Weighing 38,000 lbs of Pigs: How Much Money Did We Make?

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Weighing 38,000 lbs of Pigs | How Much Money Did We Make

If you want to raise pastured pork, you need to know how to weigh pigs. In this video, we show you how to move your pigs from a paddock to a corral using low-stress animal handling techniques, how to weigh pigs with a scale, how to estimate the weight of pigs without a scale, how to prepare pigs for processing, and more! Watch til the end to see how much money we made selling these pigs to Grass Roots Farmers Cooperative for direct-to-customer delivery.

00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Prep
01:38 - Moving Pigs
02:50 - Weighing Pigs
05:02 - Measuring Pig Weight
06:06 - Take a Break
06:43 - Sorting Pigs
08:32 - Sales

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So some unanswered questions here, how much was the processing cost, per pig/per pound/bulk? Is the meat being sold in bulk to a large buyer or to individuals by cut? Is there a better breed to use on your pasture?

nameshavebeenchangedtoprot
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So how much was profit? Meaning what did it cost to feed? Medicine etc?

cotypendergrass
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Great video - loved it - but was very disappointed in the payout - as it doesn't seem worth it to only earn $450 per pig - when you can earn a heck of a lot more selling individual portions thru a store - I'd appreciate some comment on this pls.

CoNeSol
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Really enjoyed your video, thank you for that!!

tuckervio
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I have a Red Duroc gilt I hope to process in November. I really enjoy it

debradixon
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sorry, does the "payout" mean net or gross? what was the calculation for the inputs (either total or per pig)?

matthewduffy
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My understanding the stock trailer is allowed to haul 48, 000 lbs. Yes?
If that is so, wouldn't it be better to produce enough hogs to completely fill the trailer. Your first load was 10, 000 pounds short, iirc.

Granted you don't know weights beforehand but after all these years can't you guesstimate better so as to get a full load?
Not knocking you. Just trying to see about squeezing the max allowed pounds into the trailer thus spreading shipping costs over more pounds.

Great work y'all do. Inspiring.

willbass
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Question who do you sell your pigs and chickens to.

inzerillofamilyfarm
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Does that 54K include all that you had to invest in it like food, water, shelter etc?

gkncpjt
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At what age do you usually hit the 300 pound weight?

simonddumba
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Selling for less than 2$ per pound hanging weight. Above commodity prices but below direct marketing prices. Are you selling to a supplier like butcher box or something? My question is who bought these 38, 00 pounds. Thank you for your time. Nice video!

matthewhaase
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we raised hogs back in the 80's & 90's.... we always seemed to get Top price between 220 - 240.

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