NW_LS446
Des Moines, IA     Fri, May 24, 2013     USDA Market News

WEEKLY USDA BY-PRODUCT DROP VALUE (HOG)
The offal value from a typical slaughter hog (1) for the
week ended 5/24/2013 was estimated at 5.31 per cwt live, up
0.12 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   80.75     4.75    0.23
Chitterlings                  1.26   62.00     -       0.78
Ears, square-cut              0.19  156.00    12.00    0.30
Tongues, grn, bnls, sml bx    0.18  118.00     -       0.21
Hearts, slashed, domestic     0.28   37.00    -7.00    0.10
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   53.00     -       0.13
Stomachs, scld, small box     0.43  127.00    15.00    0.55
Lungs, inedible               0.95    4.00     -       0.04
Choice white grease           0.50   41.00     1.00    0.21
Pork meat & bone meal         1.57  467.00    31.25    0.37
Pork blood meal               1.95 1011.50   -29.75    0.99
Lard                          1.72   42.75     1.00    0.73
Blood plasma                  2.01   20.00     -       0.40
                Totals:      13.50                     5.31
           Dressed equivalent basis (74% dress):       7.18
(1) Typical slaughter hog weighs 270 pounds.

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA
         Mike Schrader/Nina Biensen  515-284-4460  Desm.LGMN@ams.usda.gov
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