25.9 155,378 100,000-249,999 493 28.2 250,000-399,999 189 7.6 58,574 15.3 309,916 250,000-399,999 49 2.8 400,000-599,999 82 3.3 40,101 10.5 489,038 400,000-599,999 7 0.4 600,000-999,999 49 2.0 35,763 9.4 729,847 600,000-999,999 3/ 6 0.3 

1,000,000-1,499,999 20 0.8 25,042 6.6 1,252,076 1,000,000-1,499,999 4/ --- --- 1,500,000-2,499,999 11 0.4 19,931 5.2 1,811,931 1,500,000-2,499,999 0 0 2,500,000-4,999,999 10 0.4 34,940 9.2 3,494,042 2,500,000-4,999,999 4/ --- --- 

5,000,000 or more 0 0 0 0 0 5,000,000 or more 0 0 

Total 5/ 2,499 100 381,761 100 152,765 Total 5/ 1,748 100 

 MINNESOTA N

Up to 50,000 2,128 32.3 61,739 9.0 29,013 Up to 50,000 144 28.5 

50,000–99,999 2,505 38.1 181,561 26.3 72,479 50,000–99,999 146 28.9 

100,000-249,999 1,565 23.8 225,712 32.7 144,225 100,000-249,999 150 29.6 250,000-399,999 182 2.8 56,627 8.2 311,139 250,000-399,999 30 5.9 400,000-599,999 99 1.5 47,001 6.8 474,756 400,000-599,999 12 2.4 600,000-999,999 58 0.9 43,613 6.3 751,954 600,000-999,999 10 2.0 

1,000,000-1,499,999 21 0.3 25,359 3.7 1,207,574 1,000,000-1,499,999 6 1.2 1,500,000-2,499,999 18 0.3 32,680 4.7 1,815,555 1,500,000-2,499,999 4 0.8 2,500,000-4,999,999 5 0.1 15,134 2.2 3,026,704 2,500,000-4,999,999 3/ 4 0.8 

5,000,000 or more 0 0 0 0 0 5,000,000 or more 4/ --- --- 

Total 5/ 6,581 100 689,426 100 104,760 Total 5/ 506 100 

 
Table 2--Number of Producers, Volume of Producer Milk Receipts, and Average Milk Receipts Per Producer, Based on Milk Marketed Unde

Receipt Size Group, by State, May 2001 1/ -Con 

Producers Producer Receipts Producers 

Milk receipt size groups 

(pounds) Number Percent 1,000 

pounds 

Percent Average 2/ 

(pounds) 

Milk receipt size 

groups (pounds Number Percent 1,0

pou

 NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW Y

Up to 50,000 21 12.6 575 2.1 27,415 Up to 50,000 1,768 26.5 5

50,000–99,999 59 35.3 4,175 15.0 70,765 50,000–99,999 2,295 34.3 16

100,000-249,999 61 36.5 9,620 34.6 157,697 100,000-249,999 1,930 28.9 28250,000-399,999 11 6.6 3,541 12.8 321,948 250,000-399,999 290 4.3 8400,000-599,999 9 5.4 4,307 15.5 478,597 400,000-599,999 168 2.5 8600,000-999,999 3/ 6 3.6 5,548 20.0 924,723 600,000-999,999 121 1.8 9

1,000,000-1,499,999 0 0 0 0 0 1,000,000-1,499,999 61 0.9 71,500,000-2,499,999 4/ --- --- --- --- --- 1,500,000-2,499,999 38 0.6 72,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 0 0 0 2,500,000-4,999,999 3/ 13 0.2 4

5,000,000 or more 0 0 0 0 0 5,000,000 or more 4/ --- --- 

Total 5/ 167 100 27,768 100 166,273 Total 5/ 6,684 100 96

 NEW JERSEY NORTH CA

Up to 50,000 30 19.7 937 4.7 31,248 Up to 50,000 65 14.9 

50,000–99,999 49 32.2 3,643 18.1 74,349 50,000–99,999 75 17.2 

100,000-249,999 57 37.5 8,234 41.0 144,454 100,000-249,999 185 42.5 3250,000-399,999 10 6.6 3,284 16.3 328,374 250,000-399,999 64 14.7 1400,000-599,999 2 1.3 950 4.7 475,246 400,000-599,999 26 6.0 1600,000-999,999 4 2.6 3,056 15.2 763,984 600,000-999,999 10 2.3 

1,000,000-1,499,999 0 0 0 0 0 1,000,000-1,499,999 4 0.9 1,500,000-2,499,999 0 0 0 0 0 1,500,000-2,499,999 6 1.4 12,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 0 0 0 2,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 

5,000,000 or more 0 0 0 0 0 5,000,000 or more 0 0 

Total 5/ 152 100 20,105 100 132,267 Total 5/ 435 100 9

 NEW MEXICO NORTH D

Up to 50,000 0 0 0 0 0 Up to 50,000 74 31.2 

50,000–99,999 2 1.2 118 6/ 58,891 50,000–99,999 96 40.5 

100,000-249,999 9 5.4 1,653 0.4 183,661 100,000-249,999 57 24.1 250,000-399,999 4 2.4 1,320 0.3 329,882 250,000-399,999 3 1.3 400,000-599,999 8 4.8 3,839 0.8 479,877 400,000-599,999 2 0.8 600,000-999,999 12 7.1 10,195 2.2 849,609 600,000-999,999 1 0.4 

1,000,000-1,499,999 13 7.7 16,390 3.5 1,260,779 1,000,000-1,499,999 3/ 4 1.7 1,500,000-2,499,999 34 20.2 69,422 14.8 2,041,813 1,500,000-2,499,999 4/ --- --- 2,500,000-4,999,999 68 40.5 250,981 53.3 3,690,898 2,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 

5,000,000 or more 18 10.7 116,680 24.8 6,482,233 5,000,000 or more 0 0 

Total 5/ 168 100 470,598 100 2,768,222 Total 5/ 237 100 2

 
Table 2--Number of Producers, Volume of Producer Milk Receipts, and Average Milk Receipts Per Producer, Based on Milk Marketed Unde

Receipt Size Group, by State, May 2001 1/ -Con 

Producers Producer Receipts Producers 

Milk receipt size groups 

(pounds) Number Percent 1,000 

pounds 

Percent Average 2/ 

(pounds) 

Milk receipt size 

groups (pounds Number Percent 1,0

pou

 OHIO PENNSY

Up to 50,000 836 30.6 25,103 7.8 30,027 Up to 50,000 1,780 21.4 5

50,000–99,999 895 32.7 64,613 20.2 72,193 50,000–99,999 3,846 46.3 28

100,000-249,999 765 28.0 116,179 36.3 151,868 100,000-249,999 2,282 27.5 33250,000-399,999 142 5.2 43,261 13.5 304,652 250,000-399,999 249 3.0 7400,000-599,999 49 1.8 24,466 7.6 499,304 400,000-599,999 80 1.0 3600,000-999,999 33 1.2 24,528 7.7 743,261 600,000-999,999 51 0.6 3

1,000,000-1,499,999 6 0.2 6,823 2.1 1,137,163 1,000,000-1,499,999 14 0.2 11,500,000-2,499,999 3/ 8 0.3 15,327 4.8 1,915,902 1,500,000-2,499,999 3/ 10 0.1 22,500,000-4,999,999 4/ --- --- --- --- --- 2,500,000-4,999,999 4/ --- --- 

5,000,000 or more 0 0 0 0 0 5,000,000 or more 0 0 

Total 5/ 2,734 100 320,299 100 117,154 Total 5/ 8,312 100 86

 OKLAHOMA SOUTH CA

Up to 50,000 94 19.7 2,981 4.1 31,715 Up to 50,000 10 8.2 

50,000–99,999 148 31.0 10,917 14.9 73,762 50,000–99,999 21 17.2 

100,000-249,999 188 39.3 29,103 39.7 154,801 100,000-249,999 36 29.5 250,000-399,999 29 6.1 8,904 12.2 307,043 250,000-399,999 28 23.0 400,000-599,999 10 2.1 5,125 7.0 512,536 400,000-599,999 17 13.9 600,000-999,999 5 1.0 4,193 5.7 838,630 600,000-999,999 3/10 8.2 

1,000,000-1,499,999 1 0.2 1,044 1.4 1,044,312 1,000,000-1,499,999 4/ --- --- 1,500,000-2,499,999 3/ 3 0.6 10,999 15.0 3,666,297 1,500,000-2,499,999 0 0 2,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 0 0 0 2,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 

5,000,000 or more 4/ --- --- --- --- --- 5,000,000 or more 0 0 

Total 5/ 478 100 73,267 100 153,277 Total 5/ 122 100 3

 OREGON SOUTH D

Up to 50,000 40 11.3 903 0.6 22,586 Up to 50,000 164 25.2 

50,000–99,999 33 9.3 2,505 1.8 75,901 50,000–99,999 232 35.6 1

100,000-249,999 121 34.2 20,438 14.6 168,911 100,000-249,999 192 29.4 2250,000-399,999 64 18.1 20,309 14.5 317,327 250,000-399,999 25 3.8 400,000-599,999 36 10.2 17,012 12.2 472,565 400,000-599,999 17 2.6 600,000-999,999 31 8.8 23,309 16.6 751,889 600,000-999,999 8 1.2 

1,000,000-1,499,999 12 3.4 14,474 10.3 1,206,170 1,000,000-1,499,999 8 1.2 11,500,000-2,499,999 9 2.5 16,051 11.5 1,783,431 1,500,000-2,499,999 2 0.3 2,500,000-4,999,999 8 2.3 25,021 17.9 3,127,617 2,500,000-4,999,999 4 0.6 1

5,000,000 or more 0 0 0 0 0 5,000,000 or more 0 0 

Total 5/ 354 100 140,022 100 395,543 Total 5/ 652 100 9

 
Table 2--Number of Producers, Volume of Producer Milk Receipts, and Average Milk Receipts Per Producer, Based on Milk Marketed Unde

Receipt Size Group, by State, May 2001 1/ -Con 

Producers Producer Receipts Producers 

Milk receipt size groups 

(pounds) Number Percent 1,000 

pounds 

Percent Average 2/ 

(pounds) 

Milk receipt size 

groups (pounds Number Percent 1,0

pou

 TENNESSEE VERM

Up to 50,000 220 23.2 6,471 5.4 29,414 Up to 50,000 326 22.0 1

50,000–99,999 295 31.1 21,865 18.2 74,118 50,000–99,999 456 30.8 3

100,000-249,999 327 34.5 50,756 42.3 155,217 100,000-249,999 479 32.4 7250,000-399,999 82 8.6 25,953 21.6 316,501 250,000-399,999 113 7.6 3400,000-599,999 15 1.6 7,115 5.9 474,329 400,000-599,999 45 3.0 2600,000-999,999 3/ 9 0.9 7,861 6.6 873,497 600,000-999,999 36 2.4 2

1,000,000-1,499,999 4/ --- --- --- --- --- 1,000,000-1,499,999 17 1.1 21,500,000-2,499,999 0 0 0 0 0 1,500,000-2,499,999 7 0.5 12,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 0 0 0 2,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 

5,000,000 or more 0 0 0 0 0 5,000,000 or more 0 0 

Total 5/ 948 100 120,021 100 126,605 Total 5/ 1,479 100 23

 TEXAS VIRG

Up to 50,000 84 8.4 2,685 0.6 31,966 Up to 50,000 148 16.0 

50,000–99,999 125 12.6 9,449 2.0 75,595 50,000–99,999 196 21.2 1

100,000-249,999 347 34.9 57,940 12.3 166,973 100,000-249,999 448 48.5 7250,000-399,999 141 14.2 44,784 9.5 317,615 250,000-399,999 96 10.4 2400,000-599,999 86 8.6 42,063 9.0 489,102 400,000-599,999 21 2.3 600,000-999,999 107 10.8 80,931 17.2 756,365 600,000-999,999 10 1.1 

1,000,000-1,499,999 35 3.5 43,444 9.3 1,241,249 1,000,000-1,499,999 4 0.4 1,500,000-2,499,999 42 4.2 81,504 17.4 1,940,575 1,500,000-2,499,999 0 0 2,500,000-4,999,999 23 2.3 77,845 16.6 3,384,561 2,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 

5,000,000 or more 5 0.5 28,571 6.1 5,714,233 5,000,000 or more 0 0 

Total 5/ 995 100 469,216 100 471,574 Total 5/ 923 100 14

 UTAH WASHIN

Up to 50,000 76 15.9 1,917 1.5 25,220 Up to 50,000 29 4.4 

50,000–99,999 113 23.6 8,533 6.6 75,512 50,000–99,999 35 5.4 

100,000-249,999 150 31.3 24,254 18.8 161,694 100,000-249,999 164 25.1 2250,000-399,999 57 11.9 17,682 13.7 310,203 250,000-399,999 102 15.6 3400,000-599,999 32 6.7 15,363 11.9 480,082 400,000-599,999 82 12.6 4600,000-999,999 28 5.8 20,893 16.2 746,169 600,000-999,999 104 15.9 7

1,000,000-1,499,999 13 2.7 16,109 12.5 1,239,119 1,000,000-1,499,999 56 8.6 61,500,000-2,499,999 5 1.0 9,847 7.6 1,969,388 1,500,000-2,499,999 53 8.1 92,500,000-4,999,999 5 1.0 14,675 11.4 2,935,076 2,500,000-4,999,999 21 3.2 6

5,000,000 or more 0 0 0 0 0 5,000,000 or more 7 1.1 4

Total 5/ 479 100 129,271 100 269,878 Total 5/ 653 100 45

 
Table 2--Number of Producers, Volume of Producer Milk Receipts, and Average Milk Receipts Per Producer, Based on Milk Marketed Unde

Receipt Size Group, by State, May 2001 1/ -Con 

Producers Producer Receipts Producers 

Milk receipt size groups 

(pounds) Number Percent 1,000 

pounds 

Percent Average 2/ 

(pounds) 

Milk receipt size 

groups (pounds Number Percent 1,0

pou

 WEST VIRGINIA WISCO

Up to 50,000 56 32.0 1,513 7.9 27,014 Up to 50,000 4,779 30.4 13

50,000–99,999 51 29.1 3,648 18.9 71,522 50,000–99,999 5,866 37.3 42

100,000-249,999 51 29.1 7,945 41.3 155,775 100,000-249,999 4,040 25.7 58250,000-399,999 12 6.9 3,638 18.9 303,134 250,000-399,999 510 3.2 15400,000-599,999 3/ 5 2.9 2,516 13.1 503,196 400,000-599,999 225 1.4 10600,000-999,999 4/ --- --- --- --- --- 600,000-999,999 178 1.1 13

1,000,000-1,499,999 0 0 0 0 0 1,000,000-1,499,999 77 0.5 91,500,000-2,499,999 0 0 0 0 0 1,500,000-2,499,999 30 0.2 52,500,000-4,999,999 0 0 0 0 0 2,500,000-4,999,999 3/ 14 0.1 4

5,000,000 or more 0 0 0 0 0 5,000,000 or more 4/ --- --- 

Total 5/ 175 100 19,258 100 110,048 Total 5/ 15,719 100 1,75

1/ Total receipts of milk from producers located in each State by handlers regulated under Federal milk orders. The plants to which milk from a particular Sta

located necessarily in that State. Data for the following States are not shown either because there was a small number of producers marketing milk under Fedadministratively confidential; Montana, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Wyoming. Data for Alaska and Hawaii are not shown as none of the producers in these S

Federal orders. 2/ Average milk receipts per producer. Figures are computed using unrounded numbers. 3/ Includes data for the next larger size group. See 

than three producers in this size group; therefore, the data were considered to be potentially confidential. The data have been included with the next smaller s

add due to rounding. 6/ Less than 0.05 percent. 
Table 3—For Dairy Farmers Marketing Milk Under Federal Orders: Average Milk Receipts Per Producer, Average Number of Mi

as a Proportion of State Milk Marketings, By State, May 2001 

State 1/ 

Average milk 

receipts per 

producer 

Average number of 

milk cows per farm 

2/ 

Order receipts as a 

percent of State 

marketings 3/ 

State 1/ 

Average milk 

receipts per 

producer

Average nu

milk cows p

2/ 

Pounds Number Percent Pounds Numb

Alabama 206,683 159 100 New Hampshire 166,273 10Arizona 2,295,401 1,241 100 New Jersey 132,267 91 Arkansas 111,334 101 99 New Mexico 2,768,222 1,48California 1,021,788 560 12 New York 144,279 94 Colorado 877,080 471 97 North Carolina 215,492 144 Connecticut 196,651 120 97 North Dakota 108,345 85 Delaware 155,291 110 94 Ohio 117,154 77 Florida 903,503 610 100 Oklahoma 153,277 12Georgia 224,488 147 95 Oregon 395,543 24Idaho 505,494 276 48 Pennsylvania 104,230 65 Illinois 119,167 74 91 Rhode Island 90,805 64 Indiana 120,393 78 96 South Carolina 276,462 17Iowa 120,580 75 88 South Dakota 152,478 10Kansas 207,232 142 100 Tennessee 126,605 97 Kentucky 84,785 71 100 Texas 471,574 32Louisiana 133,477 131 99 Utah 296,878 19Maine 122,826 84 97 Vermont 157,136 102 Maryland 150,160 110 96 Virginia 152,288 10Massachusetts 124,624 83 94 Washington 700,940 35Michigan 152,765 91 91 West Virginia 110,048 81 Minnesota 104,760 68 94 Wisconsin 111,338 73 Mississippi 147,792 112 100 Missouri 93,523 75 92 All States Nebraska 184,495 136 85 Combined 161,316 10

1/ Information for Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming is not shown as there was a small number of producers from these States that marketed milk u

for Alaska and Hawaii is not shown as none of the producers in these States marketed milk under Federal orders. 2/ Average milk receipts per producer divided by average milk production per cow as reported by NASS. For some States, the monthly milk produquarterly data. 3/ Figures were computed using annual Federal milk order receipts and annual fluid grade milk marketings reported by NASS. Note: NASS statito consumers and milk produced by institutional herds. This explains the relatively low figure for Oklahoma where the volume of milk sold by pro

large. 
Table 4—Number of Producers, Producer Receipts, and Average Milk Receipts per Producer for all Federal Milk 

Orders Combined, by Milk Receipt Size Group, May, 1980, 1985, 1990, and 1995 

1980 1985 1990 1995 

Milk receipt size Groups (pounds) 

Number 

of 

Producers 

Producer Receipts 

Number 

of 

Producers 

Producer Receipts 

Number 

of 

Producers 

Producer Receipts 

Number 

of 

Producers 

ProduRecei

 Percent of Total

Up to 19,999 9.4 1.8 7.0 1.2 6.0 0.8 5.7 0.6 

 20,000 - 29,999 10.6 4.1 8.7 2.9 6.6 1.8 5.6 1.2  30,000 - 49,999 27.8 16.9 24.4 12.9 19.4 8.3 16.5 5. 50,000 - 69,999 21.7 19.6 22.0 17.1 20.7 13.1 18.4 9.6  70,000 - 99,999 16.4 20.7 18.8 20.5 20.6 18.2 20.6 15.0 100,000 - 149,999 9.0 16.4 11.5 18.0 14.6 18.7 16.6 17.5 150,000 - 249,999 3.7 10.5 5.2 12.7 7.9 15.6 10.0 16.4 250,000 - 399,999 0.9 4.3 1.5 5.9 2.4 7.9 3.6 9.6 400,000 - 599,999 0.3 2.0 0.4 2.8 0.9 4.6 1.3 5.5 600,000 or more 0.2 3.7 0.4 6.0 0.9 11.0 1.6 18.7  Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Number of Producers 117,376 115,998 96,298 89,675 Producer Receipts (1,000 pounds) 7,703,460 8,858,209 9,090,974 10,306,414 Average milk receipts Per producer (Pounds) 65,631 76,365 94,405 114,931