USDA Wkly Ctrl US Meat By-Product(Hog)             10/18 15:15
NW_LS446
Des Moines, IA     Fri, Oct 18, 2019     USDA Market News

WEEKLY USDA BY-PRODUCT DROP VALUE (HOG)
The offal value from a typical slaughter hog (1) for the
week ended 10/18/2019 was estimated at 3.53 per cwt live, unchanged
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   86.00     -       0.24
Chitterlings                  1.26   42.00     -       0.53
Ears, edible export           0.19  150.00     -       0.29
Tongues, grn, bnls, sml bx    0.18   64.00     -       0.12
Hearts, slashed, domestic     0.28   50.00     0.75    0.14
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   35.00     2.00    0.09
Snouts, mask on               0.28   57.00     -       0.16
Stomachs, scld, small box     0.43   85.00     -       0.37
Lungs, inedible               0.95    4.63     -       0.04
Choice white grease           0.50   20.25    -0.75    0.10
Pork meat & bone meal         1.57  180.00     8.75    0.14
Pork blood meal               0.58  620.00     -       0.18
Lard                          1.72   28.25     -       0.48
Blood plasma                  2.01   20.00     -       0.40
                Totals:      12.16                     3.53
           Dressed equivalent basis (74% dress):       4.77
(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
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