Sterling Profit Tracker
Cattle feeding losses nearly double as cash market drops
A $2 per hundredweight decline in cash cattle prices last week significantly increased losses on harvest-ready cattle. Pork producers also saw losses increase as negotiated cash sales declined nearly $4 per hundredweight.
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Packer losses exceed $100 per head, feeding margins improve
Beef packers saw their losses jump more than $40 per head last week while cattle feeders saw margins improve modestly. Pork producers and pork packers also saw their margins decline for the week.
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Cattle feeding margins improve on higher cash sales
Cattle feeding margins improved $46 per head last week after cash fed cattle prices jumped $3 per hundredweight, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.
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Tight supplies, a little rain turn feeder cattle sharply higher
Auction receipts are running 20 percent below last year and demand for grass cattle is already described as frantic. All cattle markets turned sharply higher with an additional boost from a widespread rain across the Midwest.
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Cattle feeding margins erode as cash sinks
Cattle feeding losses neared $150 per head last week as cash cattle bids declined more than $2 per hundredweight. Pork producer margins posted gains after negotiated cash hog sales improved $1.75 per hundredweight.
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Cattle feeding losses near $100 per head, packer losses at $50
Cattle feeders saw per head losses double last week after cash cattle prices declined $2 per hundredweight. Pork producer margins improved as negotiated cash hog prices increased more than $2 per hundredweight.
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Cattle feeding losses near $50 per head
Cattle feeding margins declined $20 per head last week after a decline of more than $1 hundredweight in cash cattle prices.
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Cattle feeding: inching closer to breakeven
Cash cattle prices traded $1 per hundredweight higher last week, helping feedyard margins improve more than $13 per head. Packer margins saw per head losses increase. Pork producers margins improved $4 per head.
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Cattle feeding losses now under $50 per head
Cash cattle prices traded $1 per hundredweight higher last week, helping feedyard margins improve more than $13 per head. Packer margins eroded further into the red with the higher bids. Pork producers saw their margins decline $7 per head.
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Cattle feeding, beef packing margins improve
Cattle feeders and beef packers both saw significant improvement to their margins last week, though both segments continue to struggle with heavy losses. Pork producers saw their margins slip further into the red with a large dip in cash prices.
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Cattle feeding losses more than double
Cattle feeding margins saw slow improvement through October and November, but last week produced a major step backward as per head losses more than doubled. Beef packer margins and pork producer margins both improved modestly.
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