USDA Weekly By-Product Value Hog Report - Oct 20

NW_LS446

Des Moines, IA Fri, Oct 20, 2017 USDA Market News

WEEKLY USDA BY-PRODUCT DROP VALUE (HOG)

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

week ended 10/20/2017 was estimated at 3.83 per cwt live, up

0.04 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 82.75 7.75 0.23

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 33.00 - 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 33.00 - 0.09

Snouts, mask on 0.28 60.00 - 0.17

Stomachs, scld, small box 0.43 112.00 6.75 0.48

Lungs, inedible 0.95 4.63 - 0.04

Choice white grease 0.50 24.00 -1.50 0.12

Pork meat & bone meal 1.57 203.75 - 0.16

Pork blood meal 0.58 610.00 - 0.18

Lard 1.72 34.25 - 0.59

Blood plasma 2.01 20.00 - 0.40

Totals: 12.16 3.83

Dressed equivalent basis (74% dress): 5.18

(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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