FARM STORE &
ONLINE ORDERS
Our farm store is open June-August, Saturday 10-12, or by appointment. We are a working farm though so if cars are at the barn but the door is locked, wave to us in the field & we'll come in to help you!
Online orders are available all year round. Place an online order, we'll put it together for you & coordinate with you for pickup & payment. We are able to do local deliveries in the winter.
ORDER FORM
BUYING A
WHOLE, HALF, OR QUARTER PIG
DEADLINE: MID-OCTOBER
​
Each fall we sell our pigs by the whole, half, or quarter animal. The benefits of buying a whole, half hog are that you get to choose what cuts you would like from the butcher, and you pay a discounted price relative to purchasing by the cut. A quarter pig still gets you a discount, but you don't get to choose your individual cuts. Here is how the process works:
​
1. You sign up for a whole, half, or quarter hog using our Order Form. It is a $50 deposit to reserve a half hog and $100 to reserve a whole hog. A $25 deposit for a quarter. We will invoice you for the deposit, you may send a check, or stop in the farm store and make your deposit via cash, check, credit card.
​
2. We contact you to confirm. Our pigs are butchered mid-October and will be ready mid-November.
​
3. You will call the butcher to specify how you'd like your half or whole pig cut up and what, if anything, you'd like smoked (for additional cost). I can help you! For customers purchasing a quarter, you will receive standard cuts.
​
4. We deliver the pig to the butcher. We will pick up the pork from the butcher boxed for each customer & set up a pick up time at the farm. You can chose to pick up your pork from the butcher in Hudson, SD directly --please let us know if you would like this option. You will pay for the pork and butcher fees when we deliver your pork.
​
5. Price is based on hanging weight: Whole pigs= $4/lb, Half pigs= $4.25/lb, Quarter pigs= $4.50/lb. Butcher fees are an additional cost and run about $0.70/lb, and about $1.50-$2.50/lb for specialty processing like sausage links, cured bacon, deli ham, etc
WHOLE PIG
Hanging Weight: 200 lbs
Cost: $4/lb
Total Due to Okoboji Pastures: $800
Butcher Fees: $199
Total Cost: $999
Take-Home Weight: 145 lbs
Average Price per Pound: $6.88
HALF PIG
Hanging Weight: 100 lbs
Cost: $4.25/lb
Total Due to Okoboji Pastures: $425
Butcher Fees: $100
Total Cost: $525
Take-Home Weight: 75 lbs
Average Price per Pound: $7.00
QUARTER PIG
Hanging Weight: 50 lbs
Cost: $4.50/lb
Total Due to Okoboji Pastures: $225
Butcher Fees: $50
Total Cost: $275
Take-Home Weight: 37 lbs
Average Price per Pound: $7.43
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM A HALF PIG
A half pig includes approximately: 15-20 chops, 4 packages sirloin steaks, 8-15 pounds ground pork or sausage, 1 hams (or have it sliced into deli ham), 8-10 pounds bacon, 4 shoulder roasts, (or 2 roasts and 4-6 country style ribs), tenderloin roast (or can be kept on chops), rack of ribs, 2 packages hocks, 2-3 packages lard.
​
HOW MUCH FREEZER SPACE DO I NEED?
Plan on one cubic food of freezer space for every 15-20 pounds of meat (about the size of the interior of a milk crate). For a whole pig, you will need 5-6 cu. feet for a half pig- 2.5-3 cu. feet. You can also rent freezer space at Forbes Meat & Liquor Locker in Spirit Lake. This is how everyone bought and stored local meat a generation ago. Lockers are $10/mo. Share with a friend!
PRICING: HOGS
The hanging weight for one of our pigs is usually between 180 and 230 pounds. The weight of the pork you take home is usually 100-150 pounds for a whole pig, 50-80 pounds for a half pig, or 25-40 for a quarter. The actual weights vary a fair amount from animal to animal, and also depend on how you have your pig butchered, but here is a breakdown of the cost for a typical pig of 200 pounds hanging weight:
​
WHOLE PIG
Hanging Weight: 200 lbs
Cost: $4/lb
Total Due to Okoboji Pastures: $800
Butcher Fees: $199
Total Cost: $999
Take-Home Weight: 145 lbs (average price per pound: $6.88)
HALF PIG
Hanging Weight: 100 lbs
Cost: $4.25/lb
Total Due to Okoboji Pastures: $425
Butcher Fees: $100
Total Cost: $525
Take-Home Weight: 75 lbs (average price per pound: $7.00)
​
QUARTER PIG
Hanging Weight: 50 lbs
Cost: $4.50/lb
Total Due to Okoboji Pastures: $225
Butcher Fees: $50
Total Cost: $275
Take-Home Weight: 37 lbs (average price per pound: $7.43