Thursday, January 22, 2026

Thursday Midday Dairy Market Summary - Uneventful Cash Trade

OUTSIDE MARKETS SUMMARY:

CORN: 1 Higher
SOYBEANS: Mixed
SOYBEAN MEAL: $0.45 Higher
LIVE CATTLE: $0.60 Lower
DOW JONES: 493 Points Higher
NASDAQ: 262 Points Higher
CRUDE OIL: $1.55 Lower

MIDDAY MARKET UPDATE:

The block cheese price declined 1 cent today, closing at $1.3500 with no loads traded. There was only one bid and one offer by the close. The barrel cheese price remained unchanged at $1.3575 with no loads traded. The dry whey price remained steady at 73.50 cents with no loads traded. Class III futures are 1 to 34 cents lower. The butter price was unchanged, closing at $1.46 with no loads traded. Grade A non-fat dry milk remained rallied 2.25 cents, closing at $1.2825 with no loads traded. Class IV futures are trading 33 cents lower. Butter futures are 0.5 cents to 1.05 cents higher. Dry whey futures are 0.5 cents lower. Cheese futures are 1.7 cent to 2.4 cents lower.



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