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At What Weight Should I Sell My Feeder Calves? From Table 1 you can see that the lowest price per pound was reported for the 700-pound feeder steers, at $1.23 per pound. Alternatively, when feeder steer prices are expressed as dollars per head, the 300-pound feeder steer value was the lowest at $501 per head. The highest value was $861 per head for the 700-pound feeder steer.
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- With an average market (live or on hoof) weight of 1,150 lbs and the average yield of 62.2%, the typical steer will produce a 715 lb. (dressed weight) carcass. The dressed beef (or carcass) will yield approximately 569 lbs.
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Current Pricing for Our Grass-Fed Beef 55% of live weight on rail = 550 lbs. x $3.70 = $2035 + (.75 x 550) $412 = $2447 + $50 = $2,497. Cut and wrapped meat = 75% x 550 = 412 lbs. (plus soup bones & sausage) (sausage is optional). $2,497 / 412 lbs. = $6.06 (This average will run from $6.50 to $6.75) per pound for your organic pasture grazed, grass-fed beef.This is about the price of one pound of ground grass-fed beef at a Farmer’s Market or at Whole Foods Market.ut and wrapped meat = 75% x 550 = 412 lbs. (plus soup bones & sausage) (sausage is optional). $2,497 / 412 lbs. = $6.06 (This average will run from $6.50 to $6.75) per pound for your organic pasture grazed, grass-fed beef.
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Pricing freezer beef Only ten of the processors slaughter beef and three of them charge disposal fees ($10 to $12) in addition to the slaughter fee ($30 to $75 range). The average slaughter fee including the three disposal fees is $50.22 per head. The average processing fee is $0.46 per pound of hanging beef carcass weight.n general, processors at the higher end of the processing range are the ones using cold carcass weights. The average price of hanging beef was $2.83 per pound included processing and $2.42 per pound without processing.
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Bluebird Meadows Farm Hillsdale, Michigan. Lambs may vary in age from 3 months to 12 months, with live weights being between 60 and 125 pounds. Hanging weights are about half that. Cost is $4.00 per pound hanging weight paid to Bluebird Meadows Farm plus processing fees of $100 per lamb payable to Hillsdale County Meats. Cut weight is generally less than hanging weight because some cuts are boneless. There is a seasonal special on lamb for $3.50 per pound hanging weight through December 2013. Premium young lambs, of age 2-3 months are available in March and July. These lambs weigh an average of 40 pounds live, giving a hanging weight of approximately 20 pounds, and sell for a premium price of $5 per pound hanging weight. Processing on these also costs $100. These are exceptionally tasty, tender lambs and usually in demand for Easter or Passover.
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- The data indicate per-bird costs of $0.64 for day-old chicks and $1.40 for feed (12 lbs feed per chicken at $233 per ton) at 5,000 to 15,000 chickens produced per year. They paid $1.25 per chicken for processing during this last season.
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- However, with more pigs per litter and heavier weights, pork production is expected to be only about one percent smaller. Live hog prices in 2015 averaged $50.23 per hundredweight for 51 percent to 52 percent lean carcasses, according to USDA. My current forecast is that prices will be in a range of $49 to $54 for all of 2016, about $1 higher than last year. Live weight prices averaged about $46 in the first quarter of this year. Prices are expected to rise to the $55 to $58 range for averages in the second and third quarters and finish the year in the mid-to-higher $40s. Hog prices stand ready to make their normal seasonal rally into the early summer.
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- Raised on grass in the Crooked Run Valley of Virginia. Local “natural” Angus Beef as low as $6.50 per pound for cut weight (this price equates to about $4.15 per pound for hanging or pre-cut weight). Pricing at a glance (Based on target live weight of 800 lbs). Next available slaughter date for beef is August 10, 2015.
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- In calculating the winter feed costs, Hoppe figured a 1400-pound cow will either eat or waste 40 pounds of feed daily. Using a hay price of $65 per ton and figuring 180 days on feed with the winter ration that translates into a feed charge of $1.40 per day or $252 for six months.
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- Historical Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 500-600 lbs. Weighted Average *Graph is updated the first Friday of each month. The Weekly Market Summary is available to anyone for a $25.00 annual subscription fee. To subscribe, send your check or money order to: Weekly Market Summary, Missouri De-65102.
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Cattle Industry Update for the Grass Fed Beef / Grazing Producer Cattle Industry Update for the Grass Fed Beef / Grazing Producer. Cattle Industry Update for the Grass Fed Beef / Grazing Producer. Market Update: 5 Area Weighted Fed Cattle Price – Last week’s 5-Area Weighted Fed Cattle live price was $128.27, with Dressed cattle at $204 - $205. The average steer dressed weight was 858 pounds, up 14 pounds from this time last year.
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Returns from Farrowing and Finishing Hogs Administrative costs are estimated to be $3.50 per hog sold, or $2 per feeder pig sold. Some of the other production costs include manure handling, feed delivery, and utilities. Manure handling costs are based on a custom handling price of $0.01 per gallon.
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- Our local Wegmans is selling filets at around $20/lb, or $29/lb for the grass fed Angus stuff. The local foodie grocery down the road is doing filet for around $20/lb as well for grass fed. My butcher sells grass fed organic filet for $20/lb. Corn fed for $19.50/lb. That's all in the Southern NJ area.
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ALFALFA FOR BEEF COWS The $85 per. ton beef quality alfalfa hay is the most economical feed available to beef producers when considering. protein alone. The $0.28/ pound of actual protein is $0.08 cheaper than the average grass hay listed and. significantly cheaper than the packaged supplements listed. Table 1.
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At What Weight Should I Sell My Feeder Calves? Use the light-weight feeder steers as a base to view the price differences as you add weight to various endpoints. This measurement is commonly used by stocker operators. The feeder steer price difference per pound between the 300-pound (base) and 700-pound feeder steers for example was -$0.44 per pound. However, when expressed on a dollars per head basis the feeder steer price difference from the base was $360 per head ($861 – $501).
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Supply squeeze push US 'choice' beef price to new high Choice beef typically has more marbling or fat, making it juicier and more tender than select-graded beef. The day's wholesale price, or cutout, for choice beef hit $212.05 per hundredweight (cwt), eclipsing the previous May, 2013 record of $211.37, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA pegged prices for select wholesale beef at $209.05 per cwt, almost $2.00 higher than Wednesday's record.
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Beef Processing An average steer will be about 800 to 1,000 pounds dressed hanging weight. A side of beef will weigh around 400 to 500 pounds and a quarter around 200 to 250 pounds of meat. The total cost is based on the hanging weight of the carcass. The average steer will lose about 40% to 45% of weight in the cutting process. You will receive about 240 to 300 pounds of edible meat for a side (half) of beef.
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- On Thursday, the average negotiated barrow and gilt base purchase price on a live weight basis was $73.87/cwt which was 79.6 per cent of the day’s average base carcass price of $91.16/cwt.igh Live Hog Prices Continue. Ron Plain. US-The average price of pork at retail during March was $3.357 per pound, writes Ron Plain. That was 7.4 cents higher than in February, 44.3 cents higher than in March 2010, and the second highest month ever behind October 2010.
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Beef Processing An average steer will be about 800 to 1,000 pounds dressed hanging weight. A side of beef will weigh around 400 to 500 pounds and a quarter around 200 to 250 pounds of meat. The total cost is based on the hanging weight of the carcass. The average steer will lose about 40% to 45% of weight in the cutting process. You will receive about 240 to 300 pounds of edible meat for a side (half) of beef. If you buy the whole beef or a side of beef, you make take advantage of a custom order for your individual likes and preferences.
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- Pricing at a glance (Based on target live weight of 800 lbs) Quarter Half Whole Beef 83 lbs 165 lbs 330 lbs $ per lb $6.95 $6.75 $6.50 Next available slaughter date for beef is August 10, 2015. Click here to order beef and make a deposit Phone 540-592-3701 during business hours if you have a question.e have less of a markup for an order of a whole or half beef so we estimate combined prices per pound for a whole at about $6.50 and for a half or side at $6.75. Price will vary a few pennies of each side of this bench mark depending on the individual animal and how you cut your beef.
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Current Pricing for Our Grass-Fed Beef Current Pricing for Our Grass-Fed Beef. Our steers are raised and grazed on 100% USDA certified organic pasture. Our grass-fed beef price for this year is $3.70 per pound (same price as last year) hanging weight for the beef, your total cost with slaughter and processing is explained below. $6.06 (This average will run from $6.50 to $6.75) per pound for your organic pasture grazed, grass-fed beef. This is about the price of one pound of ground grass-fed beef at a Farmer’s Market or at Whole Foods Market.
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Fed cattle prices continue to decline The two-week skid came after margins topped out at $381.70 per head for the week ending August 2. The decline is well below the $280.55 per head price from a month ago, but significantly higher than this time last year when feedlot margins were losing $41.58 per head.Fed cattle prices continue to decline, dropping to $154.69 per hundredweight last week.he two-week skid came after margins topped out at $381.70 per head for the week ending August 2. The decline is well below the $280.55 per head price from a month ago, but significantly higher than this time last year when feedlot margins were losing $41.58 per head.
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Market Highlights: Cattle Prices Drop Fed cattle prices fell on a live basis and beef prices also saw a slight decrease. By: Andrew P. Griffith, University of Tennessee. FED CATTLE: Fed cattle traded $5 to $6 lower on a live basis compared to a week ago.Prices were mainly $166 to $168 on a live basis while dressed trade was mainly $263 to $265. The 5-area weighted average prices thru Thursday were $166.61 live, down $5.35 from last week and $263.97 dressed, down $2.44 from a week ago.riday’s closing prices were as follows: Live/fed cattle –December $164.45 -2.00; February $164.88 -2.10; April $164.30 -2.15; Feeder cattle-January $234.88 -1.08; March $231.23 -0.83; April $230.93 -1.63; May $231.35 -1.25; December corn closed at $3.82 up $0.06 from Thursday.
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- Therefore, a $1-per-hundredweight increase in the expected selling price of a finished steer would cause a buyer to bid $2.40 per hundredweight more for a 500-pound feeder calf or $1.60 more for a 750-pound steer.The cost of finishing the calf will also affect the price of the feeder.ach $1 change in the cost of gain will raise or lower the price finishers can pay by $1.40 for a 500-pound calf and $0.64 for a 750-pound feeder. Table 2 shows the break-even purchase prices that could be paid for a 550-pound steer given alternative fed-cattle prices and cost of gain.
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- ‡Approximate Whole Beef cost breakdown: carcass weight 340-400# X $5.15/lb. (cost to Missouri Grass Fed Beef) + 340-400# X $0.50-0.70/lb. Processing (cost to Swiss) + $60.00 butcher fee = $1981-$2400 (Take half of these amounts for an approximate Half Beef cost breakdown).©2015 Missouri Grass Fed Beef, LLC.Weight of finished meat varies, depending on the size of the animal and processing options. †You will pay Swiss’s processing fee which is about $0.50 – 0.70/lb carcass weight for processing and packaging plus a $60.00 butcher and disposal fee (these are separate from the cost to us).
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- Get together with another fami-ly and purchase 1/2 a beef animal! There will be approximately 90 market steers available at this year’s fair. The average price paid for a market steer at last year’s fair was $1.91 per pound, based on live weight.