Friday, February 27, 2026

Friday Midday Dairy Market Summary - Milk Futures Are Higher Despite Lower Spot Prices

OUTSIDE MARKETS SUMMARY:

CORN: 5 Higher
SOYBEANS: 12 Higher
SOYBEAN MEAL: $0.80 Lower
LIVE CATTLE: $4.72 Lower
DOW JONES: 639 Points Lower
NASDAQ: 285 Points Lower
CRUDE OIL: $1.68 Higher

MIDDAY MARKET UPDATE:

The block cheese price declined 0.75 cent to close at $1,.5225 with no loads traded. The barrel cheese price remained unchanged at $1.56 with no loads traded. The dry whey price slipped 0.50 cent to close at 63.25 cents with one load traded. Class III futures are 10 cents lower to 17 cents higher. The March contract shows the only loss across the board. The butter price declined 2.00 cents, closing at $1.84 with 12 loads traded. Grade A nonfat dry milk remained steady at $1.71 with one load traded. Class IV futures are 7 cents lower to 15 cents higher. Butter futures are 2.10 cents lower to 1.02 cent higher. Dry whey futures are 1.00 cents lower to 0.97 cent higher. Cheese futures are 0.5 cents lower to 1.60 cents higher. USDA will release the January Agricultural Prices report this afternoon, with prices used in calculating income over feed for the Dairy Margin Coverage program.




Thursday Closing Dairy Market Update - Butter, Cheese Production Exceed a Year Ago

GENERAL OVERVIEW: Class IV futures closed mostly lower despite the increase in butter and nonfat dry milk prices. Class III futures ...