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Beef packer margins jumped into the black last week while cattle feeders saw their margins improve $88 per head, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.

A $4 per cwt. rally in cash fed cattle prices reduced losses for fed cattle to less than $50 per head last week.

Beef packers saw their margins jump $51 per head higher last week, ending with profits more than $83.

Cattle feeding losses nearly doubled last week as cash fed cattle prices declined another $2 per cwt.

Whether you’re cattle feeder or packer, ledger sheets are full of red ink.

Cattle feeding margins declined $45 per head last week, leaving average per head losses at more than $77.

Cattle feeding margins improved nearly $25 per head last week, but average per head losses remain more than $32.

Cattle feeding margins declined nearly $53 per head last week, leaving average losses at $56 per head.

The financial pain of feeding cattle eased again last week, but losses remain more than $125 per head.

Last week saw dramatic improvement in cattle feeding margins, yet triple-digit losses remain.