Sterling Profit Tracker http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/sterling-profit-tracker RSS Feed for Sterling Profit Tracker en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 13:54:04 GMT Packer margins jump higher, feeding margins bleak http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/sterling-profit-tracker/Packer-margins-jump-higher-feeding-margins-bleak-208183051.html Higher wholesale beef prices helped drive beef packer margins significantly higher last week, but cattle feeding margins saw only minimal improvement. Average pork producer margins remain positive. Cattle feeding losses exceed $100, packers in the black http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/sterling-profit-tracker/Cattle-feeding-losses-exceed-100-packers-in-the-black-207264451.html Profit margins for cattle feeders and beef packers moved in opposite directions last week, thanks to lower cash fed cattle prices and rising wholesale beef prices. Pork producer margins moved into positive territory with higher cash sales. Feeding margins take a step backwards, packing margins improve http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/sterling-profit-tracker/Feeding-margins-take-a-step-backwards-packing-margins-improve-206487261.html Cattle feeding margins declined last week as a result of higher feeder cattle prices at the time of placement and higher feed costs during the feeding period. Feeding, packing margins continue improvement http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/sterling-profit-tracker/Feeding-packing-margins-continue-improvement-205295851.html Cattle feeding margins improved for the second consecutive week as cash cattle prices rallied $2 per hundredweight. Pork producers also found improving margins on higher cash bids. Margins improve for cattle feeders, packers http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/sterling-profit-tracker/Margins-improve-for-cattle-feeders-packers--204155131.html Cattle feeding margins improved last week as total feeding costs recorded a $40 per head decline. Pork producers found their margins virtually unchanged despite a decline in negotiated prices. Losses increase for cattle feeders and packers http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/sterling-profit-tracker/Losses-increase-for-cattle-feeders-and-packers-203214961.html Cattle feeders and beef packers continue to struggle with heavy losses. Both saw their margins take another hit last week as boxed beef prices decline. Pork producers saw their margins improve modestly. Cattle feeding losses remain above $100 per head http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/sterling-profit-tracker/Cattle-feeding-losses-remain-above-100-per-head-201110471.html Cattle feeding margins improved only modestly after last week's price rally. Beef packers saw their margins decline significantly with higher bids and declining boxed beef prices. Cattle feeding margins improve, packer margins slip http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/sterling-profit-tracker/Cattle-feeding-margins-improve-packer-margins-slip-202168021.html Cattle feeding margins improved $30 per head last week, but cattle feeders continue to struggle with heavy losses. Beef packer margins eroded as cash cattle bids were $1 per hundredweight higher. Pork producer margins improved modestly. Cattle feeding margins slip from bad to ugly http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/sterling-profit-tracker/Cattle-feeding-margins-slip-from-bad-to-ugly-199934441.html The train wreck for cattle feeders continues as cash cattle prices slip another $2.50 per hundredweight. Pork producer margins are just as ugly with cash prices $5 per hundredweight lower than a month ago. Feeding margins decline again, packer margins improving http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/markets/sterling-profit-tracker/Feeding-margins-decline-again-packer-margins-improving-198848661.html Cash cattle prices declined for the second consecutive week, producing another decline in cattle feeding margins. Beef packer margins improved, and are nearing the break even point. Pork packer margins are in the black.