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

The increase in margins was the third consecutive weekly gain, leaving average profits above $230 per head.

After two weeks of losses, cattle feeding margins are back in the black.

Cattle feeders began the New Year with black ink on their closeouts, but profits were minimal

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.

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.