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Profit Tracker: Major Shift in Feed Costs Boosts Livestock Margins
Profit Tracker: Major Shift in Feed Costs Boosts Livestock Margins

Cattle and hog feeders are benefitting from dramatically lower grain and feed costs this year while live animal sale prices are higher. Profit margins for both species have doubled in the past month.

Industry
Another Record Month for Pork Exports to Mexico; Beef Exports Show Modest Rebound
Another Record Month for Pork Exports to Mexico; Beef Exports Show Modest Rebound

U.S. pork exports posted another strong performance in October. Beef exports remained well below last year’s large totals but improved from September.

USMEF
Beef Production
Profit Tracker: Beef & Pork Producer Margins Gaining
Profit Tracker: Beef & Pork Producer Margins Gaining

The spread between cattle feeding margins and beef packer margins has now reached $500 per head as packing losses increase. Pork producer margins are the highest of the year.

Greg Henderson
Industry
Beef Exports Set Annual Record, Pork Exports Strong
Beef Exports Set Annual Record, Pork Exports Strong

Beef exports set records for both volume and value in 2022, while pork export value finished with the third-largest year on record.

Greg Henderson
Beef Production
Profit Tracker: Cattle, Hog Profits Trend Higher
Profit Tracker: Cattle, Hog Profits Trend Higher

Cash prices for both cattle and hogs advanced last week leaving feeding margins for both species solidly in the black. Hog margins were positive for the eighth consecutive week and cattle climbed out of the red.

Greg Henderson
Markets
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Cash Feeder Pig Prices Average $97.36, Down $2.81 Last Week

Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 4,800 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $97.36, down $2.81 per head from last week.

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