Beef carcass hangs for 10-16 days prior to process. This is the time for you to contact butcher with specifications. The beef will be ready around 2 weeks after kill date. ​

CURRENT PROCESSING COSTS

The current standard beef processing rates are $0.48 - 0.52/pound plus a $79 kill fee.
The fee is reduced proportionally for half/quarter. 
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Processing estimates paid to butcher
1/4 (200 lbs) $112​
1/2 (400 lbs) $216

ESTIMATED BEEF PRICING

Call or Email Andy for current pricing at (419)-504-9956 or andykromer@hotmail.com.

Whole - $200 deposit - estimated hanging weight 800 lbs
1/2- $150 deposit - estimated hanging weight 400 lbs
1/4 - $100 deposit - estimated hanging weight 200 lbs

You only pay for hanging weight. Two days after steer is dropped off at butcher we will contact you with the total cost, minus the deposit. This gives you about 7 days to pay your balance.

EXAMPLE: A customer orders a 1/4 cow and pays a $100 deposit. The hanging weight is 205 lbs at $2.75 a pound. Total is $563.75 minus the original deposit, $463.75 is paid to the farmer. The butcher will be paid their additional $108 processing fee mentioned above at time of pick up.
A grand total of $672.75 or $3.27 a pound for local grass-fed beef.