High interest rates play a role in mounting consumer debt. When  interest rates are high, more of a person's payment is being  applied to interest versus principal. Because â¦ of this, it takes the  consumer longer to payoff their debt.3 people found this useful.igh interest rates play a role in mounting consumer debt. When  interest rates are high, more of a person's payment is being  applied to interest versus principal. Because â¦ of this, it takes the  consumer longer to payoff their debt. 3 people found this useful.
Half Pigs: The price for a half pig is $5.00/lb based on final hanging weight at the butcher after slaughter. A typical half pig hangs at 90 lbs so the pig cost is typically $580 or so. The slaughter is $40 and the butchering (cutting & vacuum packaging) is $90.
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.This ranged from $0.36 to $0.55 among the processors and some of them were using cold carcass weights instead of hot carcass weights.s feed prices fluctuate, cattle producers should know what the breakeven price is for finishing beef and use it to determine what to charge for freezer beef. The price of beef at a retail level is near record high. The average retail price of Choice beef as of June 2013 was $5.29 per pound.