re: Buying a half cow butchered

raise your own cow and have it butchered

eta it's what me and my family have done for a long time. best way to do it so you know what the cow is being fed. grass fed ftw. plus you can sell the meat for a pretty good profit if it's grass fed

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And what was the name of that one?

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It was a meat packer in Hemphill, TX. This was 10 years ago now and I have no clue if they are still in business.

Calf I bought was 560 lbs dressed. I got half of that so 280#s, my mother in law ended up splitting it with me so I got a 1/4 calf. I put all of it in a regular freezer that's on top of of the fridge, but it was packed in there pretty good.

I've read about this and I'm interested as well, but I don't have the foggiest idea how to get started. I think a 1/4 or even 1/8 would be plenty enough at first. Dropping 2K on meat is a chunk even if it would last me a year.

I've done some research online and I've found there are some places out of state that will basically sell shares to the general public. But I can't find anything close to NOLA that does that. Anyone know of anything around here?

Heck, I'd even be willing to go in on a portion of deer meat. I'm not a hunter but I love me some venison sausage and venison burgers. I'd be willing to buy chicken straight from the farmer as well, although I do enjoy 2.99 Tuesday at Fresh Market.

It's probably been two years since I bought any meat from a grocery store. Every six weeks or so we do a big order from Cutrer's in Kentwood, and if I need something before I place another order in the interim, I go to Tag's or Jeanfreau's in Chalmette. All three places sell good meat at a good price, but I'd like to go in more direct with a local farmer. $5 a pound average sounds pretty good as well.

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So the slaughterhouse gave me half (260 lbs @ $3.50/lb) for $910

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That's a really good price.

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That's a really good price.

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Yes it is. Tucker's Slaughterhouse in Durant, OK.

They do all of my deer processing also. And they throw in some big fresh beef leg bones for the dog in a feed sack.

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I feel like I would have some ruined, freezer burned meat on my hands before I could finish it all. And I eat a lot of beef.

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As do I. If I'm cooking meat I like to purchase it the day of or a day or two before. I'd never eat half of a cow before it went bad.

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where did you get this done?

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Bought the calf at a benefit auction here in Raceland. Paid $325 for half..... couldn't pass it up. Ended up costing us $100 to get packed because the man who donated the calf also donated the slaughter fee. All in we were $425.

Verduns Meat Market in Raceland slaughtered and packed it, highly recommend them.

Yep, Verduns is a good source for a cow connection. The bulletin board near the door is usually covered in sales flyers for calves, pigs, lambs, rabbits, etc. Plus you get to chat with a female butcher, still a rarity in our modern times. Plaisance In Larose is another source. My rancher friend uses Unruh Processing in DeRidder. Call your local county Ag extension agent, who can point you in the direction of local ranchers and processors.

For those of you who shy away from a big upfront purchase, it's great for budgeting purposes. A chest freezer runs $250, and you can fill it with shrimp, fish, etc. buying in bulk saves money and forces you to plan meals like an organized grownup.

I was just wondering if verdins could be a place to get this done or bourgeois meat market..