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Profit margins for cattle sold for slaughter last week declined $55 per head, according to the Sterling Profit Tracker.

Cattle feeding margins improved $43 per head last week as cash prices gained nearly $2 per cwt.

Cattle feeding margins are rapidly declining as cash cattle prices retreat from spring highs

Cattle feeding margins declined by $80 per head last week as cash prices slumped $1 to $2 per cwt.

Cattle feeding margins improved $16 per head last week as cash prices inched higher less than $1 per cwt.

The pain eased somewhat for cattle feeders last week, but losses remain more than $170 per head.

It was another ugly week for cattle feeders.

Beef packers put away the red ink last week as they turned modest profits on every animal processed. Feedyard margins, however, slipped a little further away from positive.

Cash cattle prices dipped nearly 50 cents per cwt.

It’s been a rough fall for cattle feeders, but cowboys found some signs last week that suggest the worst may be behind them.