Sterling Profit Tracker
Fed market bounces back on tight supplies
The fed-cattle market climbed back above the $100 mark last week as beef production dropped and wholesale prices improved.
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Feeding, packing margins improve
Cattle feeding margins improved about $8 per head last week, while packer margins gained about $16 per head.
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Sterling Profit Quotient sees substantial decline
Cattle feeding margins declined about $54 per head last week, while packer margins declined more than $7 per head.
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Feeding margins decline $50 per head
Cattle feeding margins declined about $50 per head last week, yet remain well above the $100 mark.
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Feeding margins climb past $160 per head
Cattle feeding margins improved about $45 per head last week, while packer margins dropped more than $13 per head. Feedyard profits ended the week above $100 per head for the second consecutive week.
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Cattle feeding margins jump above $100 per head
Bouyed by a $3 to $5 rally in cash cattle prices, cattle feeding margins improved more than $80 per head last week, moving profits above the $100 per head mark for the fist time in two months.
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Corn, food and potential sticker shock
Make no mistake about it, the ongoing trend toward sharply higher corn prices affects the entire protein-food system and long-term profitability in livestock production.
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Feeding margins improve, packer margins steady
Cattle feeding margins improved about $48 per head last week, while packer margins remained steady.
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Feeding margins steady, packer margins decline
Cattle feeding margins remained steady with the previous week, while packer margins declined about $2 per head.
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Feeding margins decline, packer margins improve
Cattle feeding margins declined about $35 per head last week, while packer margins improved about $11 per head.
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Feeding margins decline on higher costs
Cattle feeding margins averaged $52.32 last week, a drop of $17.34 from the previous week’s average of $69.66 per head in our weekly Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.
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- New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
- Prices for corn and soybeans, five years from now
- The relationship between retail gasoline prices and futures prices
- Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
- Domestic ethanol production starts to grow again
- Agriculture is expected to remain strong in the coming decade
