Kingshay dairy costings

Updated 20 June 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 Apr-25 Apr-24 Change % change
Stock and yields Cows in herd Number 224 221 3 1.4%
Yield per cow in milk Litres/day 28.7 27.4 1.3 4.7%
Yield from forage per cow Litres/day 9.5 9.0 0.5 5.6%
% of total yield from forage % 33% 33% 0% -
Milk quality and prices Butterfat % 4.34 4.38 -0.04 -0.9%
Protein % 3.40 3.35 0.05 1.5%
Bactoscan 000s 25 25 0 0.0%
Cell count 000s 141 148 -7 -4.7%
Milk price ppl 43.95 38.84 5.11 13.2%
Feed Concentrate use per litre kg/litre 0.32 0.32 0.00 0.0%
Concentrate price per tonne £/tonne 306 322 -16 -5.0%
All purchased feed cost ppl 10.78 11.35 -0.57 -5.0%
Margins MOPF per cow in herd £/head 258 204 54 26.5%
MOPF per litre ppl 33.17 27.49 5.68 20.7%
Source: Kingshay

National annual

Annual Apr-25 Apr-24 Change % change
Stock and yields Cows in herd  Head 224 222 2 0.9%
Yield per cow Litres/cow 8,501 8,506 -5 -0.1%
Yield from forage per cow Litres/cow 2,468 2,690 -222 -8.3%
% of total yield from forage % 29% 32% -3% -
Milk quality and prices Butterfat % 4.34 4.31 0.03 0.7%
Protein % 3.38 3.37 0.01 0.3%
Milk price ppl 43.11 37.69 5.42 14.4%
Feed Concentrate use per litre kg/litre 0.34 0.33 0.01 3.0%
Concentrate price per tonne £/tonne 307 332 -25 -7.5%
All purchased feed cost ppl 11.48 11.83 -0.35 -3.0%
Margins MOPF per cow in herd £ 2,689 2,200 489 22.2%
MOPF per litre ppl 31.63 25.86 5.77 22.3%
Source: Kingshay

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