At Oak Valley Angus, we raise a limited amount of beef and pork each year. We are currently taking reservation on beef and pork that will be available 2023-2024 season. Because we only raise a limited number each year we allow customers to place a deposit down for beef or pork. This will ensure that you get what you need before it is sold out. We do try to accommodate as many customers as possible, however we feel we can only raise a limited number of Pastured Hogs each year in order to keep our high quality standards for the animals, the environment, and the finished product we raise. Because of this once we are sold out we are sold out for that year.
Current pricing as of January 2023
Pork:
*Average hanging weights are between 180-280 pounds.
$7.25 per pound hanging weight for Berkshire Pork.
$8.25 per pound hanging weight for Mangalitsa Pork .
Beef:
*Average hanging weight of a whole Aberdeen carcass is 450 pounds.
$9.85 per pound hanging weight for Full blood American Abeerdeen.
*Average hanging weight of a half blood Aberdeen is roughly 600 pounds.
$9.25 per pound hanging weight for half American Aberdeen half Brangus.
Please note that $1.14 per pound is due to processor at pickup.
Oak Valley Angus will email and call you before we bring your animal in for processing. We will review all dates and how you would like your pork and or beef cut. If this is your first order with Oak Valley, we will spend the extra time you need to answer any questions you may have. Processing fees will be due at pickup. Email us for additional discounts for whole animals!
Oakvalleyangus@Gmail.com
A deposit is required to reserve your steer or hog.
How To Buy Bulk Meat From Oak Valley Angus
Freezer space
Beef
1/8 steer is about 55 pounds of meat. The freezer space needed: 3 to 5 cubic feet.
1/4 steer is roughly 160-200 pounds of meat. Freezer space needed: 5 to 7 cubic feet.
1/2 steer is around 220 pounds
Freezer space needed: 8 to 10 cubic feet.
whole steer is around 440 pounds of meat. Freezer space needed: 18 to 20 cubic feet.
As a general rule of thumb you will need 1 cubic foot of space for 35 to 40 pounds of meat(depending on the shape of the cuts). A typical kitchen refrigerator freezer combination has a roughly 9 cubic foot freezer. That is equal to 270 pounds of food that can be stored, or a 1/4 steer.
Pork
Whole hogs need 4 cubic feet of freezer space.
half hog needs about 2 cubic feet of freezer space.
Quarter hog needs about 1 cubic foot of freezer space.
Know the dimensions of your freezer:
The good news is that even a whole hog is not hard to fit into a freezer, but it’s best to check and figure out how much space you have before you have an excess of meat sitting out defrosting on the counter because it won’t fit!
The first thing you need to do is to measure your freezer! You’ll need to get the measurements, in inches, for height, width and depth.
I just use a tape measure and write the measurements down as I get them. If you can remember the numbers, super! If your mind is not number oriented, write them down.
You should end up with something like 20, 54, and 28.
Now multiply these numbers together. You’ll get a crazy number, which is actually what we are looking for.
20x54x28 = 30,240
So, what now?
Easy, divide this number by 1728 (which is 12x12x12) and you’ll end up with the cubic feet of your freezer. You’ll end up with a number below 20, mine is 17.5.
30,240/1728 = 17.5 cubic feet
Technically speaking, there is a corner of the bottom of your freezer taken up by the compressor, which in mine is 1.875 cubic feet, taking the total space from 17.5 to 15.625 feet of actual space in the freezer for your food.