Whole Icelandic Lamb for Butcher - Deposit
Whole Icelandic Lamb for Butcher - Deposit
This listing is for the purchase of a whole live lamb that will go to butcher. The deposit reserves your lamb and goes towards the total cost of the lamb.
Cost Breakdown:
Deposit: $50 to reserve a lamb
Butcher Day: $6 a pound - hanging weight (our lambs typically weight 35-40 pounds hanging) paid to us. The deposit goes toward this amount.
Cut/Wrap Fees: You pay these directly to the butcher.
Approximately $30 + one of the following:
Paper Wrap - $0.70/# with a $45 minimum
Vacuum Seal - $0.90/# with a $55 minimum
Our lambs usually go to slaughter in January or February, although it can vary. Please inquire to when this year’s lambs are due to slaughter.
Our Icelandic lamb is raised on milk, grass and other forage. They are usually processed in the fall at approximately six months old.
Lamb is $5/lb hanging weight plus you are responsible for the butcher fees. Our lambs usually hang at about 45 lbs. We give you the contact information for the butcher. You call and let them know which cuts you would like from your lamb. They will also ask if you would like it vacuum packed or wrapped in paper. You are responsible for paying them at the time of pick up.
If using our butcher (costs are approximate):
Hanging Weight (pd to us) $5 x 45 lbs = $225
Butcher Fees (kill/cut/wrap) = $65
Total = $290
You are welcome to use your own butcher. Depending on who you choose, there may be a delivery charge; otherwise, you are welcome to pick it up at the farm and deliver to your butcher of choice.
We usually use Mohawk Meats in Mohawk, OR.
