Facts and ordering information for meat . . .
Pork
So, if you ordered a whole hog (based on 165# hanging weight, 220# live weight), your costs may range from around $275 for a low end (no smoked meats, no casings), to about $310 (maximum smoked meats, all sausage in casings). Because the weights of these hogs may vary from 220# to 250# at slaughter time, actual hanging weights (and costs) will vary. Also, as with the lamb, verify costs with us to make sure our costs or processor costs haven't changed radically.
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These are fresh,
not frozen, when we get them from the processor, so these are
for pickup customers only. We will not be able to deliver, or
to store your order. We will advise scheduled pickup for each
batch of birds we raise. Small birds average5 lbs. - 6 lbs.,
large birds are over 6 lbs., dressed. We raise birds two - three
times each year, beginning in the late spring and ending in the
early fall.
We raise lambs each year for processing in the fall
. . . we take them in at a minimum of 120 lbs. live weight. A
whole lamb will yields approximately 65 # of cut and packaged
meat. They are processed at a USDA-inspected processor, and cut
to customers' specifications, wrapped, and frozen. Check with
us for pricing for whole or half lambs each year, as the cost
of feed and the processor's fees affect what we must charge.
The processor charges by the pound for cutting and
packaging, and an additional charge for smoking. So there's no
set price for a hog, but here's the pricing breakdown: Our price
is ($TBD for each year) per pound hanging weight; the processor
charges per head for slaughter and for cutting and vacuum-pack
freezing based on hanging weight. Average hanging weight is 165#.
Additional processing costs come in for smoking, and any sausage
in casings. Bulk breakfast sausage is standard - part of the
basic processing cost.
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