USDA Weekly By-Product Value Hog Report - Dec 15
NW_LS446
Des Moines, IA Fri, Dec 15, 2017 USDA Market News
WEEKLY USDA BY-PRODUCT DROP VALUE (HOG)
The offal value from a typical slaughter hog (1) for the
week ended 12/15/2017 was estimated at 3.91 per cwt live, up
0.01 when compared to last week.
FOB CENTRAL U.S.
CALCULATIONS FOR BY-PRODUCT VALUE (HOG) -
Lbs Price Change Value
Prv/Wk
Cheek meat, trimmed 0.28 91.00 - 0.25
Chitterlings 1.26 42.00 - 0.53
Ears, edible export 0.19 175.00 - 0.33
Tongues, grn, bnls, sml bx 0.18 96.00 - 0.17
Hearts, slashed, domestic 0.28 30.75 - 0.09
Kidneys, inedible 0.25 11.75 - 0.03
Livers, inedible 1.25 17.00 - 0.21
Melts, inedible 0.17 5.50 - 0.01
Salivary Glands 0.26 27.00 - 0.07
Snouts, mask on 0.28 56.00 - 0.16
Stomachs, scld, small box 0.43 119.00 - 0.51
Lungs, inedible 0.95 4.63 - 0.04
Choice white grease 0.50 19.00 -1.00 0.10
Pork meat & bone meal 1.57 262.75 1.00 0.21
Pork blood meal 0.58 655.00 23.25 0.19
Lard 1.72 35.75 - 0.61
Blood plasma 2.01 20.00 - 0.40
Totals: 12.16 3.91
Dressed equivalent basis (74% dress): 5.28
(1) Typical slaughter hog weighs 280 pounds.
Source: USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA
Veronica M. Alvarado 515-284-4460 Desm.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov
24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830
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