Holstein | 2020 High Ranking BAA Lists

The Holstein Breed Age Average (BAA%) value provides a way to compare the score of an animal (and herd average) to the average of the breed, taking into account age of the animal and stage of lactation.

All animals receive an individual BAA value on your herd classification report, and herds participating in the Classic or Standard options of the Holstein Classification program receive an overall BAA for the herd. To learn more about how BAA is calculated, visit the Classification page and click on the BAA tab.

For the purposes of these lists, if a herd classified twice in a year (between 1/1/2020 and 12/31/2020) and received an official herd BAA for both classifications, only the most recent BAA was used. To appear on these lists, a herd must have at least 10 cows included in the BAA calculation.

In 2020, 947 herds had a BAA value eligible for inclusion in these lists. The average number of cows included in the BAA calculation for the entire group was 68, and the average BAA% was 107.2.

The following lists were created to recognize members of all herd sizes and all areas of the country:

a. 2020 Overall Top 200 BAA Herds
b. Top 25 BAA Herds by Region
c. Top 25 BAA Herds by Herd Size
d. Top 15 BAA Herds for Colleges & Universities

2020 Overall Top 200 BAA Herds

Rank	Herd Name	State	BAA	# Cows
1	Matthew T. Mitchell	TN	116.5	11
2	Arethusa Farm, LLC	CT	115.9	10
3	Conant Acres, Inc.	ME	115.2	85
4	Eaton Holsteins	NY	114.9	13
5	Eric A. Topp	OH	114.8	10
6	Triple-T Holsteins	OH	114.7	19
7	Milk Source LLC	WI	114.3	41
8	Juniper Farm Inc.	ME	114.2	24
9	Michael & Julie Duckett	WI	114.1	57
10	Douglas S. & Jennifer K. Boop	PA	113.9	34
11	CLF, LLC	NJ	113.8	27
	Rocco Cunningham	CA	113.8	12
13	Allen L. & Carolee McClure	NY	113.7	32
14	Brian J. Oster	NY	113.4	48
	Jeffrey Wallace Sharts	NY	113.4	13
16	Phillip W. Topp	OH	113.3	21
17	D. Ludwig Farms LLC	IL	113.1	21
	Gregory A. & Marcia L. Clark, JT	NH	113.1	23
	Kenneth & Charles McEvoy	NY	113.1	22
20	Richard Nisen	IN	113.0	36
	Scarlet Summer Holsteins	PA	113.0	84
	Springhill	OH	113.0	20
23	Crisdhome Farm, Inc.	WI	112.9	93
	Ridgedale Farm	NY	112.9	103
25	Dorsland Farms	WI	112.8	24
26	Humdinger Holsteins	NY	112.7	36
27	Gordon Jr. & Gordon Cook III	MA	112.6	48
	Lloyd M & Denise M Pease	PA	112.6	61
	Lookwell Farm	IN	112.6	21
30	Jeffrey A. & Kate Hendrickson	WI	112.5	111
	Nick Depew	NY	112.5	25
32	Erbacres Holsteins	IL	112.4	52
33	Brandon Ferry	WI	112.3	62
	Michael & Chris McCullough	WI	112.3	55
35	Bruce R. Gingerich	IN	112.2	29
36	P. Morey Miller, Jr.	CT	112.1	27
	Randell D. Rummage, Jr.	TN	112.1	25
38	Mark O. Brantner	PA	112.0	41
	Steven R. Landis	IN	112.0	29
	Velvet-View Farms	OH	112.0	36
41	Josh Skipton	MD	111.9	10
	Loren & Luke Olson	MN	111.9	50
43	Dan Moon	IA	111.8	45
44	Ben Sloan	WA	111.7	16
	Carpsdale Farms Ltd.	VT	111.7	71
46	Amanda Kennedy	PA	111.6	13
	Andrew J. Rupprecht	MI	111.6	18
	Kevin M. & Annetta R. Herrington	NY	111.6	18
49	Steven & Debra Heuer	MN	111.5	26
	Timothy Baker	MI	111.5	72
51	Adam J. & Lisa Ann Sonnen	PA	111.4	59
	Mikelholm Holsteins	NY	111.4	26
	Skyhart Farms	WA	111.4	28
	Tiberio Azevedo	CA	111.4	21
	Todd J. Whittier	MA	111.4	48
	Troy D. Opsal	WI	111.4	67
	Zachary James Johnson	WI	111.4	13
58	Elm-Spring Farm LLC	NY	111.3	65
	Joseph A. Brantmeier	WI	111.3	78
	Ken & Ashley Kishman	IA	111.3	15
	Todd Adam Hoesly	WI	111.3	64
62	Christopher J. Van Dyk	WI	111.2	45
	Weis Way Dairy	WI	111.2	43
	William A. Minot II	NH	111.2	12
65	Joseph Pavelski	PA	111.1	32
	Michael A. & Kathy D. Stiles	TN	111.1	36
	Mikayla Endres	WI	111.1	19
	Rick Frozene	WI	111.1	19
	Scott Culbertson & James McFarland	MN	111.1	32
70	Andrew D. Stuewe	MN	111.0	104
	Bonnie L. Van Dyk	WI	111.0	86
	David E. Butler	IL	111.0	72
	Elmvue Farm	NY	111.0	42
	Intrigue Holsteins	MN	111.0	34
	James R. Putman	NY	111.0	28
	Molly J. McGuire	OH	111.0	15
	Tyler James Etgen	OH	111.0	54
	Wide Open Holsteins	WI	111.0	24
79	Albert W. Buckbee II	NY	110.9	40
	Austen Schmidt	WI	110.9	85
	Dean W. & Rebecca Jackson	PA	110.9	78
	Plum-Line Holsteins	PA	110.9	72
	Randell N & Meredith K Shores	PA	110.9	46
84	Chris & Stephanie George	NY	110.8	18
	Donald McNeil	NY	110.8	45
	Todd T. Stanek	WI	110.8	66
87	Brandon Perna	NY	110.7	41
	Daniel L. Vandertie	WI	110.7	36
	Dennis V. Christoph	WI	110.7	77
	Eric & Lorelle Sherman	NY	110.7	57
	Galen C. Martin	PA	110.7	42
	Irwindale Farms	IL	110.7	27
	Karla J Stumpf	WI	110.7	11
94	Adam T. Borchert	WI	110.6	66
	Dale & Sherri Rupprecht	MN	110.6	77
	Dale J. Christoph	WI	110.6	53
	Lauber Farm	WI	110.6	41
98	Benjamin & Elizabeth Cashell	PA	110.5	43
	Charles Clark	PA	110.5	24
	Dennis & Kalyn Buse	SD	110.5	28
	Gildale Holsteins	WI	110.5	52
	James & Krisanne Koebke	MA	110.5	10
	John Mark Weaver	OH	110.5	45
	Pappys Farms, LLC	UT	110.5	86
	Ralph Lamar Petersheim	WI	110.5	71
	Richard A. Schweer	SD	110.5	37
107	Chelsea Skidmore	OH	110.4	12
	Donald E. Simpson	OH	110.4	90
	Gregory B. Johnson	MN	110.4	45
	Jeffery Alan Knoop	OH	110.4	35
111	Estate of John R. Stookey	IN	110.3	43
	Gracin & Chesney Speich	WI	110.3	19
	Howe Holsteins	MN	110.3	56
	John W. Donnay	MN	110.3	47
	Larry D. Dykstra	IA	110.3	61
	Trent Henkes	IA	110.3	53
	Walter A. Young	ME	110.3	16
118	Andrew D. Engstrand	WI	110.2	15
	Charles L. & Brenda L. Charron, JT	VT	110.2	49
	David K. Stoltzfus	PA	110.2	53
	David L. Klingensmith	OH	110.2	58
	Kenneth John Beneke	NY	110.2	95
	Ourway Holsteins	WI	110.2	14
	Patty Jo & Ronald Strobel	MN	110.2	35
	Robert M. & Judi A. Hauck	PA	110.2	47
	Robeth Holsteins, LLC	VT	110.2	102
127	Alan OBrien	ME	110.1	28
	Greta Koebel	IL	110.1	32
	Thomas F. Atherton	MI	110.1	11
130	Glenmar-Dale Farms	WI	110.0	28
	Howard W. Wolfe	NY	110.0	82
	James & Richard Davis Jr, Silver Valley Farm	ME	110.0	45
	Jeffrey L. Raney	PA	110.0	47
	Walk-Era Farms, Inc.	WI	110.0	99
135	Douglas & Joanne Wesneski	PA	109.9	46
	Kevin Beiler	NJ	109.9	75
	Maple-Downs Farms II	NY	109.9	105
	Robert J. & Jeannette M. Sheehan	MN	109.9	52
	Thomas F Murphy	MA	109.9	31
	Walter & Joanna Zimmerman	OH	109.9	44
	Walter Gremel & Darwin D. Sneller	MI	109.9	81
142	Blue Ridge Dairy	CO	109.8	16
	Brian & Lori Rote	IL	109.8	50
	Clyde M. & Charlene McWilliams	PA	109.8	65
	D Miguel, R Teixeira & J Leonardo	CA	109.8	11
	David R. Banicky	PA	109.8	50
	Eric J. Havens LTD	OH	109.8	31
	Fischerdale Syndicate	WI	109.8	65
	Jeffrey A. Winton	NY	109.8	34
	Kurt & Sarah Loehr	WI	109.8	106
	Kyle Van Dyk	WA	109.8	10
	Leroy C. Eggink	IA	109.8	53
	Lowell J., Jr. & Karen D. Davenport	NY	109.8	25
	Plynn Beattie	VT	109.8	16
155	Brian & Koral Harbaugh	IA	109.7	45
	James A. & Dennis L. London	PA	109.7	58
	Kaylen Rae Miller	IL	109.7	21
158	Glenn-Ann Holsteins	WI	109.6	72
	Jeffrey H. Zuck	PA	109.6	107
	Keystone Farm	PA	109.6	61
	Kristen K. Broege	WI	109.6	10
	Reuben G. & Elizabeth Everitt	PA	109.6	27
	Robert F. Durant	NY	109.6	28
	Trent & Kelsey Hendrickson	WI	109.6	108
165	Douglas James Lyons	IA	109.5	49
	Glenn Ubbelohde	WI	109.5	63
	Harold K. Christensen, Jr.	WI	109.5	82
	Margaret & Marvin L. Pearson	MN	109.5	73
	Michael Hosking	NY	109.5	18
	Penn-Dell Farms	PA	109.5	67
	Robert Miller	IL	109.5	56
	Steven & Sara Schneider	WI	109.5	27
	William L. Stoltzfus	ID	109.5	81
174	Dale L. Zimmerman	PA	109.4	84
	Dogwood Farm, L.P., LLP	VA	109.4	91
	Hildebrandt Family Farm LLC	WI	109.4	89
	Lowell J., Jr. & Karen D. Davenport	NY	109.4	25
	Marshland Farms, Inc.	WI	109.4	89
	Matthew Kyle Leak	UT	109.4	76
	Matthew S Linehan	PA	109.4	10
	Tim R. Smith	WI	109.4	74
182	Adam J. Hovland	WI	109.3	41
	Alfred & Mark Schmitt	MN	109.3	81
	Brian Edward Rohloff	WI	109.3	32
	Charles J. Bean	PA	109.3	81
	Glen S. Zimmerman	PA	109.3	74
	Joleanna Holsteins LLC	NY	109.3	127
188	Brandy Brook Dairy	NY	109.2	21
	Dave Lemke	MN	109.2	30
	David T. & Donna Gaige	NY	109.2	45
	Folts Farms	NY	109.2	31
	George L & Marcia C Merrill	NY	109.2	15
	Jason R Tooley & Lucy Stockwell	NY	109.2	45
	Jerry Schmidt	WI	109.2	44
	John K Lapp Jr	PA	109.2	42
	Kamphuis Farms LLC	WI	109.2	277
	Mark & Angie Ulness	WI	109.2	72
	Rebekah & Miles Schraufnagel	WI	109.2	45
	Scott M. Evans	NY	109.2	72
	Shawn & Steven Styer	WI	109.2	10
	Thomas & Elizabeth Kearns	WI	109.2	122
	Todd & Brad Groves	MO	109.2	152

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