Lamb price?

awm · April 2014

I found a local farm that sells whole grass fed lamb 40 to 50 pounds for $6.25 a pound by hanging weight, and half of a grass fed lamb for $7.25 a pound. I've never bought any lamb before, but would like to cook some. Does this sound like a decent price for what I'll be getting?

jlsm · April 2014

Hanging weight? That is high for local lamb in Philadelphia. Lamb has a very distinctive taste. You say you haven't cooked it but have you eaten any lately? I would buy a small boned leg and divide it into three pieces, each big enough for two with leftovers. I would then prepare them with different marinades and cook to medium rare.

If you really like it, consider buying the half, but I wouldn't. I cook lamb about twice a month in several ways (love koftas), but I usually don't stray from the leg and shoulder. I'm not sure what I would do with the rest (though I do have a recipe that calls for neck).

awm · April 2014

Thanks for the advise. That sounds like a better idea to me.

nolaegghead · April 2014

I'd recommend buying a leg first and see if you like it. That price seems a little high, I'd expect to pay around $4.50 give or take for hanging weight.

johnmitchell · April 2014

I am an ex South African and grew up eating Lamb. The shoulder,Legs and Shanks are good to roast. lots of rosemary,garlic,coriander,and some ginger to taste,salt and pepper. The Leg is also good de-boned and butterflied. What we would also do with the neck was make a hearty stew, long slow cook.( Vegetables and potatoes herbs and stock). Lamb Ribs were done similar to any other ribs. But I will agree it is a acquired taste.

The main difference I have found between the Lamb I have eaten here vs South Africa is the South African Lamb has a more herbie taste due to the vegetation the Lamb grazes on.

I think if you had to google South African Lamb recipes you would get a lot of great ideas...

Little Steven · April 2014

I don't really know what the price would work out to but most lamb cuts have some bone. The racks, tenderloin and shanks are generally quite expansive. Ground is typically double what beef is or close. It is a great protein but some people just can not eat it.

fishlessman · April 2014

google halil meat in your area and see what the going price is, i would expect it to be close to the price of ground. i like lamb better than beef just so long as my mother doesnt cook it

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this was taken outside a local halil shop

gdenby · April 2014

Very few of the local farms around here sell half or wholes, so I'm not familiar w. those prices. Store bought commodity ground lamb is usually around $4/lb, and organic 6$+. I've seen better cuts like racks for as high as $16/lb.

My wife and I love the flavor of lamb. My younger daughter finds it distasteful. I suppose mutton might be pretty hard to swallow. The flavor and texture seems to be pretty variable. There are more varieties of sheep raised, and feeds vary a lot. Getting a sample from the farm would be a good idea. I

know that the flavor of pork, and to a lesser extent, beef, depends on what the animal ate. I expect lamb is the same, and that a particular breed may have more or less fat.

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caliking · April 2014

fishlessman said: google halil meat in your area and see what the going price is, i would expect it to be close to the price of ground. i like lamb better than beef just so long as my mother doesnt cook it

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this was taken outside a local halil shop

Google "halal" if you are looking for butchers selling goat or lamb meat (sometimes chicken and beef too).

What does "hanging weight" mean? HEB (local grocery store) sells lamb for about that price, but its not grass-fed and locally sourced. We eat a lot of goat meat, and $7-8 per lb is a good price around here. I usually buy 1-2 hind quarters at a time.

nolaegghead · April 2014

caliking said:

fishlessman said:

google halil meat in your area and see what the going price is, i would expect it to be close to the price of ground. i like lamb better than beef just so long as my mother doesnt cook it
)
this was taken outside a local halil shop

Google "halal" if you are looking for butchers selling goat or lamb meat (sometimes chicken and beef too).

What does "hanging weight" mean? HEB (local grocery store) sells lamb for about that price, but its not grass-fed and locally sourced. We eat a lot of goat meat, and $7-8 per lb is a good price around here. I usually buy 1-2 hind quarters at a time.

Hanging weight is the weight of the butchered carcass.

Typically 50-58% of the animal weight before butchering.

Pastured lamb will lose more weight than grain fed because of the hydration level.

fishlessman · April 2014

caliking said:

fishlessman said:

google halil meat in your area and see what the going price is, i would expect it to be close to the price of ground. i like lamb better than beef just so long as my mother doesnt cook it
)
this was taken outside a local halil shop

Google "halal" if you are looking for butchers selling goat or lamb meat (sometimes chicken and beef too).

What does "hanging weight" mean? HEB (local grocery store) sells lamb for about that price, but its not grass-fed and locally sourced. We eat a lot of goat meat, and $7-8 per lb is a good price around here. I usually buy 1-2 hind quarters at a time.

halal, yep.

Little Steven · April 2014

caliking said:

fishlessman said:

google halil meat in your area and see what the going price is, i would expect it to be close to the price of ground. i like lamb better than beef just so long as my mother doesnt cook it
)
this was taken outside a local halil shop

Google "halal" if you are looking for butchers selling goat or lamb meat (sometimes chicken and beef too).

What does "hanging weight" mean? HEB (local grocery store) sells lamb for about that price, but its not grass-fed and locally sourced. We eat a lot of goat meat, and $7-8 per lb is a good price around here. I usually buy 1-2 hind quarters at a time.

Net packaged is about 80% of hanging weight

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