Milk futures were mostly lower and the cash dairy markets were higher except butter Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.   

November Class III milk was down $0.03 at $17.12.  December was down $0.09 at $17.04.  January was down $0.07 at $17.15.  February was down $0.03 at $17.51.  March through September contracts ranged from eight cents lower in March to fifteen cents higher in July.   

Dry whey was up $0.0025 at $0.3950. Two sales were recorded at that price. 

Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.01 at $1.64.  Five sales were recorded, ranging from $1.64 to $1.6550. 

Cheese barrels were up $0.03 at $1.65.  Two sales were recorded at that price. 

Butter prices continued to plunge Thursday, down $0.0975 at $2.70 for a three-day drop of more than 30 cents.  Ten sales were recorded, ranging from $2.70 to $2.75. 

Nonfat dry milk was up $0.02 at $1.20.  One sale was recorded at that price. 

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