Meat, Poultry & Seafood Processing worked example

Trim Value Recovery at 98% saleable grade recovery rate: a worked example

This scenario runs the trim value recovery calculation on the strong side: 98% saleable grade recovery rate, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when evaluating trim revenue opportunities, comparing rendering vs. sale to further processors, or calculating the true net cost of a cutting specification change.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Trim weight generated per shift: 1,200 lb (unchanged)
  • Rendered or saleable trim market price: 0.85 $ / lb (unchanged)
  • Saleable grade recovery rate: 98 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 85)
  • Fixed handling and collection cost: 150 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross trim value = trim weight generated x market price per pound x saleable grade recovery rate / 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,150 $ for net trim value recovery, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.96 $ / lb for trim value per pound generated.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,000 $ for gross trim value.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 150 $ for fixed handling and collection cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where saleable grade recovery rate sits at 85% and the headline result is 1,017 $, this scenario comes in 13.04% above the baseline at 1,150 $.
  • Use it when evaluating a trim or by-product capture program, comparing renderer offers, or building the business case for sorting and chilling equipment on the trim line. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Net trim value recovery: 1,150 $ (headline result)
  • Trim value per pound generated: 0.96 $ / lb
  • Gross trim value: 1,000 $
  • Fixed handling and collection cost: 150 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Trim Value Recovery calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.