# USDA Dairy Prices: Butter Down 1.4 Cents, Cheddar Up 11.2 Cents Weekly - News and Statistics - IndexBox

> The USDA AMS National Dairy Products Sales Report for the week ending November 7, 2026 showed butter averaging $1.36 per pound, down 1.4 cents, and cheddar 40-pound blocks at $1.64 per pound, up 11.2 cents. Dry whey rose 0.3 cents to 73.5 cents per pound, while nonfat dry milk fell 4.6 cents to $2.07 per pound.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T21:08:42.097Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96483-usda-dairy-prices-butter-down-1-4-cents-cheddar-up-11-2-cents-weekly-news-and
- Commodities: [Dry Whey](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEY.md), [Nonfat Dry Milk](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NFDM.md), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Cheddar's sharp weekly gain and firm whey point to tighter dairy protein and byproduct supply, supporting dairy-based feed ingredient values, while the NDM decline eases pressure on milk-based protein costs.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral
- NFDM: bearish ▼
- WHEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-09-03 | [USDA Dairy Products Report July 2026: Cheese, Butter, and Dry Milk Trends - News and Statistics - IndexBox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17489-usda-dairy-products-report-july-2026-cheese-butter-and-dry-milk-trends-news-and.md) | -0.8% | -7.3% |
| MILK | 2026-03-11 | [FAO Dairy Price Index drops but milk powders and butters up - Dairy Industries International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20171-fao-dairy-price-index-drops-but-milk-powders-and-butters-up-dairy-industries.md) | -0.3% | +6.1% |
| MILK | 2020-10-05 | [August cheese production down on year, butter up - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50649-august-cheese-production-down-on-year-butter-up-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.6% | +7.0% |
| MILK | 2017-05-27 | [USDA Expects Higher Milk Output, Higher Cheese, Milk Prices In 2018 – Histórico eDairyNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71018-usda-expects-higher-milk-output-higher-cheese-milk-prices-in-2018-historico.md) | +5.3% | +4.7% |
| MILK | 2025-01-06 | [USDA Dairy Production Report: Surprising Trends in Cheese, Butter, and Milk Output for November 2024 \| The Bullvine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26522-usda-dairy-production-report-surprising-trends-in-cheese-butter-and-milk-output.md) | -1.3% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- indexbox.io: https://www.indexbox.io/blog/usda-dairy-report-butter-and-nonfat-dry-milk-fall-cheddar-and-dry-whey-rise-for-week-ending-november-7-2026/

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