Margins in pork industry were little changed from the prior week with Sterling’s estimated farrow-to-finish margins at $82/head and packer margins estimated at $1.36/head.
The Lean Carcass Value averaged $106.11/cwt. for the week and nearly unchanged from the prior week but a significant increase from the year-earlier average for the same week of $77.04/cwt. Packing plant utilization averaged 98% for the week.
View the full Sterling Pork Profit Tracker for the week ending Sept. 20.
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.)
