Full-service butcher shops and traditional meat markets offer custom cuts, specialty sausages, and whole-animal sourcing that standard supermarket counters rarely carry. Differences come down to whether a shop handles house-slaughtered livestock, stocks dry-aged prime beef, or focuses on specific regional and halal preparations. A map pin shows where the store is, but it will not tell you if they break down whole sides in-house or just sell pre-portioned case cuts.
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Thieman's Meats
4027 E Lincoln Rd, Idaho Falls, ID 83401-1827
Mon – Thu 8:30am – 5:00pm
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Grand Peaks Prime Meats
530 W 20th St, Idaho Falls, ID 83402-4422
Mon 8am-4pm, Tue 8am-4pm, Wed 8am-4pm, Thu 8am-4pm, Fri 8am-4pm
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The Honey Baked Ham Company
3502 S 25th E, Idaho Falls, ID 83404
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Garcia's Meat Market
310 Northgate Mile, Idaho Falls, ID 83401-2541
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Golden Valley Natural
1740 S Yellowstone Hwy, Idaho Falls, ID 83402
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Carniceria Aguililla
1990 Rollandet Ave, Idaho Falls, ID 83402-4404
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Carniceria Garcias & Garcias Street Taco Truck
3102 South Blvd, Idaho Falls, ID 83402
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Jerky Direct
1740 S Yellowstone Hwy, Idaho Falls, ID 83402-4328
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Dns Butcher Company Llc.
625 Pancheri Dr, Idaho Falls, ID 83402-3963
Boise 7
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Cunningham Pastured Meats
495 S 15th St, Boise, ID 83702-6846
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Snake River Farms
1555 Shoreline Dr, Boise, ID 83702-9101
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Choice Cuts Fresh and Smoked Meats
12570 W Fairview Ave, Boise, ID 83713-5263
Mon-Sat 9am-6pm
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Snake River Butcher Supply
540 N Curtis Rd, Boise, ID 83706-1442
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Get Your Meat
9413 W Desert Ave, Boise, ID 83709
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Paul's Plucking & Smoking Palace
2816 N 36th St, Boise, ID 83703-4806
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Boise Ranch Rubs
10400 W Overland Rd PMB 291, Boise, ID 83709-1433
Caldwell 6
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Valli-Hi Angus Ranch
14740 Valli Hi Ln, Caldwell, ID 83607-3900
Wed-Sat 11-5
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Rising Star Custom Meats
820 Johnson Ln, Caldwell, ID 83605
Mon 7am-5pm, Tue 7am-5pm, Wed 7am-5pm, Thu 7am-5pm, Fri 7am-5pm
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Big Game Specialties
14721 Highway 44, Caldwell, ID 83607-7729
Mon-Fri 9:00am-1:00pm
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Carniceria Mi Tierra
517 Main St, Caldwell, ID 83605
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Joslins Custom Meats
13726 Purple Sage Rd, Caldwell, ID 83607-0816
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Caldwell Meats LLC
2609 Blaine St, Caldwell, ID 83605
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Tony's Custom Meats
2708 N Highway 41, Post Falls, ID 83854-8394
Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm
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Tim's Special Cut Meats
525 N Graffiti St, Post Falls, ID 83854-7560
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Schannep Quality Meats
746 S Manor Heights Dr, Post Falls, ID 83854-6242
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Friken Chicken
Post Falls, ID
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Double E Meats
14142 W Bodine Ave, Post Falls, ID 83854
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Savory Butcher
3869 W Riverbend Ave, Post Falls, ID 83854-8157
Meridian 4
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Greenfield Custom Meat
2965 W Amity Rd, Meridian, ID 83642-6811
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
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Idaho Meat & Seafood
1760 W Cherry Ln, Meridian, ID 83642-1202
Mon-Fri 8am-12pm
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Meridian Meat Packers
245 E Blue Heron Ln, Meridian, ID 83646
Mon 8am-3:30pm, Tue 8am-3:30pm, Wed 8am-3:30pm, Thu 8am-3:30pm, Fri 8am-3pm
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Meridian Meat & Sausage
119 E Bower St, Meridian, ID 83642-2733
Moscow 4
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C&L Locker
3025 Highway 8, Moscow, ID 83843-8896
Sun 8am-5pm
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Happy Hog Meatery
630 N Almon St, Moscow, ID 83843-9701
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
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Vandal Brand Meats
1651 W 6th St, Moscow, ID 83843-4100
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Hog Heaven Sausage Works
630 N Almon St, Moscow, ID 83843-9701
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Independent Meat Co
2072 Orchard Dr E, Twin Falls, ID 83301-7992
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High Desert Meat Processing
1770 Eldridge Ave, Twin Falls, ID 83301-7908
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Woody's Meats and Spices
3220 Spring Creek Dr, Twin Falls, ID 83301
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Carlin
Twin Falls, ID
Burley 3
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Burley Beef
136 E Railroad Ave, Burley, ID 83318-1531
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Burly Meats
655 N Overland Ave, Burley, ID 83318
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Abe's Kosher Meats Llc
1906 W Main St, Burley, ID 83318-1609
Emmett 3
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The Corner Butcher Shop
4354 W Central Rd, Emmett, ID 83617-9622
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Idaho Custom Butchers
4350 W Central Rd, Emmett, ID 83617
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Greg’s Mobile Butchering & Meat Shop
3997 Lower Bluff Rd, Emmett, ID 83617-9532
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Custom Butcher & Smokehouse
208 W 41st St, Garden City, ID 83714-6330
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Quality Mart
8127 W State St, Garden City, ID 83714-6067
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Gem Meat Packing Co
515 E 45th St, Garden City, ID 83714
Nampa 3
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Idaho Meat & Seafood
313 11th Ave S, Nampa, ID 83651-4230
Mon-Fri 8am-12pm
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Old Country Sausage
1015 2nd St S, Nampa, ID 83651-3813
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Tackett's Wild Game Processing
4704 Airport Rd, Nampa, ID 83687-8562
Buhl 2
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DOA Custom Cutting
1898 E 4500 N, Buhl, ID 83316-5307
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Northland Butchery
4477 N 1900 E, Buhl, ID 83316-5341
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Mountain View Custom Meats
761 S Four Winds Rd, Coeur D'Alene, ID 83814-9685
Mon-Thu 7am-4pm
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Tim's Special Cut Meats
7397 N Government Way, Coeur D'Alene, ID 83815
Firth 2
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Graze & Grind
122 S Main St, Firth, ID 83236-1168
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Grub Line Custom Meats
122 S Main St, Firth, ID 83236-1168
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The Legacy Beef Family
Grangeville, ID
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
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Western Meats
1016 N College St, Grangeville, ID 83530-1664
Hayden 2
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Scotty's Smoke Shop Sausage
155 E Miles Ave, Hayden, ID 83835-9229
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Coeur Cattle Company, Llc
10664 N Government Way, Hayden, ID 83835-7473
Jerome 2
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Scarrow Meats
331 North Rd, Jerome, ID 83338
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
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Main Street Custom Cutting & Grill
156 E Main St, Jerome, ID 83338-2333
Lewiston 2
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Idaho Beef
504 Main St, Lewiston, ID 83501-1803
Mon-Thu 8am-8pm, Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 2pm-6pm
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Ridge View Ranch
35345 Pheasant Loop Rd, Lewiston, ID 83501
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Millstream Custom Cutting
709 N 400 W, Malad City, ID 83252-1075
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Treasure meat packing
13 Reynolds St, Malad City, ID 83252-1353
Melba 2
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Snake River Farms
15188 S Can Ada Rd, Melba, ID 83641
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Wakefield Meats
7878 McElroy Rd, Melba, ID 83641-5104
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Jensen Market
120 N 8th St, Montpelier, ID 83254-1405
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Christensen Custom Cuts
929 Hayes St, Montpelier, ID 83254
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Butcher Block Meats
758 S Main St, Pocatello, ID 83204-3418
Mon-Sat 7:30am-6pm, Sun 9am-6pm
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Del Monte Custom Pack
3080 N Main St, Pocatello, ID 83204-2465
Rexburg 2
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Woodcock Custom Meat
391 N 12th W, Rexburg, ID 83440-5011
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
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Great American Beef Jerky
8149 S 600 E, Rexburg, ID 83440
Rupert 2
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People's Quality Packing
125 N 125 W, Rupert, ID 83350-9109
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Opa's Meats
103 E Baseline Rd, Rupert, ID 83350-9760
Salmon 2
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Pete's Custom Meats
107 S Vasil St, Salmon, ID 83467-4533
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Wild Man Meats LLC
3 18th rd , Salmon, ID 83467
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Matt's Custom Meat
648 W Main St, St Anthony, ID 83445-1347
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Upper Valley Processing
904 S Bridge St, St Anthony, ID 83445-2036
Weiser 2
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Gilmore's Get
698 Pioneer Rd, Weiser, ID 83672-1583
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Roe's Custom Meats
1448 Mann Creek Rd, Weiser, ID 83672-5532
Aberdeen 1
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Quality Meats
485 N 3rd E, Aberdeen, ID 83210-1983
Ahsahka 1
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Brown and Sons Meat Co.
77 Ahsahka Loop, Ahsahka, ID 83520
Blackfoot 1
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Carniceria Mi Rancho
340 W Judicial St, Blackfoot, ID 83221-2122, United States, Blackfoot, ID 83221-2122
Blanchard 1
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Hardy Boys Custom Meats
394 Corbit Lane, Blanchard, ID 83804
Bliss 1
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MD Meats
812 Highway 26, Bliss, ID 83314-5120
Cataldo 1
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Scheffelmaier Meats
18500 S Old Lane Rd, Cataldo, ID 83810-7002
Challis 1
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Cutler Ranches Custom Beef LLC
129 Wilson Rd, Challis, ID 83226-4822
Clifton 1
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Carling Custom Meats
115 E 200 N, Clifton, ID 83228-4700
Council 1
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J & K's Wild Game Processing
2494 Orchard Rd, Council, ID 83612-5219
Culdesac 1
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Bud's Butcher Shop
20905 Gifford Reubens Rd, Culdesac, ID 83524-6118
Declo 1
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Lance's Custom Cutting
12 E Main St, Declo, ID 83323-5118
Donnelly 1
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The Meat Shop
57 Sult Ln, Donnelly, ID 83615
Mon-Tue 9am-6pm, Thu 9am-9pm, Fri-Sat 9am-11pm, Sun 9am-9pm
Downey 1
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Oxford Packing
22993 S Race Track Rd, Downey, ID 83234-1649
Driggs 1
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Teton Valley Meats
80 N Main St, Driggs, ID 83422-5141
Eagle 1
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Porterhouse Market
600 S Rivershore Ln, Eagle, ID 83616-4976
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Countryside Poultry Processing
600 S Idaho Ave, Fruitland, ID 83619
Genesee 1
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Genesee Meats & Smoked Sausage
1050 Genesee Ave, Genesee, ID 83832-9644
Gooding 1
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Butcher Block Custom Cutting
150 Colorado St, Gooding, ID 83330-1059
Grace 1
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J2 Custom Meats
799 Hubbard Rd, Grace, ID 83241-5197
Greencreek 1
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Sonnen's Meat Processing
210 Sonnen Rd, Greencreek, ID 83533
Greenleaf 1
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Greenleaf Meat Packing
21342 Main St, Greenleaf, ID 83626-5003
Homedale 1
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L&L Meats
106 W Idaho Ave, Homedale, ID 83628-4702
Iona 1
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Silver Star Custom Meats
3636 N Main St, Iona, ID 83427-7702
Kimberly 1
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Kelly Meats
721 Polk St W, Kimberly, ID 83341-1515
Kooskia 1
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Myers Meats
301 Thenon St, Kooskia, ID 83539-6011
Kuna 1
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Sustainable Meats LLC
20555 S Pleasant Valley Rd, Kuna, ID 83634-2721
Midvale 1
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TK Ranch
2104 Old Highway Rd, Midvale, ID 83645-5302
Oakley 1
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El rancho meat processing
665 S Worthington Ave, Oakley, ID 83346-9786
Pollock 1
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Cross O Meats
5846 Highway 95 S, Pollock, ID 83547-5008
Preston 1
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D & C Rabbit Ranch
5694 E Cub River Rd, Preston, ID 83263-5490
Rathdrum 1
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Red River Meats
Rathdrum, ID
Rigby 1
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WILD GAME Processing
4041 E Fairway Dr, Rigby, ID 83442-5271
Riggins 1
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Mountain View Specialty Meats
132 Big Salmon Rd, Riggins, ID 83549-5041
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Wood's Meat Processing
482169 Highway 95, Sandpoint, ID 83864-9515
Shelley 1
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Doug's Meats
907 S State St, Shelley, ID 83274
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Top Notch Jerky
450 N Frontage Rd, Sugar City, ID 83448-1143
Weippe 1
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Boar's Head Highland Butchery
208 W Pierce Ave, Weippe, ID 83553-9754
Wilder 1
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Gallegos Meat Market
109 N 5th St, Wilder, ID 83676-6018
Winchester 1
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Marshall's Meat Center
402 Nezperce Ave, Winchester, ID 83555
Also in Idaho
- Specialty Food Stores64
- Deer & Game Processing13
- Custom-Cut Butcher Shops13
- Cheese Shops10
- Butcher Shops with Dry-Aged Beef6
- Delis5
Good to know
What is the difference between a butcher shop and a grocery meat counter?
Independent butcher shops typically source higher-grade or locally raised livestock and cut whole animals or primals on site. This allows skilled staff to fulfill custom thickness requests, provide specialized offal, and process custom sausage recipes that standard grocery stores do not offer.
How do prices at independent meat markets compare to supermarkets?
Everyday commodities like conventional chicken breast may cost slightly more at a specialty market, but premium cuts often carry comparable or better value for the higher quality. Specialty items like dry-aged beef or local heritage pork typically range from $15 to $35 per pound depending on the cut and farm sourcing.
Can I request specific cuts or whole-animal shares?
Most standalone meat markets accept custom requests for non-standard cuts, extra-thick steaks, or specific fat trims if you ask a few days in advance. Many shops also sell quarter, half, or whole animal packages, though these require advance deposits and freezer space.
What is hanging weight?
Hanging weight is the weight of a slaughtered animal after skinning and evisceration, but before final trimming and dry aging. When purchasing a side or whole animal in Idaho, local processors charge based on this weight. Browse 123 meat processors across Idaho on ButcherAtlas to learn more about custom carcass purchasing.
How to make sausage at home?
To make sausage at home, chill high-fat meat and grind it, mix thoroughly with seasonings and ice water until sticky, then stuff into natural casings. Keep all equipment cold to preserve the emulsion and texture. For custom meat grinds and fresh casings, visit any of the 123 specialized meat markets listed across Idaho on ButcherAtlas.