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Calling losses of $193 per head an improvement may be painful, but it’s accurate.

Feedlot closeouts continue ending on positive notes.

Cattle feeders turned a profit for the eighth consecutive week.

Cattle feeders saw positive margins on closeouts for the ninth consecutive week.

Cattle feeding margins improved last week after a $1 boost to cash fed cattle prices.

A mid-July rally across all regions lifted feedyard margins out of the red for the week ending July 13, and cut into the extreme profit margins packers have enjoyed most of the year.

Feedyard margins improved last week despite a $3 per cwt. decline in cash cattle prices.

Cattle feeders turned a tidy profit for the second consecutive week.

Beef packers saw their margins decline to the lowest level since before the Tyson packing plant fire August 9 as beef cutout prices declined and cash cattle prices increased.

After reaching historic levels earlier this fall, beef packer margins have experienced steady declines over the past month as cattle prices have increased.