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Cash dairy prices mostly lower Thursday

Cash dairy prices were mostly lower except for butter on Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    

Dry whey was unchanged at $0.6750. No sales were recorded. 

Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.07 at $1.57.  Seven sales were recorded, ranging from $1.57 to $1.5850. 

Cheese barrels were down $0.03 at $1.57, matching the block market.  No sales were recorded. 

Butter was up $0.0275 at $1.6450, gaining back Wednesday’s loss.   

Thirty-six sales were recorded, ranging from $1.6150 to $1.6450. 

Nonfat dry milk was down 0.0125 at $2.2750. Eight sales were recorded, ranging from $2.2750 to $2.2875.