Going Rate for Deer Processing

[MIKEXRAY]

I just had a deer done at a butcher eastside Wa and it was 99 cents a pound to process , $ 75 minimum. $ 3.50 a pound for Summer Sausage or Pepperoni sticks,  25 # minimum on specialty.  There was an extra small charge for the added fat @ a couple of pounds. 

[Ridgeratt]

3.50 a pound at a 25 min is 87.00 bucks. You drop the animal off at the butcher and they write down your instructions.

[huntnfmly]

After they got all their jerky and pepperoni sticks along with the standard burger and steaks it was $675+ ouch

Here's a large part of your cost. Ask what they charge for this. It's pretty easy to do that yourself.

Agreed I knew that would be expensive that’s why I’m determined to do our own from now on
But then again I said the same thing the time before that lol 😂

[highside74]

After they got all their jerky and pepperoni sticks along with the standard burger and steaks it was $675+ ouch

Here's a large part of your cost. Ask what they charge for this. It's pretty easy to do that yourself.

For $675 I would have bought a grinder and ground everything then took ground meat to the butcher for pepperoni and  summer sausage then made my own ground sausage. Holy smokes.

[highside74]

The last time I took a deer to a butcher I asked for the Backstrap turned into steaks as part of my order. I received bone in t-bones. From that point on I cut my own and would grind at my bodies house. Bought a small smoker for and tried my hand at summer sausage and Jerky. I've decided just to let double T meats make my summer and pep since then and I do everything else my self. It's really quite simple.

[huntnfmly]

After they got all their jerky and pepperoni sticks along with the standard burger and steaks it was $675+ ouch

Here's a large part of your cost. Ask what they charge for this. It's pretty easy to do that yourself.

For $675 I would have bought a grinder and ground everything then took ground meat to the butcher for pepperoni and  summer sausage then made my own ground sausage. Holy smokes.

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[highside74]

I’m going to learn how to process our own
Last time I took both my daughters mule deer in to mt view meats who have done several of ours and does great work
After they got all their jerky and pepperoni sticks along with the standard burger and steaks it was $675+ ouch

MT. View Meats off 112th? If so you can't be to far from me. Send me a message next time and I'll help you cut up your deer if you want. You don't have to grind it to take it to double t that's part of their sausage and pep process anyway. We can cut and wrap your own steaks no problem.

[huntnfmly]

I’m going to learn how to process our own
Last time I took both my daughters mule deer in to mt view meats who have done several of ours and does great work
After they got all their jerky and pepperoni sticks along with the standard burger and steaks it was $675+ ouch

MT. View Meats off 112th? If so you can't be to far from me. Send me a message next time and I'll help you cut up your deer if you want. You don't have to grind it to take it to double t that's part of their sausage and pep process anyway. We can cut and wrap your own steaks no problem.

Yes on 112rh
Thank you I very much appreciate that I will probably take you up on that next time👍

[Stein]

It isn't hard, aim to cut the major muscle groups off whole using YouTube videos and pictures as guides.

If you mess up a roast, you end up with steaks.  If you mess up steaks you end up with stew meat.  If you mess up stew meat, you end up with ground.  Keep it out of the dirt and don't cut yourself and you really can't lose or screw it up that bad.  You won't ruin it, worst case it will just be different cuts than ideal.

The best part of doing it yourself is you can get exactly what you want.  No matter what you tell the butcher, they do every animal like they were taught and what is fastest as they get paid by the pound not the hour.  When I do a deer I only end up with maybe 5 pounds of ground max, I prioritize roasts and stew meat.  Others like grind.  Do whatever you like to cook and eat however you like it.

It's a great learning experience.

[snake]

Going rate is from anywhere from $1-$2 a pound for just a basic cut and wrap and grind the trimmings into burger. Add maybe $10 for the pork/beef/fat they add.  Then you got charged something for them to skin the deer and cut the legs off.  I would guess $25 -$50 for that. 
What did you pay and where did you have it processed?

[scotsman]

Just got back from eastern Montana. A top quality wild game processor has a flat rate of $135 for deer. They won’t accept it if you bring it in skinned because they have had too many dirty hairy deer carcasses for good quality meat. So for $135 they’ll skin it, rinse, cool, butcher to your specification and vacuum pack each piece. The only additional is $3 pound for superb breakfast sausage. HighLine Meats in Gardner MT. Not only that, but they’ll give you a beer or shot of whiskey while you hang around watching them work. Shoulda seen them process a buffalo!

[millerwheeler]

Saw mt view meats was mentioned all I’ll say is that place is the dirtiest butcher I have ever been inside . I do all my own after taking a deer there in a few years ago after going inside told him I’ll take my business elsewhere and grabbed my deer and left went home and made the time

[Shoofly09]

It isn't hard, aim to cut the major muscle groups off whole using YouTube videos and pictures as guides.

If you mess up a roast, you end up with steaks.  If you mess up steaks you end up with stew meat.  If you mess up stew meat, you end up with ground.  Keep it out of the dirt and don't cut yourself and you really can't lose or screw it up that bad.  You won't ruin it, worst case it will just be different cuts than ideal.

The best part of doing it yourself is you can get exactly what you want.  No matter what you tell the butcher, they do every animal like they were taught and what is fastest as they get paid by the pound not the hour.  When I do a deer I only end up with maybe 5 pounds of ground max, I prioritize roasts and stew meat.  Others like grind.  Do whatever you like to cook and eat however you like it.

It's a great learning experience.

great advice.

[Widgeondeke]

The best part of doing it yourself is you can get exactly what you want.  No matter what you tell the butcher, they do every animal like they were taught and what is fastest as they get paid by the pound not the hour.  When I do a deer I only end up with maybe 5 pounds of ground max, I prioritize roasts and stew meat.  Others like grind.  Do whatever you like to cook and eat however you like it.

It's a great learning experience.

    THIS ^👆

[huntnfmly]

Saw mt view meats was mentioned all I’ll say is that place is the dirtiest butcher I have ever been inside . I do all my own after taking a deer there in a few years ago after going inside told him I’ll take my business elsewhere and grabbed my deer and left went home and made the time

Interesting
I’ve had the completely opposite reaction to mt view it’s always looked very clean.