Market News

Cash dairy mostly steady to higher Friday

Cash dairy prices were steady-to-higher except butter Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.   

Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.64. No sales were recorded. 

Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0075 at $1.6175.  One sale was recorded at that price. 

Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.57.  One sale was recorded at that price. 

Butter prices were down $0.03 at $2.01.  Forty-seven sales were recorded, ranging from $1.96 to $2.01.  There were also seventeen unsuccessful bids on the busy butter market Friday. 

Nonfat dry milk was up $0.0275 at $1.68. Thirteen sales were recorded, ranging from $1.6650 to $1.6925.