My kids sold their steers for $3.50 hanging weight customer pays processing. Grass fed grass finished Dexters
Hogs were $2.50 a pound hanging plus processing. Fed a non GMO ration from the feed mill we had made in bulk

The ones you don't brag about are the bargains, the rest cost more.

I sell my steers by the side. $1,300 per side and they pay processing. These are sold to city folks who just want to know the price and not worry about paying by the pound on hanging weight. Was much easier to just charge a flat fee then to explain hanging weight. I take 10 in a year, keep half for myself and the rest are sold. It’s luck of the draw who gets a heavier one over the lighter ones. Usually not more than 100 pounds difference between the 10. I always take a half of the lightest one. From my hanging weight it would have come out at $3.72 a pound.

Real good price.

Mine last fall was 203# came out to $453 total (hog, processing, hams, bacon, sausage. Everything but the squeal )

Both deals are great prices.

The price of beef stays between $4 to $6 per pound while pork costs from $3 to $5 per pound according to local seller pricing. Checking with local sellers remains essential when determining current rates since rates can differ according to area and product availability.

I do all my own processing.

We sell beef by the whole, half, or quarter... I should say my wife sells it. I just raise them.
We charge $4.40 per hanging weigh for a whole, $4.90 per hanging weight for a half or quarter. Plus $190 kill fee (for whole), plus the buyer pays $1.10 ~ $1.15 per hanging weigh for cut and wrap (depending on which butcher they choose). The buyer end up paying roughly $4,000 for a whole, $2,200 for half, $1,200 for a quarter.

Here is a link to our website: https://pioneercattleco.com

When live calf prices were in the tank it was a really good deal for us. Now that live calf prices are up it's not such a good deal for us, but we still do make a little money on feeding the calves through the feed lot. Our prices might seem high, but I would hate to calculate what we make per hour on the feed lot/meat program... I know it aint much. We grain finish them for a minimum of 100 days, getting them up to 17~18 pounds per day at the end, so the quality of the product has always been top notch…

I've never harvested a deer that cost less per pound than beef, cut, wrapped and in the freezer. LOL[/quote]
I do all my own processing.[/quote]
Me too. I've never sent a deer to be processed.