OT. meat yeild of hog

INCase · Jul 18, 2012

having a pork sandwhich fund raiser and need to know how the meat yield of a hog after butcher (or hanging weight).

in other words how pounds of meat can you get from a say 100lbs half hog for example??

Thanks.

IaGary · Jul 18, 2012

I'm gonna say around 70 pounds of meat from a 100 pound half of hanging butchered hog.

Just a SWAG.

Gary

MPK · Jul 18, 2012

40 yrs ago I think it was 50 to 60%. I think it's quite a bit more now. This was figured from live weight though.

JMS/.MN · Jul 18, 2012

Hanging weight should be about 70% of live weight. Beef about 60.

Greg1959 · Jul 18, 2012

When we butcher hogs, 65% of live weight is about as close as you can get. A lot of that also depends on the hog, i.e., Breed, free range vs. pen kept, feed type, age, etc...

JMS/.MN · Jul 18, 2012

OK- that"s not what you asked. 70-82% of hanging weight should end up on the table. Googled something like cutout percentages of live hogs.

IOWA NORTHEAST · Jul 18, 2012

Probaly below 60 because most of these replies did not address SANDWITCHES ...thus no bones.

Anonymous-0 · Jul 18, 2012

As others have said, 60-70%. Just remember, that a true old german butcher, would use every part of the hog, 'cept the squeal!

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