# Profit Tracker: Margins Remain Strong for Cattle and Hog Producers - Drovers

> Negotiated cash cattle averaged $204.12/cwt for the week ending Jan. 18, and feedlot margins fell $55 per head to $248.51. Farrow-to-finish hog producers earned $28.74 per head, up $2.56 from the prior week. Lean carcass hog prices averaged $81.79/cwt.

- Date: 2025-01-23 · published 2025-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26659-profit-tracker-margins-remain-strong-for-cattle-and-hog-producers-drovers
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Strong feeder and hog margins encourage producers to keep herds and feed steadily. Higher feed costs for cattle are narrowing feedlot profits.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- drovers.com: https://www.drovers.com/markets/profit-tracker/profit-tracker-margins-remain-strong-cattle-and-hog-producers

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