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

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

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

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Cattle feeding margins improved modestly on higher cash prices last week. Packer margins declined slightly.

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Industry-wide average cattle feeding margins improved last week, while pork producer margins declined.

Feedyard closeouts saw modest improvement last week, but cattle feeders remain frustrated by their inability to push the cash market higher.

Cash cattle prices improved $1 per cwt., helping lift feeding margins to $118 per head, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.

Both feeding and packing profit margins exceeded $100 per head last week with a $1 rally in the cash fed cattle trade.

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For the first time since December, 2017, cattle feeding margins have exceeded packer margins in the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.

The profit margin spread between packers and feedyards has shifted more than $320 per head since last June.

Cattle feeding and packer profit margins were mostly steady the week ending December 21, with cash prices for fed cattle slightly higher.

Cattle feeding and packer profit margins both declined last week as cash cattle prices were modestly lower.

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

Higher fed cattle prices ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday helped lift cattle feeding margins modestly.

Feedlot closeouts averaged a profit of $22 per head last week, while packer margins remain above $200.

Cattle feeders saw closeouts with an average profit of $58 per head last week, down modestly from the week before.

Cattle feeding profits improved with $1 per cwt. higher cash prices and lower feeder cattle prices calculated against last week's closeouts.

Feedyard margins improved modestly last week - though still in the red - the result of lower feeder cattle prices calculated against closeouts.

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Cattle feeding losses averaged $83 per head last week, while packers recorded $168 per head profits, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.

Feedyard closeouts were $66 per head short of covering all costs last week, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.

While cash cattle prices slipped only modestly, cattle feeders saw margins erode by $86 per head, falling from an average profit of $38 two weeks ago to an average loss of $49 per head last week.

A $3 rally in fed cattle prices helped boost feedyard closeouts to modest $30 per head profits.

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A $1 per cwt rally helped boost cattle feeding profits marginally last week while packers lost a little off their large margins.

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Beef packer profits totaled a collective $186 million last week, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.

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Packer margins improved $55 per head last week as Choice beef cutout values gained nearly $4 per cwt and cash cattle prices declined $1 per cwt.

Cattle and hog margins are headed south as supplies build and packers run near capacity.

Cattle feeding margins declined $34 per head last week as cash cattle prices fell $2 per cwt. , leaving closeouts $5 per head in the red.

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Cash cattle prices declined $2 per cwt. last week while the beef cutout dipped $3 per cwt., contributing to lower industry margins.

Last week's fed cattle rally improved cattle feeding margins $100 per head.

A $2 per cwt decline in cash cattle prices pushed feedyard losses to near $100 per head.

Feedyard closeouts continue flowing red ink while packer margins hover around $300 per head.

Cattle feeding margins slipped into the red last week with a $4 per cwt. decline in cash prices.

The $4-plus rally in cash fed cattle prices pulled feedyards out of the red, and packer margins remain at historic levels.

Projected annual profit margins for beef packers and cattle feeders have been updated by Sterling Marketing, Inc.

Beef packers are enjoying historic profit levels with robust consumer demand and strong beef cutout values.

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