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re: Buying a half cow butchered
Posted on 7/12/16 at 3:07 pm to baldona
Posted on 7/12/16 at 3:07 pm to baldona
I buy a half cow about twice a year from a local farmer.
She brings it for processing, etc. I specify everything I want, from thickness of steaks, size of ground beef packages, and size of liver (having small packs of liver really helps).
$5/lb live. Grassfed and really good. No effort on my part.
She brings it for processing, etc. I specify everything I want, from thickness of steaks, size of ground beef packages, and size of liver (having small packs of liver really helps).
$5/lb live. Grassfed and really good. No effort on my part.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 3:14 pm to baldona
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
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
This post was edited on 7/12/16 at 3:16 pm
Posted on 7/12/16 at 3:17 pm to hawgfaninc
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raise your own cow and have it butchered
I can only imagine the letters from my HOA if I tried this one....yet there is a herd of cows in a pasture less than 300 yards from my highly restricted lot. LOL.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 3:25 pm to El Magnifico
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And what was the name of that one?
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.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 3:30 pm to convertedtiger
so after 2 pages of discussion, who can be called in the BR area to get a 1/2 or 1/4 cow?
Posted on 7/12/16 at 3:36 pm to Mo Jeaux
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.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 3:38 pm to CHEDBALLZ
where did you get this done?
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:04 pm to baldona
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.
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.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:09 pm to LSUFanHouston
I just bought a half beef at my place in Oklahoma. Dressed it was 520 lbs. So the slaughterhouse gave me half (260 lbs @ $3.50/lb) for $910.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:14 pm to El Segundo Guy
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So the slaughterhouse gave me half (260 lbs @ $3.50/lb) for $910
That's a really good price.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:15 pm to convertedtiger
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That's a really good price.
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.
This post was edited on 7/12/16 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:45 pm to Salmon
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one year we brought our cow to this community college that had a class or something dealing with butchering cows...and yeah....don't do that
I went to a Vietnamese pig roast by Belaire High School. They put the pig in a #3 washtub full of water, stripped an old orange extension cord, wrapped it around his wet ears and plugged it in. Looked like the space shuttle launching. Damn near killed it and cooked it in one shot.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:47 pm to Mo Jeaux
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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.
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.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 4:48 pm to CarRamrod
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so after 2 pages of discussion, who can be called in the BR area to get a 1/2 or 1/4 cow?
I don't know how reputable they are, but look on craigslist to start. There's usually 2-3 at least, a quick look on the BR one came up with 4-5 it looks like.
The one by me announces a sale date usually about a month in advance on Facebook and a couple other places, and they look for 2, 4, 8 whatever people to go in on them. Then they take it to the butcher, and you each pay the butcher your cost.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 7:55 pm to CarRamrod
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where did you get this done?
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.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 8:12 pm to CHEDBALLZ
The only thing I have to add to this thread is that my brother bought a calf and raised it to have it butchered. He named it "Ribeye" so the family wouldn't get attached to it.
He had a local place near Hammond process it. The meat I tried had a huge amount of moisture in it. I think they had the animal drink a lot of water before butchering so that they could charge more (more weight).
He had a local place near Hammond process it. The meat I tried had a huge amount of moisture in it. I think they had the animal drink a lot of water before butchering so that they could charge more (more weight).
Posted on 7/12/16 at 9:10 pm to CHEDBALLZ
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.
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.
Posted on 7/12/16 at 10:11 pm to Stadium Rat
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I think they had the animal drink a lot of water before butchering so that they could charge more (more weight).
Probably didn't hang it long enough.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 9:30 am to hungryone
I was just wondering if verdins could be a place to get this done or bourgeois meat market..
Posted on 7/13/16 at 10:16 am to biggdogg
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bourgeois meat market..
I don't think Bourgeois handles animals on the hoof.
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