Butchering Tips for Bulk Pork

If you have never ordered a half or whole pig it can be an intimidating undertaking and we are here to help out! Our pigs range from 200-350 lbs, so a whole pig is about 5 boxes worth of meat (and a half is about 2.5-3 boxes) Depending on how you customize your pork order will depend on how many of each cut you get, but we have included an example of a whole pig order below. 

Hanging weight:

• We charge for our half & whole pigs by the hanging weight. This is the weight of the animal at the butcher shop after slaughter (including the bones, fat, organs & meat) This is the most accurate way we can charge. 
• Our whole pigs are $6/lb and half pigs are $6.25/lb.
  

 Meat weight:

• Your total pounds of meat will differ from your hanging weight depending how you ask for things to be cut.
• To get the most yield back we suggest getting all of the items including organs, leaf lard and keep the bones in cuts like hams etc. 
• If you would like all boneless cuts there will less weight because the hanging weight does include the bones. 

Tips for butchering: Think of how your family enjoys pork most? Do you cook with ground pork lots? Do you love honey garlic sausage? Do you want to try some new cuts like hamsteak? Smoked hocks? Unsure about certain cuts? Just ask! We are happy to walk you through the process. 

How do you place an order: Visit our Pork Order page to place your order, once we receive this form we will send you the cut sheet. We have made it super simple to fill out. For example the pork belly there are 3 options for how you would like it cut. 1) Smoked and sliced 2) Smoked & whole. 3) Unsmoked & whole. 

What can we customize: Literally everything! Your type of sausage, how you would like things packaged (paper vs vac packed) how many items per package (2 chops, 4 sausage etc.) 

Deposit: We do ask for a $150 deposit once you place your order. We are getting your whole or half pig cut to your specifications so we want to make sure you pickup your meat! 

Here is an example of what you can expect from a whole pig! 
- 15-20 lbs bacons 
- 30 lbs of sausage 
- 30 lbs of ground pork
- 4 butt roasts (3-4 lbs) 
- 2 tenderloins 
- 5-6 lbs of side ribs 
- 24 smoked chops
- 24 centre cut chops  
- 2 smoked hocks 
- heart, liver, back fat & leaf lard (are optional) 

** Please note these weights may change depending on the size of your pig, and how you would like certain cuts. 

Check out & download our Pork Cut Sheet here! 

Place your half & whole pig order here!

Pork Cut Sheet 2023
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