Beckon Hill Farms
Farm To Table Sales
Our grassfed pork, available by the whole or half pig, is priced competitively with grocery stores' factory-farmed pork but is more flavorful, humanely raised, and nutritionally superior. And when you directly support regenerative farming with your grocery budget, you're making an investment in the development of a sustainable, healthy, and dramatically different alternative to the prevailing system of resource intensive, ecologically devastating, industrialized food production.
Grass-fed Pork (Idaho Pasture Pigs)
The picture depicts the amount of meat you would get from a typical half-pig order.
Butchering is done locally by Jurek's Meat, with customization available upon request.
Grass-fed Pork Available by Whole or Half
Our goal in raising grass-fed pork is to give our family and our customers the best nutritional benefits, which begins with healthy, stress-free animals raised without antibiotics in a natural environment. When pigs are raised on pasture, with access to natural forage and plenty of sunshine, their meat and fat is also richer in micronutrients, particularly fat-soluble vitamins E and D, as well as minerals like selenium. Our pork comes from pigs raised outdoors with love. They spend the entirety of their lives on pasture. We also provide them with a milled grain blend to supplement their foraged diet, along with treats of our garden vegetables and apples from the wild apple trees on our land. The unique breed of pigs we raise were selected for their ability to thrive on pasture. Our grass-fed Idaho Pasture Pigs reach butchering weights at around 10 months, which is slower than commercial breeds and grain-fed pigs, but we think the flavor, nutrition, and quality are worth the wait!
Read more about the health benefits of pastured pork.
Want to know why we chose Idaho Pasture Pigs? Read more about our animals
We are currently taking deposits for our grass-fed pork.
Spring / Summer Options: We have sold out pigs available for grass-fed pork sales through the end of July 2024.
Late Summer / Fall Option: We will have many more pigs available for grass-fed pork sales for a late summer / fall butcher date. Our fall pigs are finished by grazing for 10 or more weeks in our apple orchard. A $200 deposit is required to reserve a half and a $300 deposit is required to reserve a whole.
Whole pigs, butchered and packaged to your specifications, cost around $750. (This is an estimate based on the price for 140lbs hanging weight: $4.19/lb to us for the pig and $1.10 - $1.30/lb to the butcher for processing.) If you purchase a whole pig, you can expect about 110-130lbs of butchered pork cuts, including ribs, roasts, chops, hams, steaks, bacon, and ground. The local butcher we use has a variety of options you can choose, and your price may vary slightly with any specialty processing you select. This works out to be around $6.49/lb of packaged pork.
Half pigs, butchered and packaged to your specifications, cost around $375. (This is an estimate based on the price for 70 lbs hanging weight: $4.19/lb to us for the pig and $1.10-$1.30/lb to the butcher for processing.) If you purchase a half pig, you can expect about 55-65 lbs of butchered pork cuts, including ribs, roasts, chops, hams, steaks, bacon, and ground. The local butcher we use has a variety of options you can choose, and your price may vary slightly with any specialty processing you select. This works out to be about $6.49/lb of packaged pork.
The historical averages of our Idaho Pasture Pigs (IPPs) have resulted in the following weights:
Live Weight is the weight of the pig when we deliver it the butcher.
Hanging Weight is the weight of the carcass after the head, hide, hooves, blood and innards are removed. This is about 75% of the live weight for an IPP.
Final Weight or Packaged Weight or Take Home Weight is weight of the meat the customer takes home. This is about 65% of the live weight and about 87% of the hanging weight for an IPP.
- Please complete the appropriate order form(s) below or email Mike@beckonhillfarms.com with your request
- We will review the order form, contact you with any questions or concerns, then email (or mail) you an invoice
- You review the invoice and return it to us with the deposit
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I've never bought meat this way. How is the price calculated?
A: Your price is based on hanging weight, not live weight or packaged weight. You pay us $4.19/lb of hanging weight and you pay between $1.10-$1.30/lb directly to the butcher for their processing and packaging services. We transport the pig to the butcher for you and you pick your meat up directly from the local butcher. Note that the butcher offers special options (such as custom smoking of hams) for additional fees. You will have the opportunity to work with the butcher to specify exactly how you want your pork processed.
Q: How much do the pigs weigh?
A: Our Idaho Pasture Pigs weigh between 200 - 225lbs (live weight) when taken to butcher. The hanging weight for our IPPs is between 150 - 190lbs. The hanging weight is the weight of the animal after it has been field dressed but before it has been aged, cut, packaged and frozen. The final product (the packaged meat) should be around 110 - 130lbs for a whole pig and about 55 - 65lbs for a half pig.