Baymule
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What about taking them to auction?
The journey into the abyss of no return
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Weldman
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No pig auctioning here in this state. If it isn't a cow or horse there isn't an auction for it.
murphysranch
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All of our pig farmers here sell full or half share. They arrange either a transport (built into the cost of the hanging weight selling price) or do a mobile slaughter on site and then build that cost in. Then its up to the customer to tell the butcher what to do with the whole or half and pay that butcher directly.
murphysranch
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For example:
BUTCHER HOGS / PORK SHARES AVAILABLE - Weight 300+ lbs.
Local Farm Fresh Pork for Sale! We butcher once a month, and late September is our next dispatch date. Book your pork shares as soon as possible to get on the list.
Cedar Creek is a small local ranch raising quality pastured pork. Our pigs are all Heritage and Old Line breeds. We raise farm-fresh happy pigs on pasture and they are fed a mixture of live pasture plants and legumes, ground grains, and alfalfa; fresh milk and flowing water from a spring-fed Creek. Our pork is incredibly tender and juicy with deep, rich flavors.
Price based on hanging weight: $3.65 / lb.; NO dispatch fee
Butchering, processing and packaging fees charged separately by butcher company
Location: Near Yacolt, WA
Help support local 4H kids who have raise quality hogs, and hoping to earn money to put towns next years 4H market hog project They have 2 hogs going to butcher at Matt’s Custom Meats, — heading in September 9th
Farm-raised, quality pork
Fed only fresh milled, local feed
Raised with care — fresh, local, and delicious
Support a young local farm entrepreneur!
Cost to Buyer:
-$4.75/lb (hanging weight, approx. 180 lbs give or take) — paid to the kids
-Processing paid separately to Matt’s Custom Meats:
• Harvest fee: $95
• Cut and Wrap: $1.15/lb
BUTCHER HOGS / PORK SHARES AVAILABLE - Weight 300+ lbs.
Local Farm Fresh Pork for Sale! We butcher once a month, and late September is our next dispatch date. Book your pork shares as soon as possible to get on the list.
Cedar Creek is a small local ranch raising quality pastured pork. Our pigs are all Heritage and Old Line breeds. We raise farm-fresh happy pigs on pasture and they are fed a mixture of live pasture plants and legumes, ground grains, and alfalfa; fresh milk and flowing water from a spring-fed Creek. Our pork is incredibly tender and juicy with deep, rich flavors.
Price based on hanging weight: $3.65 / lb.; NO dispatch fee
Butchering, processing and packaging fees charged separately by butcher company
Location: Near Yacolt, WA
Help support local 4H kids who have raise quality hogs, and hoping to earn money to put towns next years 4H market hog project They have 2 hogs going to butcher at Matt’s Custom Meats, — heading in September 9th
Cost to Buyer:
-$4.75/lb (hanging weight, approx. 180 lbs give or take) — paid to the kids
-Processing paid separately to Matt’s Custom Meats:
• Harvest fee: $95
• Cut and Wrap: $1.15/lb
murphysranch
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And then there is this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
"Emotional support pigs looking for new pastures."
"Emotional support pigs looking for new pastures."
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Weldman
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That actually worked, almost too well. Thirteen piglets sold the Amish, they should be here this weekend or thereabouts to pick them up. Check this out...
In the annals of warfare, few tactics are as peculiar or effective as the use of war pigs by the Romans. On the battlefields of antiquity, when confronted with the imposing sight of war elephants, a seemingly innocuous creature became an unexpected ally. The Romans unleashed pigs, their piercing squeals inciting terror among the colossal beasts. Ancient records highlight the methodical approach to harnessing this fear; pigs were sometimes drenched in tar, ignited, and sent forth amidst the chaos, amplifying the pandemonium with flames and sound.
One of the most notable instances occurred in 275 BC, during fierce confrontations with King Pyrrhus of Epirus. The Roman forces, desperate to counter the elephant's overwhelming presence, effectively neutralized the threat through their unconventional approach. As the pigs rampaged, the elephants faltered, creating havoc within enemy ranks as they turned against their own soldiers, scattering formations in their attempt to escape the unsettling noise.
Even centuries later, during a 6th-century siege in Edessa, defenders hung a mere squeaking pig from their city walls to repel a Persian siege elephant, demonstrating that the Romans understood a critical facet of warfare: fear could be wielded as a potent weapon, capable of dismantling even the fiercest adversaries.
In the annals of warfare, few tactics are as peculiar or effective as the use of war pigs by the Romans. On the battlefields of antiquity, when confronted with the imposing sight of war elephants, a seemingly innocuous creature became an unexpected ally. The Romans unleashed pigs, their piercing squeals inciting terror among the colossal beasts. Ancient records highlight the methodical approach to harnessing this fear; pigs were sometimes drenched in tar, ignited, and sent forth amidst the chaos, amplifying the pandemonium with flames and sound.
One of the most notable instances occurred in 275 BC, during fierce confrontations with King Pyrrhus of Epirus. The Roman forces, desperate to counter the elephant's overwhelming presence, effectively neutralized the threat through their unconventional approach. As the pigs rampaged, the elephants faltered, creating havoc within enemy ranks as they turned against their own soldiers, scattering formations in their attempt to escape the unsettling noise.
Even centuries later, during a 6th-century siege in Edessa, defenders hung a mere squeaking pig from their city walls to repel a Persian siege elephant, demonstrating that the Romans understood a critical facet of warfare: fear could be wielded as a potent weapon, capable of dismantling even the fiercest adversaries.
Mini Horses
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Interesting! Yes, a pig squeal is alarming 
Congrats on selling piglets! By the time the arrive to pick up, they may want more...for friends, ya know!
Congrats on selling piglets! By the time the arrive to pick up, they may want more...for friends, ya know!
SageHill
Herd Master
Great news on the pig sale - esp with how much they eat now. Could be a lot of future sales there!
Wow on the history of pigs in war. Hmmm to bad you can't work that into dealing with your favorite person out there.
Wow on the history of pigs in war. Hmmm to bad you can't work that into dealing with your favorite person out there.
Ridgetop
Herd Master
I wonder if that is where the myth about elephants being agfraid of mice came from - the squeaking of mice compared to the squealing of pigs.
Hidden speakers broadcasting pigs squealing at ear piercing decibels?
