The cost of purchasing a whole or half animal is comprised of two parts: (1) price per pound of hanging weight and (2) the price of butchering. The hanging weight is the final weight of the animal before it is butchered. The price of butchering depends on selections made at the butcher.
Whole Lamb
$5.50 per pound of hanging weight (around 60 lbs)
Custom butchering typically costs about $100
Yields about 40 pounds of meat
Packaged product comes out to about $10.50 per pound
Estimated total cost around $425