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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.
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 dayâs 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.