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47. A 240 - pound hog was estimated "on the hoof" to be a U.S. No. 3 grade. The carcass weight
was 175 pounds. What is its dressing percent?

Solution:
chilled carcass wt.
Dressing percent = ——————— x 100%
live wt.

175 lbs.
Dressing percent = ———- x 100%
240 lbs

= 0.729 x 100%
Dressing percent = 73%
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48. A 120 – pound lamb was eviscerated and yielded a 60-pound carcass in the cooler, with a
grade of choice. What is the dressing percent for this lamb?

Solution:
chilled carcass wt.
Dressing percent = ——————— x 100%
live wt.

60 lbs.
Dressing percent = ———- x 100%
120 lbs

= 0.50 x 100%
Dressing percent = 50%

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49. The dressing percentage for most cattle is 58% to 63% at 1,000 pounds live weight. What
would be the price per lb. of dressed weight, if you bought calves with a total weight of 2,700
lbs. for $125.50/cwt. of live weight? (use dressing % of 59%)
_____ price/lb.
Solution:

( Price / cwt ÷ 100 #/cwt)
———————–——— = $/lb. dressed
dress %

( $125.50 / cwt ÷ 100 #/cwt)
——————————— = $/lb. dressed
59 %

( $1.2550 / #)
————— = $/lb. dressed
0.59 Converted % to decimal value

$2.1271 = $/lb. dressed

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