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Various samples were obtained from cattle (feces, composite udder milk, and udders), their environment (silage, feed bunks, water troughs, and floor bedding), inline milk filters, and bulk tank milk from 50 dairy farms. Samples were tested for <jats:italic>L monocytogenes<\/jats:italic> by use of a PCR assay with 2 steps of bacterial enrichment. Data were analyzed with mixed-effect logistic regression to control for the potential clustering of <jats:italic>L monocytogenes<\/jats:italic> on particular farms.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\u2014<jats:italic>L monocytogenes<\/jats:italic> was detected in composite milk, udder swab samples, and fecal samples at prevalences of 13%, 19%, and 43%, respectively. There was no significant clustering of the pathogen by farm. <jats:italic>Listeria monocytogenes<\/jats:italic> was more common in samples obtained from cattle and the environment during winter and summer versus the fall. The prevalence of <jats:italic>L monocytogenes<\/jats:italic> was twice as high in samples obtained from feed bunks, water troughs, and bedding, compared with that in samples obtained from silage (65%, 66%, 55%, and 30%, respectively).<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions and Clinical Relevance<\/jats:bold>\u2014<jats:italic>L monocytogenes<\/jats:italic> was more prevalent in samples obtained from dairy cattle and their environment than in milk samples. 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