So - what is considered a reasonable price? I'm also getting a Highland steer slaughtered. ( Yes it's Hamish, but he's had a good life. At least he'll be going straight to the abbatoir and not chased round a market.) Round here they charge about £3.50/lb for Highland mince and about £ 20/lb for fillet, which probably averages out at @ £10/lb and that seems rather a lot to me. So what do other people charge for @ 250lbs meat?