Meat, Poultry & Seafood Processing worked example

Trim Value Recovery at 61% saleable grade recovery rate: a worked example

This worked example runs the trim value recovery numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 61% saleable grade recovery rate instead of the typical 85%. Estimate the dollar value recoverable from trim, offal, and byproducts generated during meat, poultry, or seafood processing based on trim weight, market price, and recovery rate.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Trim weight generated per shift: 1,200 lb (held at the documented default)
  • Rendered or saleable trim market price: 0.85 $ / lb (held at the documented default)
  • Saleable grade recovery rate: 61 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 85)
  • Fixed handling and collection cost: 150 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross trim value = trim weight generated x market price per pound x saleable grade recovery rate / 100.
  • Net trim value recovery works out to 772 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Trim value per pound generated works out to 0.64 $ / lb at these inputs.
  • Gross trim value works out to 622 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed handling and collection cost works out to 150 $ at these inputs.

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 24.07% below the baseline at 772 $.
  • 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. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Net trim value recovery: 772 $ (headline result)
  • Trim value per pound generated: 0.64 $ / lb
  • Gross trim value: 622 $
  • Fixed handling and collection cost: 150 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Trim Value Recovery calculator, set saleable grade recovery rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.