# Profit Tracker: Cattle Margins Crumble, Hog Margins Solid

> The Sterling Beef Profit Tracker showed average feedyard margins falling $68 to $14 per head in the last week of February 2021, with cash fed cattle averaging $114 per cwt. Packer margins rose $33 to $430 per head as the beef cutout gained $4 to $239.19. Lean hog finishing margins stayed solid after a three-week price rally.

- Date: 2021-03-02 · published 2021-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7333-profit-tracker-cattle-margins-crumble-hog-margins-solid
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Thinner cattle feeding margins reduce feedlot demand for feeder cattle and feed grains. Hog producers are better positioned, which supports hog demand for feed.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- gerberandsons.com: https://www.gerberandsons.com/profit-tracker-cattle-margins-crumble-hog-margins-solid

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