How much does it cost to butcher a cow? I would try at least one ham. You may not like the particular way the processor cures the bacon or ham. I will also try to barter some. An obvious message from this chart is that butchering costs were the single largest factor in the final meat price. How much does it cost to slaughter a pig?
Now I won't complain when dh wants to do it and de-bones it as he does not have the band saw for cutting the pork chops etc. The carcass will need to be butchered and prepped for consumption. We will be ready to butcher a pig or two in another month. Last year’s half pig cost us $4.32/lb, so by raising it ourselves we saved almost $2 per pound. The last hog we had butchered cost us .45/lb for smoking, and another .45/lb for sausage. How Much Does it cost? Wow!! How Much Meat Does a Pig Yield. 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). If you’re taking a pig in for slaughter, especially for the first time, you may be wondering how much it will cost to get it slaughtered and processed. It's a wonder any one does it anymore, after you spend an unGodly amount on feed and raising it, to turn around and spend that on processing!! I have not checked on prices yet, but anything over a $1.50/lb will be to high. I am flabbergasted! We charge $4.25/lb hanging weight for steers and $4.20/lb hanging weight for pigs. If you pay to have your cow killed, it can cost as much as $100. Feb 27, 2008 8,650 81 303 Elizabethtown, NC. My slaughter fee is $30 per pig. You can have the rib meat ground. 300 lbs is pretty heavy for a pen raised hog. There will be quite a bit of fat and I seriously doubt if you get close to 150 lbs of meat. It can be a little difficult to accept this. I will try to remember to post when the time comes with all the information. We make and can pork bone broth for our winter soups and stews, and the organs make a tasty organ stock. The butcher fee is $0.40/lb hanging weight, which would be around $72 on a 250lb pig. On top of that, you have oddments like lard, bones and organs that are still usable and tasty. Using your 250lb pig example, that makes the approximately 165 cuts about $1.81/lb. Chris . It will likely cost you $300 or more to get your backyard cow ready. Anything that you don't have specifically cut, can be ground and then made into what ever you choose. I would attribute the savings to greater meat yield, lower feed costs in 2010, and sweat equity. That makes my cost for raising one pig to be around $300. For the most part, a pig yields roughly 50% of its live weight in marketable cuts. There are several costs associated with butchering a cow including the cost to kill, butcher, and prep the meat. Mar 29, 2009 #4 greenfamilyfarms Big Pippin' 11 Years.