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Profit Tracker: Packer, Feeding Margins Rebound

Beef packer margins jumped into the black last week while cattle feeders saw their margins improve $88 per head, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.

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Profit Tracker: Feeding Margins Slip

Cattle feeding margins took another tumble last week as cash fed cattle prices declined $2.40 per cwt.

Profit Tracker: Packers, Feeders Both In The Red

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

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Profit Tracker: Feeding Losses Back To Triple Digits

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

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Profit Tracker: Rally Boosts Feeding Margins

A much needed price rally helped cattle feeders erase a lot of red ink last week

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Profit Tracker: Packers’ Leverage Grows

Beef packer profit margins continued to grow last week as the beef cutout jumped nearly $5 per cwt. and cash fed cattle prices declined another $2 per cwt.

Profit Tracker: Packers Claim The Ante
Profit Tracker: Packers Claim The Ante

It was good to be a beef packer last week.

Profit Tracker: Feeding Margins Slip Further

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

Profit Tracker: Margins Remain In ICU

Last week saw dramatic improvement in cattle feeding margins, yet triple-digit losses remain.

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Profit Tracker: Feeding Margins Put On Lipstick

Cattle feeders added a little powder and lipstick to closeouts this week, but the ugly continues to shine through.

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Profit Tracker: Feedyard Woes Continue

Cattle feeding margins were unchanged from the previous week, which means the train wreck continues. Despite modest gains in the cash market, cattle feeders lost an average of $206 per head, just $1 better than the previous week.

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Profit Tracker: Feedyard Losses Exceed $200 Per Head

Cattle feeding margins took another tumble last week after a $1 per cwt. decline in fed cattle prices.

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Profit Tracker: Feeder Margins Tumble Again

Cattle feeding margins took another turn south last week after a nearly $4 per cwt. decline in fed cattle prices.

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Profit Tracker: Feeder Margins Tumble, Packer Margins Improve

Beef cutout prices trended about $2.80 per cwt. higher to $256.37, and packer margins improved more than $26 per head, resulting in losses of $15 on every animal processed.

Profit Tracker: Feeder, Packer Margins Improve

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

Profit Tracker: Margins Improve, Remain Negative

The financial pain of feeding cattle eased again last week, but losses remain more than $125 per head.

Profit Tracker: Feeder, Packer Margins Ugly

The pain eased somewhat for cattle feeders last week, but losses remain more than $170 per head.

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Profit Tracker: Feedyard Losses Exceed $200

It was another ugly week for cattle feeders.

Profit Tracker: Packers In The Black, Feedyard Margins Ugly

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.

Profit Tracker: Feedyard Losses Exceed $150 Per Head

Cash cattle prices dipped nearly 50 cents per cwt.

Profit Tracker: Feedyard Losses Exceed $100 Per Head

Whether you’re cattle feeder or packer, ledger sheets are full of red ink.

Profit Tracker: Feedyard Margins Plunge Lower

Cattle feeding margins declined $45 per head last week, leaving average per head losses at more than $77.

Profit Tracker: Feedyard Margins Improve, Remain Red

Cattle feeding margins improved nearly $25 per head last week, but average per head losses remain more than $32.

Profit Tracker: Feedyard Losses Exceed $50 Per Head

Cattle feeding margins declined nearly $53 per head last week, leaving average losses at $56 per head.

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Profit Tracker: Red Ink Flowing In Feedyards

Cattle feeding margins have declined $118 per head over the last two weeks, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.

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Profit Tracker: Margins Back In The Red

Losses averaged $3 per head last week after profits exceeded $50 per head the week before, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.