QUARTER, HALF, OR WHOLE BEEF PURCHASE BEEF: 100% grass-fed, no antibiotics, no growth enhancers, humanely raised, on-farm slaughter, 2-year-old animals. We raise mainly Black Angus with some other breeds mixed in. Beef Slaughter Dates 2024: September 9th October 7th November 4th
A DEPOSIT is required to reserve your portion of an animal for a specific slaughter date.
$300 reserves a quarter beef
$500 reserves a half beef
$1,000 reserves a whole beef
Cost Breakdown:
Fee to farmer: $5.00/lb hanging weight for raising the animal portion for you.
Slaughter fee*: $62.50 for a quarter beef,$125 for a half, and $250 for a whole beef. *A separate business from us.
Hang, cut and wrap fee: Sunrise Meats* currently charges$1.25/lb plus tax depending on the complexity of cuts. *A separate business from us. Contact Sunrise Meats in Port Angeles.
Bring-home weight averages around 64% of hanging weight if you choose bone-on cuts and collect as much as you can. This calculates to just under $10.40 a pound bring-home for all cuts like T-bones, rib steaks, other steaks, roasts, ground beef, etc., before tax. This is dependent on how much you capture. Choose bone-on cuts, keep added bones for stock, and keep organ meat for a higher percentage of bring-home weight. Freezer Space Needed: Figure around 3-4 cubic feet of freezer space for a quarter beef, 6-8 cubic feet for a half beef and 12-16 for a whole animal. AVERAGE HALF BEEF weighing 320 pounds is just around $2,125 out the door with a Sunrise Meats standard cut.
$1,600 fee to farmer for raising the animal portion, the $500 deposit goes toward this. There is no tax associated with this.
$125 slaughter fee. This includes tax.
$400 plus tax for the hang, cut, and wrap at Sunrise Meats. This is based on Sunrise Meats current average charge. The current tax in Port Angeles is 8.9%.
Contact us for more details for quarter, half and whole purchases: [email protected]
HALF OR WHOLE PORK PURCHASE PORK: Humanely pasture raised on a large 8 to 10 acre pasture, no antibiotics, no growth enhancers, on-farm slaughter. 8 to 10-month-old pigs of mixed heritage breed, Kune Kune, Duroc and Berkshire. Pork Slaughter Dates 2024: September 9th October 7th November 4th
A DEPOSIT is required to reserve your portion of an animal for a specific slaughter date.
$200 reserves a half pig
$400 reserves a whole pig
Cost Breakdown:
Fee to farmer: $5.00/lb hanging weight for raising the animal portion for you.
Slaughter fee*: $62.50 for a half and $125 for a whole pig. *A separate business from us.
Hang, cut and wrap fee: Sunrise Meats* currently charges$1.25/lb plus taxdepending on the complexity of cuts. Smoking, curing and sausage making is an added cost. *A separate business from us. Contact Sunrise Meats in Port Angeles.
Bring-home weight averages around 70% of the hanging weight if you choose bone-on cuts and collect as much as you can. This calculates to just around $9.90 a pound bring-home for all cuts like chops, roasts, ground pork, pork belly etc., before tax. This is dependent on how much you capture. Choose bone-on cuts, keep added bones for stock, and keep organ meat for a higher percentage of bring-home weight. Smoking, curing and sausage making is an additional cost. Note that smoking meat will cause it to shrink. Freezer Space Needed: Figure 2-3 cubic feet of freezer space for a half pig and double that for a whole animal. AVERAGE HALF PORK weighing 90 pounds is just around $625 out the door with a Sunrise Meats standard cut.
$450 fee to farmer for raising the animal portion, the $200 deposit goes toward this. There is no tax associated with this.
$62.50 slaughter fee. This includes tax.
$112.5 plus tax for the hang, cut, and wrap at Sunrise Meats, based on their charge of $1.25/lb hanging weight. The current tax in Port Angeles is 8.9%.
Contact us for more details for half and whole purchases: [email protected]
HALF OR WHOLE LAMB PURCHASE LAMB-100% grass-fed, no antibiotics, no growth enhancers, humanely raised, on-farm slaughter, and 8 months in age. We raise lamb that are a mix of Suffolk, Coopworth and Romney. Lamb Slaughter Date 2024: Sold Out
A DEPOSIT is required to reserve your portion of an animal.
$100 reserves a half lamb
$200 reserves a whole lamb.
Lamb Breakdown Cost:
Fee to farmer: $10/lb hanging weight for raising the animal portion for you.
Slaughter fee: $62.50for a half and $125 for a whole.
Hang, cut and wrap fee: Sunrise Meats* currently charges a minimum of $100 plus tax per whole lamb for 100 pounds and under and $120 plus tax for lamb over 100 pounds, depending on what you have done. Sausage making is extra, but only on the poundage you have done. *A separate business from us. Contact Sunrise Meats in Port Angeles.
Bring-home weight averages around 87% of the hanging weight if you choose bone-on cuts and collect as much as you can. This calculates to around $15.80 a pound bring-home for all cuts, rack of lamb or lamb chops, leg of lamb, etc., if you do bone-on and collect what you can. Freezer Space Needed: Figure ~1 cubic feet of freezer space for a half lamb and double that for a whole animal. Our whole lamb hanging weight for 2023 averaged 60 pounds. Estimate for an AVERAGE HALF LAMB weighing 30 pounds is just around $412.50.
$300 fee to farmer for raising the animal portion, the $100 deposit goes toward this.
$62.50 slaughter fee.
$50 plus tax for the hang, cut and wrap at Sunrise Meats, based on the minimum weight.
Contact us for more details for half and whole purchases: [email protected]