A Finishing Operation is the operation purchases Feeder pigs from a Pig Operation and feeds them to market weight at 240 to 260 lbs. Historically, producers purchased Feeder pigs at auctions, but because of disease transmission concerns, most operations now bypass auctions and buy all of their animals from the same supplier.

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A Finishing Operation is the operation purchases Feeder pigs from a Pig Operation and feeds them to market weight at 240 to 260 lbs. Historically, producers purchased Feeder pigs at auctions, but because of disease transmission concerns, most operations now bypass auctions and buy all of their animals from the same supplier.