Posted by Hay maker2 on November 25, 2015 at 10:58:27 from (209.252.249.194):
In Reply to: Butcher Hog Price posted by Matt E. on November 25, 2015 at 09:17:44:
If I remember correclty, the average pig will eat about 900 LBS of grain to reach market size. If grain sells for $18.00 a bag (100lbs bag) then he has $162.00 invested in feed. Add the cost of the pigglet, de-wormer, and other misolanious expencese and he is not making much.
Since he works at the mill, then he is probably getting grain at a better price and if he has grass to feed them with the grain then that will help reduce his cost.
If the pig is market size (250 lbs) and at $1.00 per pound he is not getting rich in his adventures. I would not take less than a $1.00 a pound and that does not mean I would be willing to pay $1.00 per pound either since you can buy pork in the store for a litttle more and have the hassles of butchering it.
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