Details for Ordering Whole or Half Lamb

One of the advantages of purchasing a whole or half sheep is that you can have all the cuts exactly the way that suits your family’s menu and needs. You can have the lamb chops cut the thickness you desire, order lamb chops with or without ribs, have ground lamb made from cuts you do not want, etc. The butcher will tell you what cuts come off a half /whole sheep and help you with the decision process.

We take our sheep to Winchester Meat Locker in Winchester, Kansas, or to Holton Meat Processing for butchering. You will pick up your meat from the butcher after it is cut, shrink-wrapped, and frozen.

Meal locker fee is $85.00 per whole lamb. BFF lamb fee is $6.96/lb for a whole sheep and $7.51/lb for half. Prices subject to change without notice.

We require a non-refundable deposit on half and whole sheep. Once this fee is received, we will reserve your half or whole lamb. Half lamb deposit is $100.00, and a whole lamb deposit is $250.00.

Rule of thumb for freezer space: 35 lbs. of meat requires 1 cubic feet of freezer space, which is about the size of a milk crate.

Our sheep average 100 pounds live weight, which is approximately 40-50 lb hanging weight, which will be about 35 pounds of meat for the freezer for a whole lamb. Here is an approximate sampling of what a half sheep will supply. All cuts are not listed and all numbers are approximate.

• 2 Whole legs – about 8 lb each, or you can have it cut from the shank and make a roast from the legs
• Loin chops – about 30 chops (one inch thick)
• Rack of ribs or rib chops
• 2 Shoulder roasts (about 4 lb per roast)
• Or steaks from the shoulder
• Soup bones
• Shank
• Organ meat