How much do piglets cost?

While there are lots of reasons to raise your own meat beyond cutting costs, it's still nice to know if all that effort actually saved any money in the end. We tracked our costs for a year raising our own pigs in Vermont and found that the costs vary based on the age of the pig and the season. read more

Total = $600 cost to raise a pig for a 275 lb pig at market weight. That will give us about 130 pounds of meat and extras, which works out to about $4.62/lb across all cuts. Infrastructure Costs. Your first category in your cost to raise a pig is infrastructure or operation costs. read more

The best place to locate farms for breeding pigs is the breeder’s directory for the type of pig you want. These ain’t no(I like that double negative) cheap ass pigs. Expect to pay from $300 to over $1000 for good breeding stock. read more

According to various sellers and websites, the price for teacup pigs can range from $500 to as much as $6,000; however, from our research, most are within the $600 to $3,500 range. read more