According to the the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), milk production in the 24 major states during October totaled 18.7 billion pounds, up 3.9% from October 2024. September revised production, at 18.2 billion pounds, was up 4.0% from September 2024. The September revision represented a decrease of 34 million pounds or 0.2% from last month’s preliminary production estimate.
Production per cow in the 24 major states averaged 2,049 pounds for October, 30 pounds above October 2024.
The number of milk cows on farms in the 24 major states was 9.14 million head, 211,000 head more than October 2024, but 7,000 head less than September 2025.
