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USDA Processing Service
Our USDA Processing Service is your ultimate solution for bringing your products to market with ease and excellence. Ideal for individuals aiming to resell their goods to the public, whether through farmers’ markets, retail stores, or restaurants. Our comprehensive service encompasses every step of the process, from harvesting to cutting and packaging, ensuring top-quality presentation and preservation of your products.
But we don’t stop there. Our service also includes a tantalizing array of value-added products, carefully crafted to enhance the appeal and diversity of your offerings. From artisanal sausages to gourmet bacon, we add that extra touch of innovation and flavor that sets your products apart in the market.
With our USDA Processing Service, you can trust in our expertise and dedication to transform your harvest into market-ready delights, allowing you to focus on what you do best – growing and producing exceptional goods. Let us handle the processing, while you reap the rewards of satisfied customers and thriving sales.
Harvesting Prices
(Per Animal)
Beef Harvesting:
$0.20 per pound
($120 minimum)
+ $10 Disposal Fee
Scalded Pork Harvesting:
$0.32 per pound
($80 minimum)
+ $5 Disposal Fee
Skinned Pork Harvesting:
$0.25 per pound
($90 minimum)
+ $5 Disposal Fee
Sheep / Goat Harvesting:
$0.60 per pound
($75 minimum)
+$5 Disposal Fee
Processing Prices
Vacuum Packaging:
Pricing starts at $1.55 per pound ($85 minimum per animal). This option includes cutting, packaging, labeling, and boxing of your product. Pricing is based from the starting weight of the product.
Paper Packaging:
Pricing starts at $1.25 per pound ($65 minimum per animal). This option includes cutting, packaging, labeling, and boxing of your product. Pricing is based from the starting weight of the product.
(There is an additional $0.10 per pound fee added to the packaging price for half of half split orders)
Value Added Products
(Pricing is based from the starting weight of the product being made. There is a 20 pound minimum for each linked sausage being made, and a 10 pound minimum for each bulk sausage being made.)
Linked Sausage:
Andouille: $2.65 per pound
Bratwurst: $2.50 per pound
Breakfast Links: $2.20 per pound
Chorizo Links: $3.25 per pound
Italian Links: $2.20 per pound
Oktoberfest: $2.65 per pound
Special Blend: $2.65 per pound
Bulk Sausage:
Bratwurst: $1.05 per pound
Breakfast: $0.60 per pound
Chorizo: $1.65 per pound
Special Blend: $1.05 per pound
Italian: $0.60 per pound
Cured Product:
Bacon: $2.19 per pound
Bacon (Sage, Sugar Free): $2.69 per pound
Boneless Ham: $2.19 per pound
Miscellaneous:
Add Beef to Sausage: $5.55 per pound
Add Jalapeno to Sausage: $0.50 per pound
Add Pepper to Bacon: $0.35 per pound
Add Pork to Sausage: $3.80 per pound
Make Sausage Spicy: $0.35 per pound
Slicing: $0.35 per pound
(There is at least a $0.50 extra charge per pound on any products being made from an outside source – except for grind and wrap orders such as bulk grind and / or sausages, prices start at $1.50 per pound. USDA inspected products made from an outside source must be packaged with original USDA packaging and must have a letter of guarantee from the producer.)
Harvest and Pick Up Only
These fees are for product that is for harvest and pick up only (no cutting and packaging).
Pick-Up Fee: $20 each animal
SRM Removal Fee: $0.10 per pound ($60 minimum)