They usually have the option of 1/4, 1/2 or a whole. Generally they will do what I want and just combine orders with other people. One time they did say I could only get a quarter unless I wanted a whole. I am ok with it though. They slaughter twice a year in general and as long as I know that I can be prepared.
That sounds like something I heard of up Montana way. I’m in KS and the last I knew the private butchers could only butcher an animal for the owner here.
We’d love to sell someone an animal, we’re proud of our animals. But, here every private locker is booked up for almost 2 years.
We’d have to schedule a butcher date for a calf that doesn’t exist on a handshake.
On that if anyone can get a butcher date for next Aug/Nov, I’ve got 100 yearlings I’ll sell.
The problem selling straight to the normal person, is nobody wants to take a whole animal.
Then, if you have spring calves, you need to know who wants what in Jan/Feb to have a calf, that was born a year ago, ready to butcher by Aug/Sep.
They usually have the option of 1/4, 1/2 or a whole. Generally they will do what I want and just combine orders with other people. One time they did say I could only get a quarter unless I wanted a whole. I am ok with it though. They slaughter twice a year in general and as long as I know that I can be prepared.
That sounds like something I heard of up Montana way. I’m in KS and the last I knew the private butchers could only butcher an animal for the owner here.
We’d love to sell someone an animal, we’re proud of our animals. But, here every private locker is booked up for almost 2 years.
We’d have to schedule a butcher date for a calf that doesn’t exist on a handshake.
On that if anyone can get a butcher date for next Aug/Nov, I’ve got 100 yearlings I’ll sell.
We need more butchers. There is an industry waiting to happen.
That's how my parents did it as well. Their order would be combined with others to make up a whole cow.
That's not a problem. It's easy as shit. Same customers every year
I buy a half cow for my wife and I, last time i split it with my son MD his family