USDA Wkly Ctrl US Meat By-Product(Hog)             12/14 15:25
NW_LS446
Des Moines, IA     Fri, Dec 14, 2018     USDA Market News

WEEKLY USDA BY-PRODUCT DROP VALUE (HOG)
The offal value from a typical slaughter hog (1) for the
week ended 12/14/2018 was estimated at 3.47 per cwt live, down
-0.09 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   77.25     -       0.22
Chitterlings                  1.26   42.00     -       0.53
Ears, edible export           0.19  166.00   -31.00    0.32
Tongues, grn, bnls, sml bx    0.18   64.00     -       0.12
Hearts, slashed, domestic     0.28   23.00     1.00    0.06
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   26.00     -       0.07
Snouts, mask on               0.28   25.00     -       0.07
Stomachs, scld, small box     0.43  110.75     -       0.48
Lungs, inedible               0.95    4.63     -       0.04
Choice white grease           0.50   21.00     0.75    0.11
Pork meat & bone meal         1.57  215.00     -       0.17
Pork blood meal               0.58  515.00     -       0.15
Lard                          1.72   28.25    -2.75    0.48
Blood plasma                  2.01   20.00     -       0.40
                Totals:      12.16                     3.47
           Dressed equivalent basis (74% dress):       4.69
(1) Typical slaughter hog weighs 280 pounds.

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA
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