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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.
During the first quarter of 2015 the market prices for hogs per 100-pound live weight is expected to be at $60, which Hurt noted is anticipation of the pork industry going into expansion mode. The low cost of production and the rise in hog prices will lead to high returns in 2014, with an estimated $34 per head in profitability.