Whole hog, processed price per pound?

fortydegnorth · 12-02-2012, 07:18 AM

My wife's family and I have an opportunity to get a couple hogs. My father in law works with a guy that raises them. He has made him a deal to sell us two, 250# pigs for $.65 a pound. I need to get the specifics but I think this is the pig whole, not hanging weight. He is charging $35 extra to butcher and my in-laws are going over to help with that. By the time it's gutted and all the butchered I know we won't get anywhere near 250# but I figured maybe 150#? Even then it would only be $1.10 or so per pound. Does this sound like a good deal? I've seen hogs sold locally for a lot more.

CarolinaQue · 12-02-2012, 07:36 AM

Sounds about right to me.

woodpelletsmoker · 12-02-2012, 08:07 AM

In Beijing pork price is more than $2 per pound.
remember our salary level is $500 to $1000 per month
jealous!

superdan · 12-02-2012, 08:19 AM

When you say "butcher" is that just slaughter or actually turn it into cuts? I just did two hogs I raised on Thursday and I paid more than what you're paying on feed alone. I take my hogs to a butcher for final processing and that part is $0.69 a pound. Throw in feed and I'm way over your cost. I would guess your 250 lbs on the hoof would be around 175 hanging weight, ballpark. Sounds like a winning deal to me...

fortydegnorth · 12-02-2012, 08:46 AM

That's butchered into cuts. It's a screaming deal in my opinion. The guy is not a professional butcher but he has a good reputation and nice equipment. This is not his normal price either, it's more of a "buddy" deal.

Just BS · 12-02-2012, 08:54 AM

That's a smoking deal ~ pun intended!

frognot · 12-02-2012, 08:58 AM

Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.

seattlepitboss · 12-02-2012, 04:18 PM

Last pig I bought worked out just over $2.50/lb after purchase, kill fee, butchering fee and taxes. So in the low $1 range is KILLER.

phil c · 12-02-2012, 05:01 PM

we sold hogs this year for $120 on the hoof, Hangin weight was just over 100Lbs. The the locker charges $20 for kill and $.46LB. for cutting with cured, smoked, and sausage products cosing a bit more.
Yes Its pricey but the customers we have are more concerned with "happy Hogs" raised on pasture with no antibiotics or hormones.
I'd say your getting a pretty good deal.

Hawg Father of Seoul · 12-02-2012, 08:05 PM

Yeah, that deal has him losing money. It would be rude to turn down an offer like that.

Hawg Father of Seoul · 12-02-2012, 08:07 PM

BTW the last 8 weeks old piglet I bought cost way more than you are paying total.

It had papers and was a Berk, but come on.

Bourbon Barrel BBQ · 12-02-2012, 09:14 PM

Yeah thats crazy cheap. Im getting a hog Friday that I've got to process myself and its still $1.59lb.

fortydegnorth · 12-02-2012, 09:44 PM

I'm going to double check with my in-laws before I sign on to this. I know it's a crazy good deal but I also think if something seems too good to be true......., well you know. I sure hope it's just a great deal because a freezer full of pig is never a bad thing.

12-02-2012, 07:18 AM	#1
fortydegnorth Found some matches. Join Date: 03-14-12 Location: Kettering OH Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Whole hog, processed price per pound? My wife's family and I have an opportunity to get a couple hogs. My father in law works with a guy that raises them. He has made him a deal to sell us two, 250# pigs for $.65 a pound. I need to get the specifics but I think this is the pig whole, not hanging weight. He is charging $35 extra to butcher and my in-laws are going over to help with that. By the time it's gutted and all the butchered I know we won't get anywhere near 250# but I figured maybe 150#? Even then it would only be $1.10 or so per pound. Does this sound like a good deal? I've seen hogs sold locally for a lot more.

12-02-2012, 07:36 AM	#2
CarolinaQue is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 06-23-07 Location: North Berwick, ME Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sounds about right to me. __________________ Tim “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.” - Mark Twain - Beautiful family - Home made trailer mounted reverse flow offset w/ vertical chamber, Weber OTG and an ECB

12-02-2012, 08:58 AM	#7
frognot Babbling Farker Join Date: 03-22-04 Location: Allen, Texas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sounds like a pretty good deal to me. __________________ Large Big Green Egg WSM Weber One Touch Gold Weber Summit Gold Super Fast, Super Accurate Orange Therma-Pen Retired: NB Bandera (2003-2009) that introduced me to y'all crazy farkers "If you really care about this place, you'll show some respect for it." deguerre Thanks to N8man & NorthwestBBQ for the custom avatars! (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(") "Hang in there Dan Chambers!"

12-02-2012, 08:07 AM	#3
woodpelletsmoker is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-29-11 Location: Beijing,China Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	In Beijing pork price is more than $2 per pound. remember our salary level is $500 to $1000 per month jealous!

12-02-2012, 08:19 AM	#4
superdan Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-21-11 Location: Sacramento, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	When you say "butcher" is that just slaughter or actually turn it into cuts? I just did two hogs I raised on Thursday and I paid more than what you're paying on feed alone. I take my hogs to a butcher for final processing and that part is $0.69 a pound. Throw in feed and I'm way over your cost. I would guess your 250 lbs on the hoof would be around 175 hanging weight, ballpark. Sounds like a winning deal to me...

12-02-2012, 08:46 AM	#5
fortydegnorth Found some matches. Join Date: 03-14-12 Location: Kettering OH Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That's butchered into cuts. It's a screaming deal in my opinion. The guy is not a professional butcher but he has a good reputation and nice equipment. This is not his normal price either, it's more of a "buddy" deal.

12-02-2012, 08:54 AM	#6
Just BS Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-10-12 Location: So Cal Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That's a smoking deal ~ pun intended!

12-02-2012, 04:18 PM	#8
seattlepitboss is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-05-09 Location: Seattle, WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Last pig I bought worked out just over $2.50/lb after purchase, kill fee, butchering fee and taxes. So in the low $1 range is KILLER.

12-02-2012, 05:01 PM	#9
phil c Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 12-31-11 Location: Center Point, Iowa Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	we sold hogs this year for $120 on the hoof, Hangin weight was just over 100Lbs. The the locker charges $20 for kill and $.46LB. for cutting with cured, smoked, and sausage products cosing a bit more. Yes Its pricey but the customers we have are more concerned with "happy Hogs" raised on pasture with no antibiotics or hormones. I'd say your getting a pretty good deal.

12-02-2012, 08:05 PM	#10
Hawg Father of Seoul is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-14-10 Location: Rogers, AR Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah, that deal has him losing money. It would be rude to turn down an offer like that.

12-02-2012, 08:07 PM	#11
Hawg Father of Seoul is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-14-10 Location: Rogers, AR Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	BTW the last 8 weeks old piglet I bought cost way more than you are paying total. It had papers and was a Berk, but come on.

12-02-2012, 09:14 PM	#12
Bourbon Barrel BBQ is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-27-10 Location: Louisville, KY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah thats crazy cheap. Im getting a hog Friday that I've got to process myself and its still $1.59lb.

12-02-2012, 09:44 PM	#13
fortydegnorth Found some matches. Join Date: 03-14-12 Location: Kettering OH Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm going to double check with my in-laws before I sign on to this. I know it's a crazy good deal but I also think if something seems too good to be true......., well you know. I sure hope it's just a great deal because a freezer full of pig is never a bad thing.