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Udder-ly Amazing ! ( Colorado Dairy )
Colorado has approximately
110 DAIRY FARMS that are home to approximately
203,000 MILK COWS .
Within the United States , Colorado ranks
13 th in number of milk cows ,
13 th in milk production ,
2 nd in milk output per cow .
The total amount of milk produced in Colorado is about
5.2 Billion Pounds . That ’ s equal to
604 million Gallons .
Each dairy cow in Colorado provides an average of
3,019 gallons of milk per year .
That ’ s equal to 8.27 Gallons Per Day .
The average herd size of Colorado dairy farms is approximately
1,845 milking cows .
The average value of the milk a Colorado dairy cow produces in one day is about $ 12.35 .
In 2021 , the cost of a Colorado dairy cow was about
$ 1,375 .
There are
8 Dairy Processing Plants throughout the state of Colorado .
Source : Facts based on 2021 and 2020 USDA data ; Photo courtesy of Kristie Dixon Docheff , a dairy farmer in Mead , Colorado . Connecting Colorado educators and students to their food , fiber , fuel , and natural resources .