NM$ Distribution
Net Merit dollar quartile breakdown for active Holstein bulls with official evaluations.
Bulls86,046
Range$-2,591 – $1,202
Mean$-690
Box-and-Whisker Plot
Box spans Q1–Q3 (interquartile range). Line = median. Whiskers extend to min/max.
NM$ Frequency Distribution
Q1Q2Q3Q4
Quartile Breakdown
Q1Bottom 25%
$-2,591–$-1,021
NM$ range
21,558bulls (25.1%)
Q2Lower-middle 25%
$-1,021–$-755
NM$ range
21,498bulls (25.0%)
Q3Upper-middle 25%
$-755–$-433
NM$ range
21,497bulls (25.0%)
Q4Top 25%
$-433–$1,202
NM$ range
21,493bulls (25.0%)
Summary Statistics
| Minimum | $-2,591 |
| Q1 (25th percentile) | $-1,021 |
| Median (50th percentile) | $-755 |
| Mean | $-690 |
| Q3 (75th percentile) | $-433 |
| Maximum | $1,202 |
| IQR (Q3 − Q1) | $588 |
| Total bulls | 86,046 |