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Curing Value Calculator

Compare selling meat raw with curing it first. Enter your own numbers to see profit per batch, finished weight after drying, and how long a curing cabinet takes to pay for itself.

What you enter

  • Raw meat per batch and what you pay per pound
  • Your selling price per pound, raw and cured
  • Curing yield: the weight left after moisture loss (dry-cured products typically land near 60–70%)
  • Curing supplies and labor per finished pound
  • Batches per month and your cabinet investment

What you get

  • Profit per batch, sold raw vs. sold cured
  • Finished pounds after curing
  • How long the cabinet takes to pay for itself

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The same meat is worth much more cured than raw. Enter your numbers and see the real difference.

Your numbers

Raw meat per batch100 lb
Your cost for raw meat$5.00 / lb
Selling it raw$8.00 / lb

What a pound fetches uncured today.

Selling it cured$12.00 / lb

Price per finished pound.

Curing yield65%

Weight remaining after moisture loss. Dry-cured product typically lands near 60–70%.

Curing supplies & labor$1.25 / lb

Casings, twine, cultures, spice, electricity, handling, per finished pound.

Batches per month2
Cabinet investment$30,000

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Sold raw

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profit per batch

Sold cured

$0

profit per batch

Finished weight after curing0 lb
Batch value, raw$0
Batch value, cured$0
Added curing cost$0
Gain per batch from curing$0
Added profit per month$0
Added profit per year$0
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This is a planning estimate, not a quote. Every figure is editable, so use your own pricing, yield and volume. Excludes taxes, delivery, installation and financing costs.