Farrow-to-finish margins were unchanged last week from the prior week ($70/head) with the average Lean Carcass Value for the week was nearly unchanged from the prior week.
Packer margins also remained in the red, averaging -$7.53/head for the week and down from -$3.62/head the prior week. Plant capacity utilization averaged 91% last week.
View the full Sterling Pork Profit Tracker for the week ending Aug. 1.
The Beef and Pork Profit Trackers are calculated by Sterling Marketing, Vale, Ore.
(Note: The Sterling Beef Profit Tracker calculates an average beef cutout value for the week in its estimates for feedyard and packer margins. Other prices in the weekly Profit Tracker also are calculated weekly averages. Feedyard margins are calculated on a cash basis only with no adjustment for risk management practices. The Beef and Pork Profit Trackers are intended only as a benchmark for the average cash costs of feeding cattle and hogs. Sterling Marketing is a private, independent beef and pork consulting firm not associated with any packing company or livestock feeding enterprise.)
