Livestock and Grain Markets, Prices & Futures
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Latest News from Markets
Cattle feeding profit margins retreat further with a weaker cash market and limited packer interest.
Average cattle feeding losses totaled $106 per head for the week ending June 21.
The Sterling Beef Profit Tracker reports average cattle feeding closeouts were in the black last week, but with little room to spare.
Cattle feeding and packer profit margins were mostly steady the week ending December 21, with cash prices for fed cattle slightly higher.
Cattle feeding and packer profit margins both declined last week as cash cattle prices were modestly lower.
Cattle feeding margins improved $16 per head last week as cash prices inched higher less than $1 per cwt.
Cattle feeding margins improved $43 per head last week as cash prices gained nearly $2 per cwt.
As expected, beef packer margins jumped wildly higher the week ending Aug. 17, while cattle feeding margins slipped into the red.
Packer margins advanced on softer cash cattle prices and gain in the beef cutout prices.
Packer margins have grown to exceptionally high levels in recent weeks, while feedyard profits have eroded.