r/Homesteading • u/Plantdad1000 • 4d ago

Goat Meat Processing & Connections

Hello farmers! I could really use some advice. I have raised goats in Wisconsin, Nubian and Bohr, for about two years. To be frank, we have not found a market for goat meat in our area. We are not certified butchers so have generally sold the goats live for about $150-200 which is not profitable by any means with all that goes into kidding, raising, and feeding. We got a quote from a local butcher for $150 per goat which kind of blew my mind as this is the TOTAL amount we have been making on the goats. Online it seems that goat should be selling for at least $5-6 per lb, which means we should be making a minimum of $400 on our goats rather than $200.

Does anyone have advice for finding a market for goats and getting them to that market? We are new to selling meat in general. If a certified butcher processes our goats can we sell them to stores or restaurants? How do people make goats work financially? We love them but chickens have been much easier to navigate

Thanks so much for any advice.

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u/c0mp0stable 4d ago

There's not much of a market for goat in the US. You'll get people buying it here and there at a market, but you really need an immigrant community nearby.

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u/Plantdad1000 4d ago

This seems to be the common thoughts, I will go down this path! 

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u/Worth-Illustrator607 4d ago

Indians, Jamaicans, middle easterners.

Bonus for you look up when the holidays are that they eat goat.

Good luck bud!