Skip to: main navigation | main content | sitemap | accessibility page

 
 

 

 

Dairy Manager Latest Results

 

Latest results for Kingshay’s dairy costings service show milk prices for January 2024 are still rising compared to the previous month, averaging 38.43ppl compared to 37.87ppl in December 2023. Milk prices are still 23% lower compared to the same month of the previous year, when they averaged 49.96ppl. Concentrate prices per tonne for January 2024 have decreased by 14% compared to the same month last year, to £326/tonne. Total concentrate use increased by 3% to  0.35 kg/litre in January 2024, however all purchased feed costs/litre decreased by 11% to 12.35ppl.

 

Overall, the margin over purchased feed per cow was 28% lower in January 2024 at £195/cow compared to £271/cow in January 2023.

Yield per cow stayed the same at 27.3 litres / cow / day compared to the same month last year.

 

 

Other rolling trends for the year ending January 2024 include -

  • Average herd size decreased by 0.5% to 221 cows in herd.
  • Yields averaged 8,448 litres per cow, similar to last year.
  • Milk from forage decreased by 2.7% to 2,700 litres per cow.
  • Cell counts remained low at 160 (‘000).
  • Milk price decreased to 39.58ppl from 44.99ppl the previous year, a drop of 12%
  • Purchased feed costs of 12.29ppl were higher compared to last year with a rise of 3.2%, with annual concentrate prices averaging £348/tonne compared to £343/tonne the previous year.

Dowload the full results button

More in-depth analysis of herds using Kingshay’s costings service can be found in Kingshay’s Dairy Costings Focus Report or call 01458 851555 for more details.

Analyse your Profit Manager results for the year ending March 2023 now -

  • Proportion costs to the Dairy Enterprise
  • Analyse the true costs of production for your herd

If you are interested in analysing and comparing your herd’s figures with other similar herds, give us a call on 01458 851555. More details of this simple and easy-to-use service can be found here.