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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.

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.

A $6 per head decline in cattle feeding margins is tolerable, unless you were already losing $112.

Cattle feeding margins took two steps back last week as cash cattle prices hover around what producers hope are the summer lows.

Cattle feeders and beef packers are hoping the price lows are in for the summer as both operated at a loss last week.

The pain eased somewhat for cattle feeders last week, but losses remain more than $97 per head.