Livestock and Grain Markets, Prices & Futures
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Last week’s $2.50 rally in the cash market was another step in the right direction, but closeouts remain $26.46 per cwt. short of break even.
After slicing more than 50% off the monstrous losses found a month ago, cattle feeders saw their margins slip $43 per further into the red last week with $2 per cwt. lower bids.
Feedyard closeouts saw a $100 per head improvement last week, bringing losses under the $300 per head mark for the first time in months.
Last week’s $3 per cwt. decline in cash fed cattle prices dealt another cruel blow to feedyard closeouts.
Another miserable week left many in the cattle feeding business on the brink of financial ruin.
A $6-plus per cwt. gain in cash cattle prices produced a 20% improvement in feeding margins.
Cattle feeding margins improved by 50% over the past two weeks, and by 38% during the past week.
It’s the best signal cattle feeders have seen in many months.
For the first time in over a year, average cattle feeding losses are out of triple digits, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.