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Cattle feeding margins declined $70 per head last week, but remain more than $280.

Cattle feeding margins declined $87 per head last week, but remain near $200.

As America’s cattle market continues to defy historical trends, cattle feeding margins have benefited with solid profits most of the year

Cattle feeders’ profits last week were $367 per head more than at the same time last year when $196 per head losses were recorded.

Cattle feeders saw a significant, unseasonal bump in profit margins last week.

The dog days of summer are nowhere to be found with profits continuing to increase for both cattle and hog producers.

Despite a $17 per head decline, average feedyard margins remained above $300 last week.

Live cattle sales averaged $4 per hundredweight higher last week with relatively steady total feeding costs, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.

Record cash fed cattle prices last week at $171 - $172 per cwt. boosted cattle feeding margins $22 per head, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.

Profitability for both cattle and hog producers has been losing steam for the past month, but things could be a lot worse.