Products
Our Farm store
Our farm store offers local Maine-made products including milk, honey, maple syrup, and handcrafted personal care products. Come visit us today!
Beef
Our beef is raised right here on the farm and offered in a variety of cuts as well as bulk options. Grain-finished for quality and flavor, it provides a dependable, farm-fresh option for stocking your freezer.
Pork
We offer farm-raised, certified organic pork with a selection of cuts and bulk options available throughout the year. Raised with the same commitment to quality as the rest of our livestock, our pork is a reliable choice for everyday meals.
Chicken & Eggs
Our certified organic chicken and turkey are raised with care and fed certified organic grain, offering both whole birds and individual cuts. Each chicken is processed on the farm to ensure freshness, quality, and great flavor for your table.
Seasonal Veggies
We grow certified organic seasonal vegetables right here on the farm, offering a rotating selection based on the time of year. Fresh-picked and carefully grown, our produce provides a simple, reliable option for bringing farm-fresh flavor to your table.
FAQs
What if I don’t want all the parts of the animal?
Customers are provided a “cut sheet” prior to the animal going to the slaughterhouse. The cut sheet allows you the ability to select cuts, what you want to keep, or what you do not. We are available to answer questions and assist with filling out the cut sheet based on your desires.
How long will it last?
When attempting to determine how much meat is consumed by your family, a general rule of thumb is ½ pound of boneless meat per adult, and 1 pound of bone-in meat per adult. Below is a rough breakdown. This is also impacted by how much beef you eat a week.
- Whole Beef – Family of 5 or more for approximately 6 months.
- Half Beef – Family of 4 for approximately 6 months.
- Quarter Beef – Family of 2-3 for approximately 6 months.
Where do I pick up the meat?
Beef is picked up directly from the slaughterhouse. Packaged meat comes cryovac sealed and frozen. Meat can safely be transported in your vehicle to your house (within an hour and based on outside temperature) without extra cooler or freezer arrangements without fear of defrosting or spoilage.
Whole Hog? How much is that?
At Southern Maine Stockyard we offer both whole and half sides of pork available for purchase. This gives the consumer the ability to fill their freezer with all their pork for a few months or even a year. This saves trips to the local grocer for the pork chops, bacon, ham, sausage, and other pork products on a regular basis.
Retail Cut Breakdown
Retail cuts refer to the products that you would find at the grocery store. Below are the averages that you would find from one of our pigs. If purchasing a half, expect half of each number listed below.
- 10 pounds of ground pork (or flavored sausage)
- 8 pounds chine end roast (can be cut down into smaller portions)
- 16 pounds pork shoulder (can be cut down into smaller portions)
- 15 pounds of pork chops
- 5 pounds of spareribs (4 racks)
- 10 pounds of pork butt (can be cut down into smaller portions)
- 25 pounds of bacon
- 5 pounds of ham shank
- 5 pounds of ham butt
- 12 pounds of ham steak
- 6 pounds of country style ribs
- 4 pounds of rib roast.
This is the average and the cuts that we mostly choose. Cuts can be changed based on the customers preference, such as more ground pork, boneless pork chops, or less smoked (hams/ham steak).