Spanferkel/roasted pig question

[MsBrownsTeahouse]

This weekend is German Festival in Milwaukee and they were roasting pigs over lump charcoal (Grove Charcoal, Cedar Grove WI) on turning spits with the charcoal on the ground and temporary walls holding up the spits and turning arrangement. Question is this-one of the guys said the whole dressed pigs were supposed to be under 30# but they ranged from 40-70. DO pigs of this size have any special name.
Got a whole plate full of spanferkel, kraut and potato salad for $10-was 8 last year. Whole heads go for $5. Good stuff but I must say I prefer slow roasted wood smoked pig over this sparnferkel-they roasted the pigs for 5+ hours-was quite windy today.
The major problem with these festivals is that you can only take one stomach.

[southpawjohn]

"yearlings" but the way modern pigs gain weight, a 60 pounder is prolly only 4 or 5 months old. I honestly don`t know if pigs go thru a "chick-pullet-fryer" or a "calf-yearling-cow/steer(ouch)" heirarchy according to age and weight.
For matters like this I always consult the Agripedia. Your answer, if one exists, lies there.
Have fun at your festival....eat some for me!!!

[southpawjohn]

me. Please tell me you drank a lot of exquisite beers!

[southpawjohn]

Here`s the URL, Butch. http://www.ca.uky.edu/agripedia/classes/asc106/markswin.htm
I think ya`ll were cooking up "Feeder Pigs", according to that chart.
Good question Butch! Learn something everyday!

[MsBrownsTeahouse]

weekend-took Friday off and did the German Fest-still runs today and tomorrow. Thanks for the info. Off to a Dutch Festival in Cedar Grove today-a hardwood charcoal producer is located in Cedar Grove-called Grove Charcoal Company-that was what they were using at German fest to roast the pigs. The Dutch fest has something called pigs in a blanket-manga manga.