Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed mixed Thursday with lackluster cash direction.

October Class III milk up 25 cents at $20.63.  November six cents lower at $19.30.  December up two cents at $17.74.  January unchanged at $16.97.  February through April contracts unchanged to three cents higher.

Dry whey unchanged at $0.3950.  One sale was made at that price. 

Blocks down $0.0025 at $2.6475.  One sale was made at that price. 

Barrels up $0.0050 at $2.0050.  One sale was made at $2.00. 

Butter down $0.0550 at $1.3950.  Six trades were made ranging from $1.3950 to $1.41.    

Nonfat dry milk down $0.0125 at $1.1175.

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