Dairy Operations · 80–1,500 Cow
The milk check is one number. The real story is per cow.
A Northeast dairy runs on DHIA for animal-level data, a parlor system for production, a milk cooperative for the check, and QuickBooks for everything else. Feed is the biggest line, and almost nobody watches it per hundredweight at the cow level every week.
One decision: which cows, rations, and groups to keep, move, or cull
Group
Milk $/cow/day
Feed cost $/cwt
Signal
High 1 (fresh <100d)
$10.20
Strong
High 2
$11.40
Strong
Mid lactation
$12.80
Hold
Late lactation
$13.90
Review ration
≥ 3rd lactation, high SCC
$15.80
Cull list
How It Works
Three inputs. One grouping decision per week.
Goes In
What every dairy already captures
- DHIA records (production, SCC, repro)
- Parlor system (DeLaval, BouMatic, Lely)
- Milk check from Dairy Farmers of America, Land O’Lakes, Maryland & Virginia
- QuickBooks or farm accounting for feed & labor
Comes Out
Honest economics per animal
- Margin per cow per day by group and lactation
- Feed cost per hundredweight with ration overlay
- Cull list tied to economics, not just SCC
- Bank & FSA-ready monthly packages
Who It's For
Mid-Atlantic & Northeast dairies
- 80–1,500 cow family-run operations
- Lancaster County PA, southern York County PA
- Frederick and Washington County MD
- Operators tired of month-end pulling from four screens
AI Assist
AI watches production trend, SCC, DIM, repro status, and feed-cost context to flag cows or groups worth reviewing before month-end. It gives the herd manager a shortlist earlier; it does not make the cull decision for you.
Custom-built to your parlor, DHIA, milk check, and QuickBooks. Typical delivery: 5–7 weeks from kickoff.
Want this built on your parlor?
Share a DHIA export and a month of milk checks. We’ll show you where the per-cow bleed is.