Take-home meat to expect from a 75 lb. half-pork

(Trimmed cuts as usually found at retail)

	Cuts	Weight	Percent
	Ham, fresh or cured	12 lbs	16%
	Loin roast, chops	9 lbs	12%
	Bacon	10 lbs	13%
	Spareribs	2 lbs	3%
	Shoulder butt roasts, chops	6 lbs	8%
	Shoulder picnic, fresh, cured	7 lbs	9%
	Sausage	6 lbs	8%
	Meat total	52 lbs	69%
	Lard	15 lbs	20%
	Bone, fat & trimmings	8 lbs	11%

Count on above cuts, 52 lbs from an average side of a 215 lb live hog. It is possible to buy whole pork loins at some markets. A clearly trimmed loin will have no waste. From a 150 lb carcass, a loin might weigh 9 lbs.

” Porky “

All of our pigs aren’t this cute but we have chosen this particular one to be our spokespig!

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