# Feedlot Profitability Turns Negative | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter

> Current and expected fed cattle prices have fallen about $10/cwt over five weeks, eroding projected feedlot profits. K-State's series shows projected losses of $31 per head for August closeouts and $169 per head for November.

- Date: 2017-08-30 · published 2017-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69609-feedlot-profitability-turns-negative-ohio-beef-cattle-letter
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Projected feedlot losses will make operators cautious about restocking with feeder cattle, which weighs on feeder demand and prices. Lower fed cattle prices also support a bearish outlook for live cattle.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/beef/2017/08/30/feedlot-profitability-turns-negative/

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