Thursday, October 2, 2025

Thursday Midday Dairy Market Summary - Barrels Slip With One Load Traded

OUTSIDE MARKETS SUMMARY:

CORN: 5 Higher
SOYBEANS: 12 Higher
SOYBEAN MEAL: $4.30 Higher
LIVE CATTLE: $0.37 Lower
DOW JONES: 34 Points Higher
NASDAQ: 84 Points Higher
CRUDE OIL: $1.25 Lower

MIDDAY MARKET UPDATE:

The block cheese price increased 2.00 cents, closing at $1.7750 with nine loads traded. The barrel cheese price slipped 0.50 cent, closing at $1.72 with one load traded. The dry whey price remained unchanged at 64.00 cents with no loads traded. Class III futures are mixed from 14 cents lower to 3 cents higher, with trading activity only through April. The butter price increased 2.50 cents, closing at $1.75 with eight loads traded. Grade A nonfat dry milk decreased 1.25 cents to close at $1.15 with 12 loads traded. Class IV futures are 6 to 22 cents higher. Butter futures are 0.22 cent lower to 5.75 cents higher. Dry whey futures are 0.50 to 1.50 cents lower. Cheese futures are 0.70 cent lower to 0.50 cent higher.




Wednesday Closing Dairy Market Update - Light Trading Activity Resulted in Limited Volatility

OVERVIEW: Class III futures price movement was rather uneventful. Trading volume was very light as traders saw insufficient volatili...