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

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

Cattle feeding margins increased $10 per head last week as cash cattle prices improved, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.

Cattle feeding margins increased $50 per head last week as cash cattle prices improved $5 per cwt.

Despite the decline in feeding margins, feedyard profits remain above $186 per head.

Profits jumped higher on a $4 per cwt. advance in cash prices despite a $6 per head increase in feed costs, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.

Cattle feeding margins declined $52 per head last week despite steady cash prices.

Cattle feeders saw profits climb to $213 per head after slipping to $175 per head the week before.

Profit margins declined just $4 per head last week, but are $9 per head higher than a month ago, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker.

Beef packers saw modest improvement to their long-running negative margins.