Ham lite butt
USDA’s daily wholesale price for ham lite butt, sold by packers on negotiated deals, FOB the plant. The latest price, for Nov 2, 2026, is $1.47 per hundredweight, or $1.47 a pound.
- Price
- $1.47/lb +0.5%
- Per cwt
- $1.47
- Day’s range
- $1.27–$1.50
- Pounds sold
- 12,875
Is today’s price high or low? · About average
Higher than on 12 of the other 25 days it traded in the past year.
Lowest of the yearHighest of the year
Over the past year it traded on 26 days, averaging $1.49, from a low of $1.28 (Aug 26, 2026) to a high of $1.75 (Jul 16, 2026). In a usual year (2020–2025) it runs highest in November (+7.6% against its own year’s average) and lowest in February (−10.5%).
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USDA’s prices are for full boxes, FOB the packing plant. A delivered price also covers freight and whoever handles the boxes in between, so a quote somewhat above USDA’s range can still be a fair one.
What it costs after trimming Your yield, your numbers
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The price starts at USDA’s latest weighted average; change it to what you actually pay. Cost per sellable pound is the price plus labor, divided by the yield.
Every week on record Jan 3, 2020 to Nov 2, 2026
- Price
- Weekly average, dollars per hundredweight
Each point is the average of the week’s daily prices; gaps are stretches of three weeks or more with no sales. On record since Jan 3, 2020: 327 days with a price.
Average price by month $ per lb
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.57 | 1.40 | · | 1.48 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.75 | 1.47 | 1.50 | 1.47 | 1.47 | · | 1.49 |
| 2025 | 1.52 | 1.53 | 1.48 | · | 1.56 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.69 | 1.66 | 1.58 | 1.68 | 1.62 |
| 2024 | 1.39 | 1.33 | 1.43 | · | 1.48 | 1.44 | 1.70 | 1.58 | 1.52 | 1.50 | 1.64 | 1.78 | 1.53 |
| 2023 | 1.49 | 1.43 | 1.42 | · | · | 1.49 | 1.61 | 1.56 | 1.61 | 1.55 | 1.48 | 1.42 | 1.51 |
| 2022 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.81 | 1.75 | 1.56 | 1.54 | 1.67 | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.89 | 1.86 | 1.61 | 1.78 |
| 2021 | 1.77 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.66 | 1.67 | 1.77 | 2.04 | 2.10 | 2.08 | 2.06 | 1.97 | 1.84 |
| 2020 | 1.35 | 1.18 | 1.13 | 0.96 | 1.60 | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.78 | 1.96 | 2.10 | 1.98 | 1.93 | 1.60 |
Each month is weighted by the pounds sold on each day. A dot is a month with no sales on record.
Its usual year Each month against its own year’s average, the median over 2020–2025
- Jan−6.2%
- Feb−10.5%
- Mar−8.4%
- Apr−10.4%
- May−3.7%
- Jun−5.7%
- Jul+2.4%
- Aug+6.4%
- Sep+4.5%
- Oct+6.1%
- Nov+7.6%
- Dec+7.4%
Day by day The last 20 days it traded
| Day | Per cwt | Per lb | Range, per cwt | Pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | $1.47 | $1.47 | $1.27–$1.50 | 12,875 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $1.46 | $1.46 | $1.32–$1.49 | 10,700 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $1.50 | $1.50 | $1.47–$1.54 | 4,000 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $1.51 | $1.51 | $1.49–$1.55 | 14,445 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $1.47 | $1.47 | $1.44–$1.49 | 4,175 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $1.25–$1.30 | 5,703 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $1.39 | $1.39 | $1.34–$1.44 | 3,610 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $1.42 | $1.42 | $1.42–$1.43 | 3,906 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $1.39 | $1.39 | $1.35–$1.43 | 4,085 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $1.66 | $1.66 | $1.58–$1.81 | 9,766 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | $1.75 | $1.75 | $1.74–$1.77 | 8,350 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | $1.42 | $1.42 | $1.41–$1.43 | 3,725 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | $1.40 | $1.40 | $1.39–$1.42 | 4,000 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | $1.47 | $1.47 | $1.46–$1.48 | 4,000 |
| May 29, 2026 | $1.43 | $1.43 | $1.40–$1.46 | 8,048 |
| May 26, 2026 | $1.36 | $1.36 | $1.33–$1.39 | 4,000 |
| May 11, 2026 | $1.39 | $1.39 | $1.37–$1.42 | 4,000 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | $1.53 | $1.53 | $1.50–$1.56 | 4,000 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | $1.43 | $1.43 | $1.41–$1.45 | 4,015 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | $1.40 | $1.40 | $1.39–$1.42 | 12,875 |
Every day is in the CSV downloads.
Other cuts from the ham today Dearest first, per pound
| Cut | Per lb |
|---|---|
| Ham knuckles, RED, combo bin | $1.68 |
| Ham insides, RED, combo bin | $1.65 |
| Ham outsides, RED, combo bin | $1.65 |
| Three-muscle ham, to blue | $1.50 |
| Ham lite butt | $1.47 |
| Boneless roll-out ham, boxed | $1.37 |
| Pork ham, 17–20 lb, vacuum-packed, boxed | $1.37 |
| Ham insides | $1.36 |
| Ham outsides | $1.35 |
| Ham knuckles | $1.30 |
| Roll-out ham | $1.29 |
| Ham outer shank | $1.11 |
| Bone-in ham shanks | $1.10 |
| Pork ham, 23–27 lb, boxed | $1.05 |
| Trimmed selected ham, 20–23 lb | $0.65 |
| Trimmed selected ham, 23–27 lb | $0.63 |
The ham primal as a whole was worth $0.64 per hundredweight on Monday, Nov 2, 2026: its page.
About these numbers
Prices are USDA’s, from the National Daily Pork FOB Plant, Negotiated Sales afternoon report (LM_PK602): the weighted average of the day’s negotiated sales, FOB the packing plant, in dollars per hundredweight (100 lb). Divide by 100 for the price per pound. These are wholesale prices, well below what the same cut costs at a store. USDA lists this item as “Lite Butt”. The latest report is for Nov 2, 2026; the next is due Tue, Nov 3, 2026.
The pork board has every cut for today, the cutout, the primals and the whole history as CSV downloads. Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service.