SC - Local meat prices - OOP

[grizly]

> >So, if you buy a whole lamb, processed, it will weigh between 55 and 70 pounds for
> a cost of $110 to $140 and receive 35 to 50 pounds of meat. Final cost per pound
> >comes to $3.14.

"Craig Jones." wrote: 
> The average suburban butcher in Australia will sell you a whole hoggett (and in
> my opinion tastier than lamb...) for about A$45 for a 40 pound carcass.  After
> some calculations that works out at US$0.58 per pound.  Lamb would be up around
> US$0.75 per pound.  You guys should emigrate....

Barring that, local butchers here in Atlanta will sell dressed 35 lb
average lambs for 2.29/lb.  It ain't great, but manageable it you have a
great motorized spit to use . . . or someone willing to turn it a
quarter turn every 15 minutes. Gotta love the Greek Orthodox and Jewish
centers in Toco Hills!!

niccolo difrancesco