# Milk Fat vs. Milk Yield: Which is More Profitable? - Dairy Herd

> An extension dairy educator explains that milk check value depends on both butterfat percentage and milk yield, with record butter prices raising the value of milk fat. She notes that milk yield remains the biggest driver of milk price even as butterfat's share of the final price grows.

- Date: 2022-10-21 · published 2022-10-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39144-milk-fat-vs-milk-yield-which-is-more-profitable-dairy-herd
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Record butter prices make components more valuable, but the commentary is general farm-management guidance with no new supply or demand shock for feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Sources

- dairyherd.com: https://www.dairyherd.com/news/business/milk-fat-vs-milk-yield-which-more-profitable

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