USDA Weekly By-Product Value Hog Report - Dec 29

NW_LS446

Des Moines, IA Fri, Dec 29, 2017 USDA Market News

WEEKLY USDA BY-PRODUCT DROP VALUE (HOG)

The offal value from a typical slaughter hog (1) for the

week ended 12/29/2017 was estimated at 3.86 per cwt live, down

-0.05 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 90.50 -0.50 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 34.50 3.75 0.10

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 29.50 2.50 0.08

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 18.50 -0.75 0.09

Pork meat & bone meal 1.57 262.75 - 0.21

Pork blood meal 0.58 685.00 35.00 0.20

Lard 1.72 31.25 -4.50 0.54

Blood plasma 2.01 20.00 - 0.40

Totals: 12.16 3.86

Dressed equivalent basis (74% dress): 5.22

(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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December 29, 2017 16:23 ET (21:23 GMT)