[Glaswegian]

hi all.

i have two pigs ready for the green mile in the next week or so. i have been quoted a price of 75c per lb for kill and butchered. does this sound reasonable? i dont know the average price as this is my first time with pigs. (dreading the day).
 
                         cheers.johnie.

[sausagesandcash]

A friend of mine brought a pig to a registered guy in Carrigallen, who charged him 170 euro for kill n' butcher. Thought it a bit pricey myself. I shall shortly be bringing a pig for slaughter in Andersons Abbatoir in Mullagh, so i'll let you know how I get on.

[Glaswegian]

`hi sausageandcash.
170euro sounds very pricey. did that include sausages,curing etc ?

[c day]

We get our pigs killed for 30 euro, or kill and cured for 60 euro in co donegal another abbatoir charges 20 euro to kill.
What do you get for 170, a half a pig free, tell em f...... off

[kbomgte]

where in donegal is that.  does it matter what size know it does for culmore in derry.

[gavo]

We pay 37.50 for slaughter in ballyshannon;that includes all the inspection fees.

[sausagesandcash]

Like I say my friends, t'was not I. I don't even know what he got for his money. I don't think he's too put out as the pig was a gift to him and his family!

[langdon]

hi just to say im from the county of meath ( trim )
but living over here in wales ( tenby ) and love it!!!!!!!!!!
over here per pig is 35 pounds, killing only.
our freind who we get our pigs from is also a butcher does the cutting for us
hope it works out for you.
great site aint it!
langdon

[Glaswegian]

hi folks.
thank you all for your replys. gavo.that sounds a reasonable price.would you have a phone no for the abattoir you mention? c day.that price sounds better again,60 euro for kill and cure. which part of donegal is it? i am in sligo,so south donegal might not be too far to travel. also would anyone have any phone numbers for abattoirs in the sligo/lietrim area as the list i got from npits doesn't include any,and i cant find any of these abattoirs listed in the phone book.

                                                   cheers.

[c day]

hello the abbattoir is in castlefinn  about ten mins from lifford in the east of the county, so dont think it would be worth your while in tavelling up from sligo, the one gavo uses would be closer to you, it dosent matter what size the beast is he will just charge what he thinks it takes he charged me 100 for a four year old boar but this was more like a small cow

[gavo]

Glaswegian
               The fellows name is Sean Rooney tel no:0719822846 [shop] 0872262744[mob] No size limit on pigs; he can also do all the butchery work as he is one; he has a shop in Ballyshannon we don't use him for that though they go to another butcher.

[pikilily]

I am just getting ready to send my two Berkshires off for slaughter and butchering. Heres what i have been quoted

Abottoir ; £25/pig kill and deliver to butcher of choice

Butcher;  £1.20/kg butchering and bagging/vacuumm packing calculated on dead weight (not butchered weight)
            +£2.50/pig for disposal of unusable bits
            +£0.50/kg for gammoning
            +£2.50/kg for making sausages

so all in, I am calculating about £80 slaughtering and butchering costs per 70kg pig (no gammon and no sausages)
that was based on a 60% dead weight/live weight, however the butcher has now said that one should calculate for 70% dead weight.

how does that sound??.... this is my first time with pigs. We do have a butcher friend who comes to the house to do our sheep. he would charge about £50 for the evenings work, which would bring costs down a lot. But i think for simplicity we will go with the butchering at the shop...... cos i will be spending the following days making my own sausages, am i mad?....i want to guage how much work is in the butchering before committing to doing it here at home the next time!

Emma T 
Emma T

[HappyHippy]

The abbetoir at Shotts (which I'm using this time cos they've got an attached butchers) is just under £20 for kill and the butchery is 64 pence per kilo (though I'm not sure if that's live or deadweight, but I'd presume deadweight ?) they don't charge extra for sausages (so I was told by the guy I spoke to) if you want bacon or cured pork add 64p per kilo for the amount you want. There is an extra charge for vac packing but the guy I spoke to wasn't sure how much it would be (the boss is on holiday  )
But, by my calculations I'd get a 70Kg pig killed and butchered for around £65. But we did pay more for butchery last time round, my local butcher charges 80p per kilo so that would work out closer to £80.
HTH Emma,
Karen x

[HappyHippy]

Oh and I don't think I'd be rushing into butchering in the house - my kitchen's not really big enough - and I wouldn't want all the mess to clean up (But that's just me ) You'll have to let us know how tasty your boys are, got a vested intrest now I've got some Berkshires too 

[pikilily]

Del and Rodney say they arent tasty at all.....really yucky, all chewy and not an ounce of meat anywhere........best just to leave them playing with their pilates ball in the pen!!!!!!!!!!!!  

do you remember that Maltesers advert....the one with the wide Mouthed Frog....thats the voice i imagine Del and Rodney talking to me with!!!! 

Now - am i mad ??
LOL Emma T