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Packer margins have grown to exceptionally high levels in recent weeks, while feedyard profits have eroded.

Feedyard margins climbed back into triple digits last week with a $1 to $2 price rally.

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

Beef packers continued to maintain their leverage on cattle markets heading into the holiday-shortened first week of September.

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

Feedyard profit margins rebounded slightly after last week’s $2 rally in the cash fed cattle market.

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.

As expected, beef packer margins jumped wildly higher the week ending Aug. 17, while cattle feeding margins slipped into the red.

Cattle feeding margins slipped further into the red last week on soft cash prices, while packer margins climbed to extreme heights.