Whole lamb order information

$10/pound hanging weight

Cost:

A $100 non-refundable deposit reserves your lamb. You can pay in person or through Zelle. The remaining balance for the live lamb is due to us before you pick up your meat (approximately $425 total, depending on the size of your lamb). You must pick up your own meat from Davidson Meat Processing (Waynesville, OH) and a processing fee is paid to them upon pickup. At Davidson, the fee is $125 per head, and they take cash or check only. (Check with Davidson Meat for current details.) You can expect a 12-month-old lamb weighing 90 pounds “on the hoof” to hang at 40-50 lbs. Usually, the entire lamb will cost you just under $550, including the deposit, processing fee, and custom cutting. This is typically about 20% less than what you’d pay for the same set of cuts at a grocery store. A leg roast alone at the grocery store is over $50, and a crown roast is over $100! We take lamb reservations first-come, first-served. Lambs usually sell out months in advance, so get your reservation sent early!

Time Frame:

Our lambs are born in January, and we butcher when they are about 10-12 months old. So market-weight lambs should be available December-February. We occasionally also have cull ewes (mutton) available ($5 per pound). We’ll be in contact with you close to butcher time, to check your availability to pick up your meat.

What to Expect:

If you pay in person, we have a cut list available for you to fill you which will go to the butcher shop along with your lamb. If not, Davidson Meat will call you within a day or two of butchering to walk you through several decisions you need to make, such as whether you want stew meat or ground meat, roasts or steaks, etc. Don’t forget that sheep only have 13 pairs of ribs, four legs, etc. - so don’t try to ask for six shanks, or everything cut into rib chops! ☺

We send the lamb to the butcher on a pre-arranged date. The butcher will call you when your frozen meat is ready for pickup – usually 1-2 weeks following slaughter. A whole lamb, cut and wrapped, amounts to about an average cooler-full of meat, and can fit into an above-the-fridge style freezer. A 90-pound lamb has a hanging weight of about 45 pounds, which results in about 35 pounds of packaged meat.

Contact Information:

Davidson Meat Processing: https://davidsonmeatprocessing.com

(513) 897-2971

davidsonmeats@gmail.com