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Livestock Industry Margins

The big story in livestock industry margins continues to be the record-breaking weakness in beef packer profits, which fell another $50/head last week to -$193/head. The surge in cattle prices and declines in slaughter weights more than offset gains in beef values and left packers with the lowest per-head profits since WPI’s records began. Feedlot margins improved for both placements and closeout sales with the rally live cattle futures and physical fed cattle values supporting the profitability gains. Southern Plains closeout margins are near five-year seasonal record highs presently. Hog packer margins dipped slightly last week as processors were able to push hog prices lower while the pork cutout retreated from the prior week. Hog...

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