Milk futures were lower and the cash dairy markets were mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.   

December Class III milk was down $0.11 at $16.11.  January was down $0.11 at $16.22.  February was down $0.09 at $16.75.  March was down $0.10 at $17.31.  April through October contracts ranged from four cents higher in June to eight cents lower in August and September.  

Dry whey remained unchanged at $0.3975.  Four sales were recorded at that price. 

Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.02 at $1.59.  No sales were recorded. 

Cheese barrels were up $0.0575 at $1.4850.  Two sales were recorded at $1.49 to $1.5050. 

Butter was up $0.0550 at $2.6225.  No sales were recorded. 

Nonfat dry milk was up $0.0050 at $1.1950.  No sales were recorded. 

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