Author Topic: Selling to Butchers (Read 4572 times)

JulieS · « **on:** July 11, 2011, 08:22:08 am »

I've been approached by a local butcher who wants to buy whole carcasses from me.

I breed Pedigree GOS pigs so need to make sure I'm not underselling the meat, but of course understand that I won't get a retail price for the pork.

I've worked out my costs, and was wondering what others charge in a similar situation?

Please feel free to PM me.

Many thanks.

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #1 on:** July 11, 2011, 09:36:33 am »

Farmers' Weekly has recent deadweight averages around 152ppk. So assuming your butcher is wanting them at 60kg deadweight, s/he'd pay £90+ for a commercial animal at the same weight. Hopefully s/he'd expect to pay more for rare breed / free range - but I've no idea how much more. My local butcher will have the conversation with me if I can get the back fat down to nearer 12mm - I'm sure I can improve on 20mm but 12mm doesn't sound enough to keep a free range pig warm!

JulieS · « **Reply #2 on:** July 11, 2011, 10:12:15 am »

Many thanks Sally.

I'm at around 15 mm back fat, which the butcher is delighted with (the pigs are 15mm, I'm a lot more!!!lol)

He's having 2, they are off to the abattoir tomorrow......I think I'll take a trip into the butcher and see just how much I can get him to go up.

Berkshire Boy · « **Reply #3 on:** July 11, 2011, 12:21:43 pm »

Hi Julie,
I sell some of my Berkshires to a local butcher and he pays £2-50 a kilo which I am quite happy with. More would be nice but it suits us both at the moment.

JulieS · « **Reply #4 on:** July 11, 2011, 12:38:25 pm »

Many thanks Berkshire Boy. Do you pay the kill costs?

Berkshire Boy · « **Reply #5 on:** July 11, 2011, 03:35:38 pm »

Bit of a disputed area,

I say he should pay and he says I should so we split it down the middle.

JulieS · « **Reply #6 on:** July 11, 2011, 06:03:57 pm »

Sounds like a good way to deal with the kill costs then BB

I'm going to let him have these two at £2.40 per kilo with me paying the kill costs. I'm hoping when he sees what excellent pork it is I can negotiate a bit higher

TheCaptain · « **Reply #7 on:** July 11, 2011, 08:13:22 pm »

Does that cover your costs? Doesn't seem like a lot of profit for a lot of hard work...

princesspiggy · « **Reply #8 on:** July 11, 2011, 11:56:11 pm »

Quote from: JulieS on July 11, 2011, 06:03:57 pm

I'm going to let him have these two at £2.40 per kilo with me paying the kill costs.

is that per kilo live weight or dead?

JulieS · « **Reply #9 on:** July 12, 2011, 06:18:07 am »

No, not much profit at all, but I have quite a few meat pigs ready to go at the moment. I need to clear a lot of my pens to do some maintenance work over the summer, so helps me at this point.