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Retail Shop
Frozen pasture-raised ground chuck, steaks, roasts and pork cuts are available for purchase in our retail shop. Shop open by appointment only, or Saturdays in December 8am-12pm.
Retail Shop Location: W9808 State Road 23 Rosendale, WI 54974
Contact: Jenna DeVries with questions 920-539-1297
Pork Shares
$100 deposit is required per half when you place the order, with the remainder owed on pickup. (Total price based on $2.99 per pound hanging weight OR market price.) Cash, check or Venmo accepted at the time of pickup. You will be notified when your pork half is ready.
Live Weight - The weight of an animal when it arrives at the processor.
Hanging Weight - This is the dressed out weight of the animal. With pigs, this equals about 75% of the live weight.
Yield Weight - This is the weight after the livestock has been cut into the various packages. This is what you will take home. It is about 70% of the hanging weight.
Example totals below: *These totals are estimates. Actual amounts will vary.
WHOLE HOG
24-28 lb pork chops
2-4 packages of 3 lb spare ribs
24 lbs of shoulder roasts or steaks
4 ham hocks
12-20 lbs ground pork (or sausage)
30-40 lbs ham (whole, half, or steaks)
16-20 lbs bacon
2 lb tenderloin
HALF HOG
12-14 lb pork chops
1-2 packages of 3 lb spare ribs
12 lb of shoulder roasts or steaks
2 ham hocks
6-10 lbs ground pork (or sausage)
15-20 lb ham (whole, half, or steaks)
8-10 lb bacon
1 lb tenderloin
Beef Quarters
$100 deposit is required per quarter when you place the order, with the remainder owed on pickup. (Total price based on $2.99 per pound hanging weight OR market price.) Cash, check or Venmo accepted at the time of pickup. You will be notified when your beef quarter is ready.
PRICE BREAKDOWN
You are not charged per pound of take-home meat.
You are charged per pound of hanging weight (e.g. $2.99 per pound OR market price). The amount of take-home meat will vary depending on details like the breed, butcher process, how long it hangs, etc.
Hanging weight is determined immediately after the animal is harvested-and hung. After it is weighed, cows 'hang' for 14-28 days. This is an ideal range and it improves the taste.
Actual take-home meat will be 25-40% less than hanging weight. This is normal due to moisture loss during hanging, breed (ratio of meat to bone / non-meat) and cartilage / bones / waste during the butcher process.
You should expect a mix of steaks, roasts, ground and stew meat. Roughly speaking, 1/2 of your meat will be ground and stew, 1/4 will be roasts (chuck, shoulder, rump, sirloin tip etc.) and 1/4 will be steaks (sirloin, prime / rib, T-bone, filet mignon, tenderloin etc.)