Milk futures were higher again in the near term and cash dairy markets were mixed Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.   

October Class III milk was up $0.02 at $16.88.  November was up $0.14 at $17.50.  December was up $0.12 at $17.69.  January was up $0.02 at $17.98.  February through August contracts ranged from unchanged in March, April, June, July, and August to three cents lower in February.   

Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.3025.  Seven sales were recorded, ranging from $0.3025 to $0.3075. 

Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.7025.  No sales were recorded. 

Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.5775.  No sales were recorded. 

Butter took its first lost in well over a week, down $0.0025 at $3.50.  No sales were recorded. 

Nonfat dry milk was up $0.0050 at $1.1850.  Two sales were recorded at that price. 

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