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Kingshay dairy costings
Updated 6 March 2025
Data is published by the the independent dairy specialists Kingshay on a monthly basis. It covers input costs, milk production and margins at a national level for conventional Holstein/Friesian herds. Other figures are also available by contacting Kingshay.
National monthly
| Monthly | Dec-24 | Dec-23 | Change | % change | ||
| Stock and yields | Cows in herd | Number | 237 | 232 | 5 | 2.2% |
| Yield per cow in milk | Litres/day | 27.6 | 27.0 | 0.6 | 2.2% | |
| Yield from forage per cow | Litres/day | 6.5 | 7.2 | -0.7 | -9.7% | |
| % of total yield from forage | % | 24% | 27% | -3% | - | |
| Milk quality and prices | Butterfat | % | 4.47 | 4.47 | 0.00 | 0.0% |
| Protein | % | 3.43 | 3.45 | -0.02 | -0.6% | |
| Bactoscan | 000s | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Cell count | 000s | 143 | 148 | -5 | -3.4% | |
| Milk price | ppl | 45.92 | 38.07 | 7.85 | 20.6% | |
| Feed | Concentrate use per litre | kg/litre | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.01 | 2.8% |
| Concentrate price per tonne | £/tonne | 305 | 324 | -19 | -5.9% | |
| All purchased feed cost | ppl | 12.37 | 12.59 | -0.22 | -1.7% | |
| Margins | MOPF per cow in herd | £/head | 254 | 188 | 66 | 35.1% |
| MOPF per litre | ppl | 33.55 | 25.48 | 8.07 | 31.7% | |
Source: Kingshay
National annual
| Annual | Dec-24 | Dec-23 | Change | % change | ||
| Stock and yields | Cows in herd | Head | 227 | 231 | -4 | -1.7% |
| Yield per cow | Litres/cow | 8,472 | 8,604 | -132 | -1.5% | |
| Yield from forage per cow | Litres/cow | 2,502 | 2,690 | -188 | -7.0% | |
| % of total yield from forage | % | 30% | 31% | -2% | - | |
| Milk quality and prices | Butterfat | % | 4.34 | 4.31 | 0.03 | 0.7% |
| Protein | % | 3.37 | 3.37 | 0.00 | 0.0% | |
| Milk price | ppl | 40.78 | 40.69 | 0.09 | 0.2% | |
| Feed | Concentrate use per litre | kg/litre | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.01 | 3.0% |
| Concentrate price per tonne | £/tonne | 313 | 349 | -36 | -10.3% | |
| All purchased feed cost | ppl | 11.60 | 12.49 | -0.89 | -7.1% | |
| Margins | MOPF per cow in herd | £ | 2,472 | 2,426 | 46 | 1.9% |
| MOPF per litre | ppl | 29.18 | 28.20 | 0.98 | 3.5% | |
Source: Kingshay
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This dataset was produced by our Data and Analysis Team.
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Kingshay dairy costings
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