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. 

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