Swine Feeding Projections – January 11, 2021

Posted: January 13, 2021 | Written By: Derek Wulf, Form-A-Feed Nutrition and Production Specialist

Swine Feeding Projections – January 11, 2021

Changes week over week:

  • Open-market value of weaned pigs was up $2 this week at $57.56 /head and feeder pigs were up $1 at $68.80 /head
  • Carcass prices for the marketing window of pigs placed this week is $85.82 /cwt with marketing in June and July
  • Open corn price for the feeding period is $5.06/bu
  • SBM price for the week is $438 per ton
  • DDGs price for the feeding period is $208 /ton
  • Open-market weaned pig profitability is showing a loss of $17.41 per head based on purchasing a cash traded weaned pig.
  • Feeder pig profitability is showing a loss of $15.65 per head based on purchasing a cash traded feeder pig.

 

Below is the DDG’s breakeven chart.  It can be utilized to reference current corn and soybean meal prices as a quick evaluation to the value of DDG’s inclusion in these volatile market conditions.

Price Corn $3.00/bu Corn $3.25/bu Corn $3.50/bu Corn $3.75/bu Corn $4.00/bu
SBM $250/ton $190 $195 $201 $206 $211
SBM $275/ton $200 $205 $211 $216 $221
SBM $300/ton $210 $215 $221 $226 $230
SBM $325/ton $220 $225 $230 $235 $240
SBM $350/ton $230 $234 $239 $244 $249

 

 

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