# Class III milk price rebounds in August as others fall | Ag Proud

> The August Class III milk price rose for the first time this summer, climbing $1.12 to $16.64 per cwt, while Class II fell more than $3 and Class IV fell nearly $1. The Class I base price dropped $2.57 to $18.76 per cwt. The figures come from the USDA class and component price announcement released September 2.

- Date: 2026-09-02 · published 2026-09-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17621-class-iii-milk-price-rebounds-in-august-as-others-fall-ag-proud
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

The mixed class moves show uneven demand across dairy products, with cheese-linked Class III recovering while fluid and powder-linked prices weakened, which affects producer milk checks and feed budgets.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-02-29 | [February FMMO milk class prices inch higher \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5460-february-fmmo-milk-class-prices-inch-higher-ag-proud.md) | -4.1% | -4.8% |
| MILK | 2021-12-22 | [The 2021 Class III milk price forecast was raised](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43591-the-2021-class-iii-milk-price-forecast-was-raised.md) | -0.3% | +9.6% |
| MILK | 2022-03-08 | [Economic Update: February Class III-IV milk prices higher \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42420-economic-update-february-class-iii-iv-milk-prices-higher-ag-proud.md) | -0.9% | +4.2% |
| MILK | 2023-08-28 | [Economic update: September 2023 Class I base price rebounds \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34744-economic-update-september-2023-class-i-base-price-rebounds-ag-proud.md) | +8.1% | +7.0% |
| MILK | 2017-08-02 | [August dairy economic update: MPP-Dairy margin rebounds -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5479-august-dairy-economic-update-mpp-dairy-margin-rebounds-ag-proud.md) | +4.8% | +6.7% |

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/64089-class-iii-milk-price-rebounds-in-august-as-others-fall

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