Live Pigs Worth

Last week at a sale barn near Conway, SC $30 to $40 for a feeder pig, according to neighbor that sold 10 head.

Hey Plowhand. Where is this sale? Is it open to the public or just "meat buyers"? I know of one on 501 between Marion and Aynor. Never checked to see if it was open to the public. If you will find out for me I sure would appreciate it!

Wish it was that way here! To me that seems a better eating size.
and It would be handy for me to be able to have the option to take some up to that weight later in the year fattening up on harvested cornfeilds.

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Southeastern livestock auction, take 701 north,turn on 410 just past Tabor City, and it's about 8 or 9 miles down on the left. If you pass the NC forestry comission offices you've went to far. The sale starts around 12:30 pm, or just as soon as they can get it going. They sell hogs,pigs,goats and sheep, then cows and calfs, bulls, and calfs and feeders to follow. Folks sometimes have chickens and puppies on their tailgates, and they have a few horses, mules and donkeys once in a while. I bought a mule there about 5 years ago that nobody wanted for less than $200,and she plows as good as some that cost $2000. There aint no telling what you'll find there.

I am so glad I kept reading the posts! I got nervous reading $1.00 per pound live weight. We have a pig that will be ready next month and we normally pay about $160 for a pig and they seem to be about 250 pounds. I was begining to think I needed to put back more money for it! But, from reading the later posts, that should still be around what we pay.