I see prices from $2. If you would like to reserve a half steer or whole hog, we need you to confirm availability (shoot us an email) and pay a $200 deposit (steers) or $100 (pigs). Some pig farmers cut costs by giving their pigs a lot of food waste like bread and donuts past the sell-by date and full of refined flours and chemicals. If you are looking for breeding stock pigs, they are usually sold individually, not by the pound. Weights are approximate until final weight is given at butcher. 85 per pound of hanging weight and assuming another $200 in butcher costs, the estimated total cost of a 100 pound hanging weight half pig would be approximately $785. The trotters and hocks can be smoked for use in delicious, nutritious soups where you get the benefit of the knuckle gelatin.
DeVries is also an animal welfare approved facility, ensuring minimal stress to the animals. Please check back with us in 2023. The volume purchase discount is roughly 10-12% off on farm, retail prices. What does this mean for you? 00, plus your processing cost, which averages $280. The hanging weight is about 72% of the live weight. Summer Sausage/Salami (fully cooked, all venison, 20 lb. In the example above you would get about 5 pounds of sausage. ) If you do want the head, tail, heart, or liver, let us know when you order as there is only one of each per pig and we'll make sure you get it. Commonly added items: Assuming 20lb. Processing appointments are hard to come by, so set this part up first, then set up your order with the auction. Retail cuts total about half of a hogs live weight. Once your share is weighed and you pay the butcher, you are welcome to pay any balance due to us on a similar payment schedule over two or three months. Prefer thick cut bacon, you can get that as well.
And not weaned until 2 months of age (factory farms wean as early as 15 days). The price of a half cow or whole hog is composed of two parts: what you pay us (the farmers) and what you pay the processor (butchering costs). For more information on custom hog orders and a link to sample cutting instructions, please visit the FAQ Page of our site. Option 1: you can pay a $300 deposit up front, with the balance due when your share is weighed. Tell the butcher what cuts you want. A pig will hang about 70% of live weight, so take the live weight and multiply it by 70% for the approximate hanging weight. The butcher also offers the following services at an additional per pound price: smoking, bulk, cased and smoked sausage. For the purpose of maintaining an accurate inventory, we sell our animals in one-quarter increments. November 2023 – Pine River Processing. We give our pigs non-GMO, corn- and soy-free feed, natural (organic) food scraps like extra pumpkins or potatoes, extra eggs, whey from farm cheese, and anything they forage in the woods or pasture. Share with a friend!
Feeder pigs will be between $1-4 per pound, average $2. 00 per pound hanging weight for custom raised pigs in Ohio. Check out Sugar Mountain Farm's explanation of roaster pigs, prices and shipping for more details. The pork average cost will be closer to $7. Weight and Yield Average for Whole Hog. This typically works out to $1. These are pigs that you will raise at home, if you want pigs to eat, look in the roaster or whole hog section. That is after slaughter and cleaning, head, skin, feet and tail on. We will raise the pig and deliver it to a local butcher for you.
This option allows you to customize the cuts to fit your family's eating style and is a great way to try various cuts. If you want to order more than one-quarter cow (or pig), choose 2 quarters for a side (1/2) beef or pig, 3 quarters for 3/4 beef, or 4 quarters for a whole beef. Available below are diagrams and order sheets from the butcher to help you determine your cuts. September 5th, 2023 – Becks Processing. The meat and fat distribution, which makes bacon so amazing, only comes from that part.