Guys the reason for increase in prices are -
1. health department
They want a complete scrub down of every thing and I mean
complete before butchering any other animal.
Not just a wash up A complete scrub.
2. Insurance
Do you have any idea how many butchers get sued?
Hunters think they did not get all their meat.
A field dressed deer weighing in at we will say 150 lb
will not get you 150 lb of meat.
Go down to a person that proceses deer and ask about what they go through.
3. Rising cost.
Paper cost more.
help cost more
electric prices out of control
saws & grinders do wear out
4. Some people are just greedy

Don' t get me wrong I' m not sticking up for them.
This is just a little of what a good friend of mine goes thru
every year.
Ps: I butcher my own then I get the cuts I want!