USDA Wkly Ctrl US Meat By-Product(Hog)             08/23 15:20
NW_LS446
Des Moines, IA     Fri, Aug 23, 2019     USDA Market News

WEEKLY USDA BY-PRODUCT DROP VALUE (HOG)
The offal value from a typical slaughter hog (1) for the
week ended 8/23/2019 was estimated at 3.57 per cwt live, down
-0.03 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   73.00    -9.00    0.20
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   59.00     -       0.17
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   29.00     3.00    0.08
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   25.00    -2.50    0.13
Pork meat & bone meal         1.57  200.00     -       0.16
Pork blood meal               0.58  650.00     -       0.19
Lard                          1.72   28.25     -       0.48
Blood plasma                  2.01   20.00     -       0.40
                Totals:      12.16                     3.57
           Dressed equivalent basis (74% dress):       4.82
(1) Typical slaughter hog weighs 280 pounds.

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA
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