We buy 30lbs of ground beef and 1/2 hog each year from the 225 acre farm down the road. They raise over 100 beef cattle, 20 or so Bison, and over 100 hogs (and chickens, rabbits, geese, turkeys, ducks, sheep). They have over 400 paying customers. Their cattle and bison are grass fed and pasture harvested. We’re not saving any money doing this, but as others have said it’s well worth it..
Our 30lbs of ground beef. (57lbs hanging weight). Paid the farmer $171 and the meat shop $62. Comes out to $7.78/lb.
Our 1/2 hog was 117lbs hanging weight. Paid the farmer $409 and the meat shop $240. Can’t remember how much we actually netted in weight though..