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Old 09-26-2011, 11:42 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by HBMTN View Post
If you are talking dressed weight with head on you will yield somewhere between 35-45lbs is my best guestimate of what I get. I've cooked about 5 in that size range this year. My personal opinion is a hog of that size will feed 140-160 most info I find online says it will feed less but I have not found this info to be correct.
That size pig will yeild approx. 45 lbs of meat. Best i can (or would try) to feed on that is 120 people.

YMMV

On edit. and that statement above would be portioning 1/3 lb servings.
I've had a pig the same size devoured by 75 for a pig pickin.
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