Classification

Classification - Type Evaluation
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No matter what your herd size or management goals, Holstein Association USA's classification program can help you make important management decisions and add value to your cattle.

Information received from classification can be used to make important mating decisions, identify the most profitable and valuable animals in your herd, and adds definite marketability to your Registered Holsteins®.

The Holstein Association's professional staff of classifiers evaluates 17 individual traits in five major dairy scorecard breakdowns. This information has several benefits for all dairy producers, regardless of their management goals, such as:

		Provides an unbiased and accurate evaluation of your cattle.
		Gives a clear understanding of each animal's strengths and weaknesses.
		Compares your herd's type pattern to breed averages.
		Defines type trait trends from one generation to the next.
		Adds trait appraisals to Official Holstein Pedigrees™.
		Provides a basis for follow-up matings. Linear scores can be entered into the Red Book Plus/MultiMateTM software for use in corrective mating.

Other Resources
Read Herd Classification Policy
Download Herd Inventory Form

Classification is the trusted, neutral way to evaluate your herd and add to your bottom line.
For more information on the Classification program, call Customer Service at 800.952.5200.

Classification Programs
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Holstein breeders can have their cattle evaluated for type (conformation) through the Holstein Association's linear classification programs. Holstein breeders use linear classification as a tool to breed, develop and market higher producing, more durable cows. The Holstein Association offers five different classification programs, including two scheduling options, in order to provide dairy producers maximum flexibility in how many cows they will have evaluated and when the classification will occur.

Classic If it's important to you to have all your cows evaluated, the Classic program is for you. All of your cows will be evaluated, including previously scored animals. By participating in this program you will receive an official herd BAA, and are also eligible for herd recognition awards.
Standard When you want most, but not all, of your cows evaluated the Standard program will meet your needs. In this program dry cows and cows with permanent scores are optional. An official herd BAA will be calculated for your herd and you are eligible for herd recognition awards.
Limited The Limited program could be particularly appealing if your interest lies in evaluating first calf heifers. This program only requires all previously unscored cows in milk. In addition, any cows less than 43 months of age and in milk who do not have a previous score which was usable for genetic evaluation will be required. All other cows are optional.
Introductory If you haven't been classifying, take advantage of this special program to get started. The Introductory program is available if you have not classified within the past four years. First and second lactation cows in milk are the only cows required to be presented. All other cows are optional.
Breeder's Choice For that special animal, or for that important sale or show, you'll need the Breeder's Choice program. You are allowed to select which cows are to be evaluated, and there are no required cows.

Participation Programs	Required Cows ^{1, 2}	Optional Cows ^*1	Official BAA Calculated
Classic	All cows that have ever freshened normally within 36 months	None	Yes
Standard	All non-permanent cows in milk	All other cows	Yes
Limited	All unscored cows in milk of less than 43 months of age. Scored cows in milk of less than 43 months of age whose previous scores were not usable for genetic evaluations.	All other cows	No
Introductory	All 1st and 2nd lactation cows in milk (Available only to breeders who have not classified within the past 4 years)	All other cows	No
Breeder's Choice	None	All cows	No
^*1 Only those scores assigned to the required cows can be used for calculating genetic evaluations (cow and bull PTATs). Scores assigned to Optional cows cannot be used for this purpose. Required cows will be noted on your Classification Herd Inventory with an "R" following their ID number.
^*2 In addition to the normal group of Required cows, all other cows in milk and less than 43 months of age that have not previously been assigned a score usable for genetic evaluations will be Required to be presented in all participation programs except the Breeder's Choice and Introductory Programs.

Classification Contracting
Herds classifying at least three times annually may benefit by contracting their classification. A 10% discount to the herd's annual classification costs is applied at the completion of the contract. Holstein COMPLETESM herds are eligible for this program, with the 10% discount applying to the two classification not included as a part of COMPLETE.

Enroll by November 1 for contract classifications in the next calendar year.
Applicant must specify (at the time of enrollment) which months classifications are desired.
See previous page for area and non-area classification pricing. At the completion of the contract,
a 10% discount will be applied to the total cost of the classifications.

2024 Classification Schedule
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Scheduling Options

Area Scheduling
With this option, you will participate in your choice of the classification programs during regionalized, pre-scheduled periods. Classifiers are in each Area on a seven month cycle. Please refer to the Classification Schedule if you are unsure which cycle your area is on.

November 2024	March 2025	July 2025	October 2025
December 2024	April 2025	August 2025	November 2025
January 2025	May 2025	September 2025	December 2025
February 2025	June 2025

2024 Classification Schedule in pdf format

2025 Classification Schedule in pdf format

Non-Area Scheduling
This option allows participation in your choice of the classification programs at times other than when your Area is scheduled. It gives you the flexibility to classify when it is most convenient for you.

November 2024
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Eastern New York
Albany, Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Essex, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Kings, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Westchester

North Central Pennsylvania
Bradford, Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Elk, Lycoming, McKean, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga, Union

Southern Michigan
Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Clinton, Eaton, Hillside, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Ottawa, St. Joseph, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne

Illinois
Adams, Alexander, Bond, Brown, Bureau, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglass, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Franklin, Fulton, Gallatin, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Kankakee, Knox, Lawrence, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Massac, McDonough, McLean, Menard, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, Perry, Piatt, Pike, Pope, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, Richland, Rock Island, Saline, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, St. Clair, Stark, Tazewell, Union, Vermillion, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, Williamson, Woodford

Central Wisconsin
Langlade, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago

Northern California
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra, Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba

Nevada

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December 2024
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Connecticut

Western Maryland
Allegany, Garrett

Maine

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Southwest Pennsylvania
Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Clarion, Clearfield, Fayette, Indiana, Jefferson, Somerset, Westmoreland

Rhode Island

Vermont

Alabama

Louisiana

Mississippi

Eastern Iowa
Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cedar, Chickasaw, Clayton, Clinton, Davis, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Grundy, Henry, Howard, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Mahaska, Mitchell, Muscatine, Poweshiek, Scott, Tama, Van Buren, Wapello, Washington, Winneshiek, Worth

West Central Wisconsin
Adams, Crawford, Grant, Juneau, Lacrosse, Monroe, Portage, Richland, Sauk, Vernon, Wood

Arkansas

Missouri

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January 2025
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New Jersey

Eastern Pennsylvania
Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming

Southern Indiana
Adams, Athens, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Coshocton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Gallia, Greene, Hamilton, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence, Licking, Logan, Madison, Meigs, Miami, Montgomery, Morgan, Muskingum, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union, Vinton, Warren, Washington

Kentucky

Tennessee

Southeastern Minnesota
Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmstead, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright

Northwest Wisconsin
Barron, Buffalo, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix, Trempealeau

Southern Idaho
Ada, Adams, Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Blaine, Boise, Bonneville, Butte, Camas, Canyon, Caribou, Cassia, Clark, Custer, Elmore, Franklin, Fremont, Gem, Gooding, Idaho, Jefferson, Jerome, Lemhi, Lincoln, Madison, Minidoka, Oneida, Owyhee, Payette, Power, Teton, Twin Falls, Valley, Washington

Montana

Eastern Oregon
Baker, Malheur, Union, Wallowa

Utah

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February 2025
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South Central Pennsylvania
Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntington, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry, York

Northern Indiana
Adams, Allen, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Carroll, Cass, De Kalb, Delaware, Elkhart, Fountain, Fulton, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Huntingdon, Jasper, Jay, Kosciusko, Lagrange, Lake, LaPorte, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Miami, Montgomery, Newton, Noble, Parke, Porter, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vermillion, Wabash, Warren, Wayne, Wells, White, Whitely

Upper Michigan
Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft

Western Ohio
Adams, Allen, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Darke, Defiance, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Highland, Logan, Lucas, Madison, Marion, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Ottawa, Paulding, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Putnam, Ross, Sandusky, Scioto, Seneca, Shelby, Union, Van Wert, Warren, Williams, Wood, Wyandot

Northern Wisconsin
Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Lincoln, Marinette, Oneida, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas, Washburn

Arizona

Southern California
Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Monterey, Orange, Riverside, San Benito, San Bernadino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Tulare, Ventura

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March 2025
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Central New York
Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Otsego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Yates

Florida

Georgia

South Carolina

Central/Western Iowa
Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Crawford, Dallas, Decatur, Dickinson, Emmet, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Humboldt, Ida, Jasper, Kossuth, Lucas, Lyon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mills, Monona, Monroe, Montgomery, O?Brien, Osceola, Page, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Polk, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Sac, Shelby, Sioux, Story, Taylor, Union, Warren, Wayne, Webster, Winnebago, Woodbury, Wright

Southwestern Minnesota
Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Noble, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Stevens, Swift, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine

South Dakota

Eastern Wisconsin
Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington,

Colorado

Kansas

Nebraska

Wyoming

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April 2025

Western New York
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming

North Carolina

Western Pennsylvania
Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Greene, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Warren, Washington

Virginia

West Virginia

Eastern Ohio
Ashland, Ashtabula, Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Cuyahoga, Erie, Fairfield, Gallia, Geauga, Guernsey, Harrison, Hocking, Holmes, Huron, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lake, Lawrence, Licking, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, Washington, Wayne

Northwestern Illinois
Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, Winnebago

Northern Minnesota
Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, Sherburne, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin

North Dakota

Southwestern Wisconsin
Dane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette

Northern Idaho
Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, Shoshone

Western Oregon
Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Crook, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Morrow, Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Umatilla, Wasco, Washington, Wheeler, Yamhill

Washington

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May 2025
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Delaware

Maryland
Anne, Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince Georges, Queen Anne?s, Somerset, St. Mary?s, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, Worchester

Northeastern New York
Clinton, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, St. Lawrence

Northern Michigan
Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Bay, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Clare, Crawford, Emmet, Genesee, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Huron, Iosco, Isabella, Kalkaska, Lake, Lapeer, Leelanau, Luce, Mackinac, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Montcalm, Montmorency, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saginaw, St. Clair, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Tuscola, Wexford

Northeastern Illinois
Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, Lasalle, McHenry, Will

Southeastern Wisconsin
Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Kenosha, Marquette, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth, Waukesha

New Mexico

Oklahoma

Texas

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June 2025
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Eastern New York
Albany, Bronx, Columbia, Dutchess, Essex, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Kings, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Westchester

North Central Pennsylvania
Bradford, Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Elk, Lycoming, McKean, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga, Union

Southern Michigan
Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Clinton, Eaton, Hillside, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Ottawa, St. Joseph, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne

Illinois
Adams, Alexander, Bond, Brown, Bureau, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglass, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Franklin, Fulton, Gallatin, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Kankakee, Knox, Lawrence, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Massac, McDonough, McLean, Menard, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, Perry, Piatt, Pike, Pope, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, Richland, Rock Island, Saline, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, St. Clair, Stark, Tazewell, Union, Vermillion, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, Williamson, Woodford

Central Wisconsin
Langlade, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago

Northern California
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra, Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba

Nevada

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July 2025
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Connecticut

Western Maryland
Allegany, Garrett

Maine

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Southwest Pennsylvania
Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Clarion, Clearfield, Fayette, Indiana, Jefferson, Somerset, Westmoreland

Rhode Island

Vermont

Alabama

Louisiana

Mississippi

Eastern Iowa
Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cedar, Chickasaw, Clayton, Clinton, Davis, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Grundy, Henry, Howard, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Mahaska, Mitchell, Muscatine, Poweshiek, Scott, Tama, Van Buren, Wapello, Washington, Winneshiek, Worth

West Central Wisconsin
Adams, Crawford, Grant, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Portage, Richland, Sauk, Vernon, Wood

Arkansas

Missouri

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August 2025
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New Jersey

Eastern Pennsylvania
Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming

Southern Indiana
Adams, Athens, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Coshocton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Gallia, Greene, Hamilton, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence, Licking, Logan, Madison, Meigs, Miami, Montgomery, Morgan, Muskingum, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union, Vinton, Warren, Washington

Kentucky

Tennessee

Southeastern Minnesota
Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmstead, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright

Northwest Wisconsin
Barron, Buffalo, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix, Trempealeau

Southern Idaho
Ada, Adams, Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Blaine, Boise, Bonneville, Butte, Camas, Canyon, Caribou, Cassia, Clark, Custer, Elmore, Franklin, Fremont, Gem, Gooding, Idaho, Jefferson, Jerome, Lemhi, Lincoln, Madison, Minidoka, Oneida, Owyhee, Payette, Power, Teton, Twin Falls, Valley, Washington

Montana

Eastern Oregon
Baker, Malheur, Union, Wallowa

Utah

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September 2025
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South Central Pennsylvania
Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntington, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry, York

Northern Indiana
Adams, Allen, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Carroll, Cass, De Kalb, Delaware, Elkhart, Fountain, Fulton, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Huntingdon, Jasper, Jay, Kosciusko, Lagrange, Lake, LaPorte, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Miami, Montgomery, Newton, Noble, Parke, Porter, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vermillion, Wabash, Warren, Wayne, Wells, White, Whitely

Upper Michigan
Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft

Western Ohio
Adams, Allen, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Darke, Defiance, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Highland, Logan, Lucas, Madison, Marion, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Ottawa, Paulding, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Putnam, Ross, Sandusky, Scioto, Seneca, Shelby, Union, Van Wert, Warren, Williams, Wood, Wyandot

Northern Wisconsin
Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Lincoln, Marinette, Oneida, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas, Washburn

Arizona

Southern California
Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Monterey, Orange, Riverside, San Benito, San Bernadino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Tulare, Ventura

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October 2025
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Central New York
Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Otsego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Yates

Florida

Georgia

South Carolina

Central/Western Iowa
Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Boone, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Crawford, Dallas, Decatur, Dickinson, Emmet, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Humboldt, Ida, Jasper, Kossuth, Lucas, Lyon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mills, Monona, Monroe, Montgomery, O?Brien, Osceola, Page, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Polk, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Sac, Shelby, Sioux, Story, Taylor, Union, Warren, Wayne, Webster, Winnebago, Woodbury, Wright

Southwestern Minnesota
Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Noble, Pipestone, Pope, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Stevens, Swift, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine

South Dakota

Eastern Wisconsin
Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington

Colorado

Kansas

Nebraska

Wyoming

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November 2025

Western New York
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming

North Carolina

Western Pennsylvania
Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Greene, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Warren, Washington

Virginia

West Virginia

Eastern Ohio
Ashland, Ashtabula, Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Cuyahoga, Erie, Fairfield, Gallia, Geauga, Guernsey, Harrison, Hocking, Holmes, Huron, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lake, Lawrence, Licking, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, Washington, Wayne

Northwestern Illinois
Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, Winnebago

Northern Minnesota
Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, St. Louis, Sherburne, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin

North Dakota

Southwestern Wisconsin
Dane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette

Northern Idaho
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, Shoshone

Western Oregon
Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Crook, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Morrow, Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Umatilla, Wasco, Washington, Wheeler, Yamhill

Washington

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December 2025
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Delaware

Maryland
Anne, Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince Georges, Queen Anne?s, Somerset, St. Mary?s, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, Worchester

Northeastern New York
Clinton, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, St. Lawrence

Northern Michigan
Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Bay, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Clare, Crawford, Emmet, Genesee, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Huron, Iosco, Isabella, Kalkaska, Lake, Lapeer, Leelanau, Luce, Mackinac, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Montcalm, Montmorency, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saginaw, St. Clair, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Tuscola, Wexford

Northeastern Illinois
Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, Lasalle, McHenry, Will

Southeastern Wisconsin
Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Kenosha, Marquette, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth, Waukesha

New Mexico

Oklahoma

Texas

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Classification Participation Program Fees
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* Non-Area applicants are responsible for classifier travel expense and travel time ($60/hour)

Classification Contracting
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Herds classifying at least three times annually may benefit by contracting their classification. A 10% discount to the herd's annual classification costs is applied at the completion of the contract. Holstein COMPLETESM herds are eligible for this program, with the 10% discount applying to the two classification not included as a part of COMPLETE.

Enroll by November 10 for contract classifications in the next calendar year.
Applicant must specify (at the time of enrollment) which months classifications are desired.
See above for area and non-area classification pricing. At the completion of the contract,
a 10% discount will be applied to the total cost of the classifications.

Breed Age Average Percentages (BAA%) for Holstein Cows
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To calculate your BAA%:
1. Calculate an age and stage of lactation adjusted score.
	a. Determine how old (months) the cow was and what lactation she was in when she was classified. Look up age adjustment factor on the table below.
	b. Determine how many months in milk and what lactation she was in when she was classified. Look up stage adjustment factor in the table below.
	Note: No adjustment factors are used if the cow is permanently scored (i.e., over 60 months of age).
2. Breed Age Adjusted score is calculated by comparing the cow's adjusted score to breed average and multiplying by 100. The average adjusted score for the Holstein breed is 80.2 points.

AGE
Lactation	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Months of Age	1-25	26-27	28-29	30-31	32-33	34-35	36-38	39-41	42-59
Adjustment Factor	1.1	0.8	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.0	-0.1	-0.4	-0.9
AGE
Lactation	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	>3	3	3
Months of Age	1-38	39-41	42-44	45-47	48-50	51-54	55-59	1-52	53-56	57-59
Adjustment Factor	0.6	0.3	0.0	-0.2	-0.4	-0.6	-1.0	0.5	0.2	0.0

STAGE OF LACTATION
Lactation	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Months in Milk	0-1	2-3	4-5	6-7	8-10	>10	Dry	Springing	0-1	2-3	4-6
Adjustment Factor	2.7	2.6	2.5	2.4	2.2	2.0	2.2	1.6	0.8	0.9	1.1
STAGE OF LACTATION
Lactation	2	2	2	2	>3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Months in Milk	7-10	>10	Dry	Spinging	0-1	2-3	4-6	7-10	>10	Dry	Springing
Adjustment Factor	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.5	-0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0	-0.6

The lowest ten percent of the individual cow BAAs are excluded from the official herd BAA. In cases where ten percent of the entire herd inventory does not equal a whole number, the number of cows to be excluded will be rounded down to the closest whole number. Example; if the entire herd inventory includes 56 cows with BAAs, the five cows with the lowest individual BAAs will be excluded from the official herd BAA.

Cows cancelled the day of classification will be considered part of the entire herd inventory. They will be excluded from the official herd BAA only if their individual BAAs rank in the lowest ten percent of the herd. Cows with a previous score(s) that are marked "NIC" or "60 Day Rule" will be considered part of the entire herd inventory. They will be assigned the BAA reflective of their score and age at their most recent classification. Cows with no previous score that are marked "NIC" will not be considered part of the entire herd inventory.

Questions? Call 800.952.5200

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Lact#:	Number of calvings or current lactation number.
C:	Stage Code: D-Dry; S-Springing
Date Calv:	Date of last calving
ORDERS
M:	HolsteinMate	1-9 Number of mating groups.
P:	Pedigrees:	3-3 Generation Pedigree
		4-4 Generation Pedigree
		5-5 Generation Pedigree

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FORM
Stature (ST)		Strength (SR)
50		50
45	-Extremely Tall	45	-Extremely Strong and Wide
40		40
35	-Tall	35	-Strong
30		30
25	-Intermediate	25	-Intermediate
20		20
15	-Short	15	-Narrow
10		10
5	-Extremely Short	5	-Extremely Narrow
1		1

Body Depth (BD)		Dairy Form (DF)
50		50
45	-Extremely Deep	45	-Extremely Open
40		40
35	-Deep Body	35	-Open
30		30
25	-Intermediate	25	-Intermediate
20		20
15	-Shallow	15	-Tight
10		10
5	-Extremely Shallow	5	-Extremely Tight
1		1

RUMP
Rump Angle (RA)		Rump Width (RW)
50		50
45	-Extremely Sloped	45	-Extremely Wide
40		40
35	-Moderate Slope	35	-Wide
30		30
25	-Slight Slope	25	-Intermediate
20		20
15	-Level Rump	15	-Slightly Narrow
10		10
5	-High Pins	5	-Extremely Narrow
1		1

FEET and LEGS
Rear Legs, Rear View (RL)		Rear Legs, Side View (LS)		Foot Angle (FA)
50		50		50
45	-Tracks Extremely Straight	45	-Extremely Sickled	45	-Extremely Steep
40		40		40
35	-Nearly Straight	35	-Slightly Sickled	35	-Steep
30		30		30
25	-Slight Hock-In	25	-Intermediate	25	-Intermediate
20		20		20
15	-Definite Hock-In	15	-Slightly Posty	15	-Slightly Low
10		10		10
5	-Extreme Hock-In	5	-Extremely Posty	5	-Extremely Low
1		1		1

UDDER
Fore Udder Attachment (FU)		Rear Udder Height (UH)
50		50
45	-Extremely Strong	45	-Extremely High
40		40
35	-Strong	35	-High
30		30
25	-Intermediate	25	-Intermediate
20		20
15	-Loose	15	-Low
10		10
5	-Extremely Loose	5	-Extremely Low
1		1

Rear Udder Width (UW)		Udder Cleft (UC)		Udder Depth (UD)
50		50		50
45	-Extremely Wide	45	-Extremely Strong	45	-Extremely Shallow
40		40		40
35	-Wide	35	-Strong	35	-Well Above Hock
30		30		30
25	-Intermediate	25	-Intermediate	25	-Intermediate
20		20		20
15	-Narrow	15	-Weak	15	-Udder Floor at Hock
10		10		10
5	-Extremely Narrow	5	-Extremely Weak	5	-Extremely Deep
1		1		1

TEATS
Front Teat Placement (TP)		Teat Length (TL)
50		50
45	-Extremely Close	45	-Extremely Long
40		40
35	-Close	35	-Long
30		30
25	-Centrally Placed	25	-Intermediate
20		20
15	-Wide	15	-Short
10		10
5	-Extremely Wide	5	-Extremely Short
1		1

RESEARCH TRAITS
Udder Tilt (UT)		Rear Teat Placement (RT)		Front Foot Direction (FF)
50		50		50
45	-Extreme Forward Tilt	45	-Extreme Forward Tilt	45	- Straight, no toe out
40		40		40
35	-Slight Forward Tilt	35	-Slight Forward Tilt	35	- Very slight toe out
30		30		30
25	-Nearly Level	25	-Nearly Level	25	- Slight toe out
20		20		20
15	-Rearward Tilt	15	-Rearward Tilt	15	- Moderate toe out
10		10		10
5	-Extreme Rearward Tilt	5	-Extreme Rearward Tilt	5	- Extreme toe out
1		1		1

PREV CLASS DATE/SCORES:

Date of last Classification, Major Breakdown Scores and Final Score from last Classification

PERM:

P designates that the final score from the last Classification was a Permanent Score.

(New Scores)

FEMALES

MALES

FC:

Front End/Capacity

15%

40%

DS:

Dairy Strength

20%

25%

RP:

Rump

5%

10%

FL:

Feet and legs

20%

25%

UD:

Udder

40%

FS:

Final Score

PRED BAA:

Expected BAA for this Classification.

MAJOR BREAKDOWN AND FINAL SCORE BRACKETS
Major Breakdown			Final Score
Excellent	(E)	90-100 Points	Excellent	90-97 Points
Very Good	(V)	85-89	Very Good	85-89
Good Plus	(+)	80-84	Good Plus	80-84
Good	(G)	75-79	Good	75-79
Fair	(F)	65-74	Fair	65-74
Poor	(P)	1-64	Poor	50-64

Sire Evaluation for TypeSM (SETSM) Classification
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Sire Evaluation for Type is a classification done at the request of an AI organization. The AI will request the Holstein Association to classify a portion of a producer's herd. The program is developed to improve the breed as a whole and also to help you breed better cows.

The AI organization will send you a Herd Inventory, requesting the SET classification and indicating which animals the classifier will evaluate.

You will need to provide the classifier with information so that the data can be verified, and if additional cows need to be added to the inventory.

For more information about the SET Classification, call the Holstein Association at 800.952.5200.

“Selective” Classification Program

This program is only available to a herd that has a SET (Area or Individual) scheduled.
	You may choose any number of cows to classify up to 10. However, the number of animals the classifier is able to score will depend on their schedule.
	You should notify the classifier upon arrival that you wish to utilize this option.
	If the SET is canceled for any reason and you still wish to have additional animals scored you will be charged a $50 herd fee in addition to the cow fees for scoring the selected animals.
	Scores assigned to animals in this program will not be used in the calculation of genetic evaluations (cow and bull PTATs).
	All other classification policies apply.

Fees
1. $25 per animal.
2. $50 herd fee if the SET classification is canceled.

This classification program is different from all others as you sign-up at the time the classifier arrives at your farm. If you would like more information about this program or your SET, please call 800.952.5200.