USDA Wkly Ctrl US Meat By-Product(Hog)             06/14 15:10
NW_LS446
Des Moines, IA     Fri, Jun 14, 2013     USDA Market News

WEEKLY USDA BY-PRODUCT DROP VALUE (HOG)
The offal value from a typical slaughter hog (1) for the
week ended 6/14/2013 was estimated at 5.55 per cwt live, up
0.15 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   90.00     5.00    0.25
Chitterlings                  1.26   62.00     -       0.78
Ears, square-cut              0.19  186.00     -       0.35
Tongues, grn, bnls, sml bx    0.18  114.00     -       0.21
Hearts, slashed, domestic     0.28   40.25     0.75    0.11
Kidneys, inedible             0.25    7.00     -       0.02
Livers, inedible              1.25   15.50     -       0.19
Melts, inedible               0.17    5.13     -       0.01
Salivary Glands               0.26   20.00     -       0.05
Snouts, partial lean          0.25   44.00     -       0.11
Stomachs, scld, small box     0.43  115.00     -       0.49
Lungs, inedible               0.95    4.00     -       0.04
Choice white grease           0.50   44.75     1.50    0.22
Pork meat & bone meal         1.57  529.25    35.25    0.42
Pork blood meal               1.95 1125.00    38.75    1.10
Lard                          1.72   46.75     4.00    0.80
Blood plasma                  2.01   20.00     -       0.40
                Totals:      13.50                     5.55
           Dressed equivalent basis (74% dress):       7.50
(1) Typical slaughter hog weighs 270 pounds.

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA
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