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Based on cash sales of $108.77, cattle closeouts lost an average of $90 per head the week ending March 15.

Cattle feeding profits improved for the third consecutive week as cash fed cattle prices gained $1 per cwt.

Few aspects of livestock production cause more grief to the industry than the application of subtherapeutic antibiotics. But is a viable, natural۪ alternative on the horizon?

Cash cattle prices rallied $3-plus per cwt. last week, and average feedyard margins remain above $200 per head.

Beef cutout prices jumped $7.22 per cwt. last week, boosting packer profits $40 per head.

Cattle and hog finishing margins were modestly positive the first week of December, marking the 11th consecutive week of profitability. Packer margins remain historically high.

Cattle feeding margins were unchanged from the previous week, which means the train wreck continues. Despite modest gains in the cash market, cattle feeders lost an average of $206 per head, just $1 better than the previous week.

Sharply higher beef cutout values produced windfall profits for beef packers last week while cattle feeders saw closeouts with average losses about steady, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.