NW_LS446
Des Moines, IA     Fri, Oct 13, 2017     USDA Market News

WEEKLY USDA BY-PRODUCT DROP VALUE (HOG)
The offal value from a typical slaughter hog (1) for the
week ended 10/13/2017 was estimated at 3.79 per cwt live, down
-0.02 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   75.00    -3.00    0.21
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    -4.25    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     3.00    0.09
Snouts, mask on               0.28   60.00   -15.00    0.17
Stomachs, scld, small box     0.43  105.25     7.00    0.45
Lungs, inedible               0.95    4.63     -       0.04
Choice white grease           0.50   25.50     0.75    0.13
Pork meat & bone meal         1.57  203.75   -12.25    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                     3.79
           Dressed equivalent basis (74% dress):       5.12
(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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