what do you expext to pay for slautering, hanging and cutting up
as i have to boys ready soon just wonderd what the going rate is in your county
kill and cut
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Broomcroft
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Assuming an average-sized animal, then £175-200 for:
- slaughter
- dry hang for 2-3 weeks
- butcher
- wrap cuts in cling-film
- put like cuts into poly bags in sets
- put sets into a box containing 1/8th of the carcass
The abattoir should be able to put your labels on the poly bags of like cuts, if you provide them. Or they do their own.
Vacuum packing would cost more. A lot I think...but never done it. A lot of abattoir won't do the packing bit though and you'll just get poly bags of cuts for you to pack. That's the lowest level, ie, to get back separate bags of sirloin, rump etc.
Where are you Stew?
- slaughter
- dry hang for 2-3 weeks
- butcher
- wrap cuts in cling-film
- put like cuts into poly bags in sets
- put sets into a box containing 1/8th of the carcass
The abattoir should be able to put your labels on the poly bags of like cuts, if you provide them. Or they do their own.
Vacuum packing would cost more. A lot I think...but never done it. A lot of abattoir won't do the packing bit though and you'll just get poly bags of cuts for you to pack. That's the lowest level, ie, to get back separate bags of sirloin, rump etc.
Where are you Stew?
Clive
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Broomcroft
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Yeah Stew, do it yourself. I don't know whether you and your friends have tasted Dexter, but if you haven't then when you do you'll be very glad you didn't send them to a butcher, as will your friends.
I go the butcher route quite a lot, but it is my least favourite method because they generally don't appreciate the breed, other than in words. One famous butcher I know, if you go into his shop and ask what's the best beef, he'll say Dexter but I haven't got any at the moment, difficult to get, he'll say! If you phone him later and say I've got some Dexters, nicely finished, are you interested. The same guy will say how small and troublesome they are, and there's a lot of fat as well you know, and we've got loads of suppliers! (...so why hasn't he ever got any?). There are good butchers who do appreciate the breed, but they are small in number but hopefully that will change.
I go the butcher route quite a lot, but it is my least favourite method because they generally don't appreciate the breed, other than in words. One famous butcher I know, if you go into his shop and ask what's the best beef, he'll say Dexter but I haven't got any at the moment, difficult to get, he'll say! If you phone him later and say I've got some Dexters, nicely finished, are you interested. The same guy will say how small and troublesome they are, and there's a lot of fat as well you know, and we've got loads of suppliers! (...so why hasn't he ever got any?). There are good butchers who do appreciate the breed, but they are small in number but hopefully that will change.
Clive
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oliver1921
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Stew
We are near Ilkley - not too far away. We sell exclusively to the restaurant trade - they take whole carcases and do pay sensible money with very little hassle for ourselves - our slaughter house delivers direct to the the restaurant so once we have taken it for slaughter our work is done.
The demand at the moment is exceeding our supply so if you would like another distribution option do speak to us.
Steve (07966 169883) - i am going away for a couple of weeks on monday but done hesitate to call
We are near Ilkley - not too far away. We sell exclusively to the restaurant trade - they take whole carcases and do pay sensible money with very little hassle for ourselves - our slaughter house delivers direct to the the restaurant so once we have taken it for slaughter our work is done.
The demand at the moment is exceeding our supply so if you would like another distribution option do speak to us.
Steve (07966 169883) - i am going away for a couple of weeks on monday but done hesitate to call
Broomcroft wrote:If you phone him later and say I've got some Dexters, nicely finished, are you interested. The same guy will say how small and troublesome they are, and there's a lot of fat as well you know, and we've got loads of suppliers!
Fat? Fat!?
This guy obviously has never butchered a well fed Dexter.
Anyway, we use Mounfields at Bubwith & they charge about £120 for killing & cutting but don't offer any packaging. Good service though, highly recommended.
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