SCORE!!!! In the Freezer

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driedstick

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My cousin is the VP/Part owner of the local livestock yard here and he just called me and had a approx 300lb pig break it's ankle,,,,, yup meat in the freezer!! Sold it to me .................35cents a pound + Kill fee and cut and wrap,,, should get out of this at about $200.00 or so depending on the kill fee.  
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     The best thing is he said pay for it when you can,,, no rush hell ya. 

I'm going to tell the butcher all the pork steak, pork chops I can get , I don't know about the hams yet,,, but telling them to save me the bellies so I can do my own bacon and the rest is going to go in to fresh ground pork no seasoning. Perfect timing with all my friends bringing me their venison for ss and snack sticks 

Am I missing anything 
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Mmmmmm 2 would be good, lol you could a stuffed and smoked loin with other one...lol I'm hungry....
 
Sweet deal.
Thanks farm yeppers I get good deals from him all the time,,,, They are looking for a beef for me know told them March would be great,, he has a couple close ranchers he deals with and I told him I would like a grain fed one,,, Small community around here good stock also. 
 
I would get one green ham for sure.   Cure it yourself.  
 
Something is not right when kill+cut+wrap costs as much as the pig.

Still a good deal...

I always shake my head when I see the cost breakdown for my pig. Kill fee last time was 30℅. I butchered it myself, not to save money, but I have my own ways.
 
To compare, a 250-pound pig will typically have a dressed weight of 180 pounds and a retail cuts weight of 144 pounds. This is a net of 72% dressed weight, with only 57% of the original live weight becoming retail cuts.

Save the hams and picnics...   Try my 5-6 days method for curing...
 
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