How much does rabbit meat cost?

[Graceful Meadows]

Question for 4-H: How much, on average, does one rabbit already butchered cost?

 

[TMTex]

Locally, 2.5 - 3 pounds dressed is $18.00. USDA inspected and vacuum packed is $10.00 a pound.

It's much cheaper to buy a live fryer and butcher it yourself. They go for $10.00 to $12.00 for a 5 pound fryer.

 

[Miss M]

About $5 per pound here, vacuum packed.

 

[Whipple]

$15-20 per rabbit here. I haven't bought it by the lb, and never intend to now. I'm going to check it out at the farmers market though.

 

[Graceful Meadows]

Thanks! I already have meat rabbits myself and I don't plan on selling too much of my rabbit meat (it's good enough that I'd rather keep it). I am doing a presentation on meat rabbits soon and so I started wondering how much rabbit meat costs.

 

[DanaYares]

I was shocked to see that rabbit was going for $11.30 per pound in Nor Cal.

 

[Miss M]

I was shocked to see that rabbit was going for $11.30 per pound in Nor Cal.

:shock: :shock: :shock:

 

[DanaYares]

Yes Miss M, exactly... I have about $950.00 worth of rabbit in my freezer right now.

 

[ollitos]

We sell retail $7.50/lb, 3lb average dressed weight.

 

[palmettogirl]

Here in SC they go for about 18-19 dollars. If you don't want to process them and just raise them for a processor, there is one here that pays about 1.67 per pound live weight. I'm taking a new and beginning farmer's class and included this in my business plan. Each state has different regulations for selling meat. Here you have to have a USDA inspected facility to sell to the public. Also, have to be egg certified to sell chicken eggs. So many annoying regulations for farmers. Could get around the regs by selling the rabbit carcasses with a label "not for human consumption", but that's a bit dishonest for me.

Hope this helps.

 

[skysthelimit]

i think the last time I saw it, it was $6/lb. you can only get it `or 2 places.

 

[SatinsRule]

Depends upon the operation and where it is located.

 

[PTJeff]

i think the last time I saw it, it was $6/lb. you can only get it `or 2 places.

skysthelimit,
25th St Market and where is the other place?

 

[Fire-Man]

A local Grocery store in my Town has adult rabbits dressed, wrapped, tagged for $6 average price. I was shocked------no wonder I can not sell young meat rabbits for $10.

 

[Wyldrose]

Superstore here has rabbit for $8/lb

 

[Peach]

$8/lb at our local farmers market

 

[3mina]

Which is why I raise them, I certainly can't afford to buy the amounts I need