Milk processors want a decreased SCC because it reflects increased cheese yield and keeping quality of the milk. Marketing agencies now pay premiums for milk with low SCC. If a premium of $0.25/cwt is paid for decreasing SCC from 600,000 to below 300,000 cells/ml, this premium totals 15 cents per cow per day for a herd averaging 60 pounds milk/day or $5,475/year in a 100-cow herd.