Milk futures were mixed and the cash dairy markets mostly steady Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
January Class III milk was down $0.05 at $15.26. February was up $0.07 at $15.62. March was up $0.13 at $16.32. April was up $0.04 at $17.12. May through November contracts ranged from four cents lower in June to five cents higher in November.
Dry whey was up $0.0075 at $0.4075. Two sales were recorded at $0.4050 and $0.4075.
Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.4550. No sales were recorded.
Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.4150. No sales were recorded.
Butter was down $0.0350 at $2.65. Three sales were recorded, ranging from $2.65 to $2.68.
Nonfat dry milk was unchanged at $1.18. Eight sales were recorded at that price.
