Nineteen states including California, Texas and Kansas boosted milk production a combined 598 million pounds in July.

The milk production forecasts for 2025 and 2026 are raised from last month. The cow inventories are raised for both years based on the most recent data in the NASS Milk Production report.

Quarterly average prices in July reach highest level on record of $3,010 per head according to estimates from the USDA.

Cull cow slaughter rates have slowed since March due to a smaller dairy herd and increased demand and prices for dairy cow replacements.

Twenty states including Idaho, Texas and California boosted milk production a combined 659 million pounds in June.

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The milk production forecasts for both 2025 and 2026 are raised from last month based on higher cow inventories and an increased rate of growth in milk output per cow based on the latest information published in the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Milk Production report.

Dairy cull cows marketed through U.S. slaughter plants in May lowest since 2008.

Sixteen states including Texas, Idaho and Kansas boosted milk production a combined 418 million pounds in April.

The milk production forecasts for both 2025 and 2026 based on the latest Milk Production report as cow inventories are raised from 2025 and milk per cow is raised for both 2025 and 2026.