# USDA Dairy Prices: Butter, Cheddar, Whey, Nonfat Dry Milk Weekly Report - News and Statistics - IndexBox

> The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's National Dairy Products Sales Report dated November 4, 2026 showed mixed weekly moves for the week ending October 31. Cheddar 40-pound blocks rose 11.0 cents to $1.53 per pound, nonfat dry milk rose 6.7 cents to $2.12, and butter edged up 0.8 cents to $1.37. Dry whey fell 0.5 cents to 73.3 cents, the only decline.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-05T12:07:05.977Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81597-usda-dairy-prices-butter-cheddar-whey-nonfat-dry-milk-weekly-report-news-and
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher US cheese and nonfat dry milk prices support Class III milk values and dairy-processor demand for feed inputs. The mixed picture leaves the overall dairy complex without a clear directional signal.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-02-09 | [Cheese, butter, nonfat dry milk and whey price forecasts were raised](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31683-cheese-butter-nonfat-dry-milk-and-whey-price-forecasts-were-raised.md) | +0.4% | +2.8% |
| MILK | 2022-12-09 | [Cheese and butter price increases supporting more milk production - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38258-cheese-and-butter-price-increases-supporting-more-milk-production-brownfield-ag.md) | +0.8% | -3.3% |
| MILK | 2026-02-12 | [USDA Hikes 2026 Milk Production Forecast, Also Boosts Dairy Product, Milk Price Forecasts - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20613-usda-hikes-2026-milk-production-forecast-also-boosts-dairy-product-milk-price.md) | -0.3% | +6.9% |
| MILK | 2026-03-13 | [USDA Raises 2026 Milk Production Forecast, Most Dairy Product Price Forecasts - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20167-usda-raises-2026-milk-production-forecast-most-dairy-product-price-forecasts.md) | -0.2% | +5.4% |
| MILK | 2026-04-10 | [USDA Hikes 2026 Milk Production Forecast; Dairy Product Price Forecasts Mixed - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19714-usda-hikes-2026-milk-production-forecast-dairy-product-price-forecasts-mixed.md) | -1.1% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- indexbox.io: https://www.indexbox.io/blog/usda-dairy-product-prices-show-mixed-weekly-moves/

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