Processing cost ?

[S-3 Ranch]

I’m dropping off 2 boned out deer for my buddies wife for 1/2 link sausage 1/2 chopped steak
Any tips on yield and cost for an average size deer minus the back straps?
I don’t want him getting sticker shock

[scotth89]

Processing cost ?

~$30 per deer processing fee

Looks like $25 for steaks

$5 Per lb. for sausage
— for me one boned out deer is usually 4 gallon bags of meat usually 7-8 lbs per bag. If they add pork at a 50/50 mix you are looking at $280-$320 for sausage.

$310-$350 plus tax

[AntlerCollector]

That’s some expensive sausage

[flywise]

Time to buy a grinder and sealer for some folks

[BURTONboy]

Processing cost ?

I normally get 30# of boned out meat from a mature hill country doe. You can assume 5# of that is tenderloins and backstraps per deer. So youre looking at 50# total of deer meat to be mixed 50/50 with pork for sausage @ $5/lb. The way I see it your looking at around $500 for sausage alone plus the $0.95/lb processing fee on roughly 60# of meat. I would have sticker shock when I got that bill. There again maybe you dont have that much boned out meat so it might be $350ish as mentioned and that wouldnt hurt quite as bad.


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[Snowflake Killa]

~$30 per deer processing fee

Looks like $25 for steaks

$5 Per lb. for sausage
— for me one boned out deer is usually 4 gallon bags of meat usually 7-8 lbs per bag. If they add pork at a 50/50 mix you are looking at $280-$320 for sausage.

$310-$350 plus tax

You spot on about how much meat unless I shoot a nubby

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[1riot1ranger]

Just another thought; I like Kliens because they are local, but I dropped off a couple last year that I didn't have time to process and was not happy with the results. Flavor was off. I don't know if they mix other deers for grinding but it just wasn't good.

I dropped a couple off in Harper this weekend to try out a new facility (7E's new facility.) All this to say, there are a lot of local options around Boerne, Comfort, etc. Might be worthwhile to make a couple of calls or check out some of the processor threads on here.

[Bear Charge]

You might want to find a new processor.

[Smart]

Daaaang a nice grinder, stuffer and vacuum sealer would pay for itself in one year at those rates.

[flywise]

Couple days ago i went to the local processor with my neighbor. The bare minimum for just ground meat and back strap steaks was $140. Thats double from a few years ago when i last took one in. The guy in front of us asked for some sausage and burger paddies. Im not sure what else he got but he had a bill of $375

[S-3 Ranch]

You might want to find a new processor.

The other guy is more expensive
And guys wife definitely wants Klein , guess no choice but do as asked

We have the equipment to DIY he just doesn’t have the time to help

[Killer]

wow

[bowmansdad]

I know the prices look high but they’re not out of line. I making 75 lbs. of jalapeño cheese hamburger / pan sausage and have close to $300 in it, not counting my time or fuel costs. I’

[mzurovec]

Processor we use is $3.35/lb for breakfast sausage, but a pound of Jimmy Dean at HEB right now is $4.10. All the other prices are about the same.

I cut up and grind one ham, and take care of the loins and backstrap for grilling/frying, but sausage is a big time commitment for one guy.

[Bear Charge]

This is the first year I've had one processed. Tenderize backstrap and packaged loins, chili and hamburger all for 130. Had I not gutted, skinned and quarter it would have been double.