Share cost calculator
Estimate a share with the farm’s numbers.
Use the three numbers below to build a complete bill, take-home weight, freezer space, and cost per serving. The worked tables stay visible without JavaScript.
Starting point: a half share using the median of 25 recorded comparable farm offers (a checked sample, not a regional market average), $7.35 per hanging pound, comes to about $2,476.95 for about 198 packaged pounds. Change any field below.
Three numbers to ask for
Get the whole equation from the farm first.
- Rate per hanging pound
- The farm’s current price for your share size, including whether it is fixed at reservation or confirmed later.
- Expected hanging weight
- The estimated billed weight for your share after harvest and before cutting and trimming.
- Processing
- Any slaughter, cutting, wrapping, smoking, delivery, or specialty-cut charges not included in the rate.
Estimated bill = expected hanging pounds × the complete per-pound cost, plus any flat fees.
Estimated billhanging lb × (rate + processing) + flat fees= total bill
Run your own numbers
Enter the farm’s quote.
The defaults come from the comparison and the worked example below. Change any field, then calculate.
| Share | Hanging lb | Packaged lb | Applied rate | Estimated bill | At 2 lb/week | At 4 lb/week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole | 674.0 | 395.1 | $7.35 | $4,953.90 | 198 weeks | 99 weeks |
| Half | 337.0 | 197.5 | $7.35 | $2,476.95 | 99 weeks | 49 weeks |
| Quarter | 168.5 | 98.8 | $7.35 | $1,238.48 | 49 weeks | 25 weeks |
| Eighth | 84.3 | 49.4 | $7.35 | $619.24 | 25 weeks | 12 weeks |
Replace this example with the farm’s expected hanging pounds and current quote. Actual animals, cutting choices, processing fees, and bills vary.
One assumed rate for every share size.
These scenarios scale the example's weight. They do not establish a farm's whole, quarter, or eighth offer, a price premium, or a minimum bill. Replace the rate and weight with the specific share quote.
| Share | Packaged lb | Freezer cu ft | Cost per take-home lb | Cost per serving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole | 395.1 | 11.3 | $12.54 | $6.27 |
| Half | 197.5 | 5.6 | $12.54 | $6.27 |
| Quarter | 98.8 | 2.8 | $12.54 | $6.27 |
| Eighth | 49.4 | 1.4 | $12.54 | $6.27 |
Freezer space uses 35 pounds per cubic foot. Cost per serving uses the 0.5-pound serving allowance, and the weekly columns use 2 and 4 pounds a week. All three are planning scenarios, not dietary advice.
Where the defaults come from
One published estimate, clearly disclosed.
The worked example starts with Brookford Farm’s published half: about 198 packaged pounds from 337 hanging pounds, an estimated 59% take-home yield. The planning rate uses the median of 25 recorded comparable farm offers (a checked sample, not a regional market average). Freezer space uses 35 pounds per cubic foot. Replace those figures with the farm’s own quote before you commit.