USA: Week 46 Pig Market Review 2021

As of November 19, 2021, the USDA reports , the average cost of half-carcasses in the US market fell by $4.89 over the week. Over the past week there has been an increase in prices only for the neck, ribs and ham. 

The cost of pork tenderloin last week fell by $9.41 between Monday and Wednesday, and then rose, returning about $5 per centner. A significant drop was noted in the prices of the brisket and shoulder blade - $ 10.59 and $ 29.49, respectively. At the same time, the ham ended the week above the level of Monday as a result of a sharp change in the situation on the market. Seasonal trends indicate that this is an unusual trend for this item, which usually begins to appreciate in the fourth quarter due to holiday demand. On average, five years on Thanksgiving, there has been a slight decline in the price of brisket, but this year the decline was much larger. The primary cost of a brisket averaged over five years in 2015-2019 typically declines by about $20 per centner in the fourth quarter. This year this decline seems to be

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Average price for pigs

Negotiated price

Price in carcass weight

Price in live weight

National based LM_HG203:

-price range ($)

- weighted average. price

-Change from the day before

-volume of sales

53.00-56.75

54.95

-0.15

5912

39.75-45.00

44.07

There is no data

443

Iowa/Minnesota LM_HG206:

- weighted average. price

54.96

There is no data

Western Corn Belt LM_HG212:

- weighted average. price

54.96

There is no data

Eastern Corn Belt LM_HG210:

- weighted average. price

There is no data

47.81

WEEKLY WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICE FOR PIGS

Weekly approximate volume of slaughter of pigs, thousand heads

PORK PRODUCTION