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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: white-blazes on June 20, 2011, 03:42:57 pm

Title: What price for meat?
Post by: white-blazes on June 20, 2011, 03:42:57 pm

We had our meat back last Friday and nicely bagged all the sausages into 12's, and belly pork etc.

How much do you charge for your various joints?

I've googled 'buying pork online' and came across a few online butchers, so used their selling prices as a guide, is this ok?

(only selling to friends and family, but hopefully the money will go towards our next two, or three, or fo.....)

Title: Re: What price for meat?
Post by: JulieS on June 20, 2011, 03:51:13 pm

Yes, a good idea to find out what others charge.  But most important is to work out how much it has cost you to produce the meat.....Don't undersell yourself.

Title: Re: What price for meat?
Post by: white-blazes on June 20, 2011, 03:53:30 pm

I know the cost of the pigs, feed, slaughter, and abatoir, came in at £120 per pig (we had two).

I have a list of all the meat and weights received, and going on internet prices, our £240 is worth £455 at retail prices, does that sound right?

I'm not taking into account the fuel to visit them daily, or the fencing costs, as I check my horses anyway so was making the trips out in any way, plus fencing materials will be there now for further pigs :)

Title: Re: What price for meat?
Post by: SallyintNorth on June 20, 2011, 03:56:00 pm

Quote from: white-blazes on June 20, 2011, 03:53:30 pm

I know the cost of the pigs, feed, slaughter, and abatoir, came in at £120 per pig (we had two).

Blimey!   How did you do that?!   :o :o

Title: Re: What price for meat?
Post by: TheCaptain on June 20, 2011, 03:59:28 pm

If we'd sold all of the meat from our two they would have been worth £780, we priced at farm shop prices.  I'll reiterate what Julie says - even if they are friends or family, don't undersell your yourself; word will spread if it is quality meat and you don't want to be stuck in a predicament of keeping to those prices.

Title: Re: What price for meat?
Post by: white-blazes on June 20, 2011, 04:00:20 pm

Sorry, I meant slaughter/abatoir and butcher.


Pigs £70, Feed (8 weeks only £70), Slaughter £50, Butcher £50

I was fortunate I suppose in that the pigs came to me at 4 months old, and the price was a bargain really.

Title: Re: What price for meat?
Post by: white-blazes on June 20, 2011, 04:01:31 pm

Thanks both of you, no I shan't undersell, I shall go on shop prices for sure - we need to buy and feed more pigs ;D

Title: Re: What price for meat?
Post by: white-blazes on June 20, 2011, 04:05:17 pm

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Title: Re: What price for meat?
Post by: Hilarysmum on June 21, 2011, 09:14:47 am

Sounds very reasonable.  Print off Jimmy Farm and Duchy of Cornwall prices and show people what a bargain they are getting buying from you.

Title: Re: What price for meat?
Post by: white-blazes on June 21, 2011, 10:21:45 am

thanks HM ;)