Pastured Pig Profitability Case Study

30 Jan 2023

These notes were taken based on this 16-minute YouTube video called Make Money With Pastured Pigs - Earn Over $1000 in 6 Months. The video was created by Sheraton Park Farms YouTube channel and posted 11/19/2020.

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Timeline

3 pigs taken to processor on 10/20/20, born out of a group of 19 born on 4/15/20
- Processed at 219 days, or 31 weeks and 2 days, roughly 6 months
- Rule of thumb: process pigs when they weigh between 325 lbs and 350 lbs

Artificial Insemination for 19-pig litter: $204 or $11 / pig
Total Feed Consumption for the three pigs:
- 2817 lbs total or 939 lbs / pig
- $789 total or $263 / pig
Processing Cost: $1052 total or $351 / pig
Note: Excludes costs of some “incidentals,” labor, and startup costs such as the cost of setting up an electric fence
Total Cost: $1873 total or $624 / pig

Live Weight: 1005 lbs total or 335 lbs / pig
Total Processed, Sellable Weight: 639 lbs
Total Retail value (locally raised, ethically raised, pasture-based animals): $5338

$\frac{T o t a l F e e d C o s t}{T o t a l F e e d W e i g h t} = \frac{$ 789}{2817 l b s} = $ 0.28 p e r l b$

$\frac{L i v e W e i g h t}{D a y \times P i g C o u n t} = \frac{1005 l b s}{219 d a y s \times 3} = 1.53 \frac{l b s}{d a y}$

$\frac{L i v e W e i g h t}{F e e d C o n s u m p t i o n} = \frac{1005 l b s}{2817 l b s} = 0.36 \frac{l b s}{l b}$

$\frac{P r o c e s s e d W e i g h t}{L i v e W e i g h t} = \frac{639 l b s}{1005 l b s} = 64 %$

$\frac{A c q u i s i t i o n + F e e d + P r o c e s s i n g C o s t s}{P r o c e s s e d W e i g h t} = C o s t P e r P r o c e s s e d L b$

$\frac{$ 33 + $ 789 + $ 1052}{639 l b s} = \frac{$ 1874}{639 l b s} = $ 2.93 / l b$

$\frac{$ 5338}{639 l b s} = $ 8.35 / l b$