Pork, like beef, from local farms are commonly sold whole, halves or quarters. In 2025, our minimum order for a pork share will be 1/2. This process is run through a WSDA licensed butcher.
We ask for a larger up-front deposit for the pork shares. This is because if you cancel for any reason (such as moving out of the area for a new job), Federal law and the shortage of independent processing make it almost impossible for us to resell your custom share. The deposit is $200 per half. If you want a whole pork share, $400.
Note that the final cost of your share of pork will be determined by the final hanging weight of the animal.
We target 100 pound “halves” (by hanging weight, from a state-inspected scale at the processor) which yields around 60+ pounds of meat (but that depends on how you ask the butcher to cut it.) However, hanging weights may be larger or smaller. We raise the pig from weaning age (approximately 8 weeks old after they are weaned from their mother) until they are approximately 8 months old. We work with our preferred butcher on a specified date and after the heavy lifting is done, we will be left with two, half shares of cleaned and skinned pork.
To give you some perspective, in 2024 we averaged 99.25 pounds per half on our Gloucestershire Old Spots. Some were bigger and some were smaller but that was the average. This is then weighed and is called the “hanging weight.” There can be some confusion on the difference between live weight, hanging weight and freezer weight so we did a deeper write up on it here.
Once the animal in its new condition is weighed, you will then be put in contact with the butcher to select your preferred cuts. For a sample cut sheet, read here. You’ll pick up your pork from that local butcher and you pay the butcher to custom cut to your specifications.
We will determine the final cost of your share of beef at this weight, less your upfront deposit. Our price per pound, hanging weight in 2025 is $6.95 per pound.
In 2025, we anticipate having pork ready starting in November.
For more information on our pastured pork program, you can read up on it here.
Please note that this is a change in our pork program from previous years. You will pay us for the pork share and the butcher separately. Also as stated above, the minimum share will be 1/2.
