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By breeding to produce one and two graded pigs—longer animals with a higher percentage of lean meat—farmers will maximize profits, according to Cooper. Last year, slaughter hogs graded one and two brought an average of $46.03 per head while number three grades went for $40.31, number fours for $35.32 and utilities for $28.36.
According to Madison Extension Agent Jim Grove, local sale figures correspond with national averages. At Madison Feeder Pig Association sales, slaughter hogs graded one and two sold for approximately $6.58 more per head than hogs graded at three, four or utility.
There doesn’t appear to be magic or guesswork involved in improving pigs since science determined mathematically the inheritability of desirable traits in slaughter hogs. The top producer in Virginia this year had litters that averaged ten to 11 pigs and all of the offspring graded at one or two, Cooper reported.
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