I looked at the “Sterling Beef Profit Tracker” put out by Sterling Marketing, out of Vale, Oregon, and earlier this week, I read a story written by Greg Henderson with Drovers that broke down the numbers quite well in my opinion. Henderson wrote, “Cash cattle and wholesale beef prices moved higher again last week, increasing profit margins for both cattle feeders and beef packers. Cattle feeders saw average profits of 1 per head last week as cash prices gained [post_excerpt].34 per cwt. to 5.03. Beef packers found positive margins at an average of 1 per head, a decline of about...

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