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Half Pigs: The price for a half pig is $5.00/lb based on final hanging weight at the butcher after slaughter. A typical half pig hangs at 90 lbs so the pig cost is typically $580 or so. The slaughter is $40 and the butchering (cutting & vacuum packaging) is $90.
Letâs also assume an average processing cost of 75 cents per pound. The half calf hanging weight would be 175 lb. So our price for that beef would be 175 x 4.75, or $831. Processing cost paid directly to the butcher would be 0.75 x 175 = $131. So your total cost would be $962. The packaged meat would weigh around 70% of the 175, which is about 123lb. So the average cost of the packaged beef would be $962/123 = $7.82. Remember this is a rough average.