LJ's Butchering

08/27/2026

07/25/2026

Congratulations Adalyn Kyllo for a great 1st year market steer sale!

07/03/2026

❗️ BIG NEWS ❗️

We’re excited to announce that we are now fully licensed to process wild game (Deer & Elk)

We’re thankful for the opportunity to serve our local hunting community and expand our services.

That being said, we also want to reassure our valued livestock customers that our commitment to you remains completely unchanged.

Because our cooler and freezer space is limited, we will only accept the amount of wild game that we can process without impacting our scheduled livestock work. We will never move, reschedule, or bump a livestock customer to make more room for wild game. Our local livestock producers have and always will be the foundation of our business, and you can continue to expect the same level of quality, care & customer service that you've always received from us.

To our new hunting community: We encourage you to contact us as soon as possible after your harvest, as intake will be limited based on our current capacity. Once we're full, we'll have to close game intake until more space becomes available.

Thank you to all of our customers, our longtime livestock producers and the hunters who will choose to trust us with their harvests for the first time this year. Your support and confidence in our work, truly mean the world to us. We appreciate the opportunity to serve our community in new ways and look forward to another great season!

The LJ's Butchering Team 🔪

06/06/2026

Know your breed and what to feed them!
(This one was a kune kune cross, the customer was not sure what it was crossed with).

Just because you raised a big fat pig, does not mean you will have a large return on your meat.

There are certain breeds that are bred specifically for their lard. This is a pork chop from one of those pigs.

***edited to add, if raised and fed correctly most will not look like this. This is an extreme and can happen in butcher hog breeds as well. This post was intended to stimulate educational conversations among farmers, nothing further.

05/13/2026

Thanks Ashylie for the great review!

★★★★★

05/09/2026

Summer is right around the corner and with that LJ's Butchering has an exciting announcement coming soon! Keep your eyes out for the official post in the coming few weeks! 🤭👀

On another note our processing schedule is filling up! So if you have preferred butcher time frames we recommend calling to book as soon as possible! (360) 636-3818

📍Kelso, WA

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LJ's Butchering

05/08/2026

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04/21/2026

Hey folks, if you have livestock needing to be butchered and processed this Summer, Fall & Winter we highly recommend you get on our books ASAP as our schedule is filling up fast.

Give us a call today (360) 636-3818!

The LJ's Butchering team

04/13/2026

Now accepting Fall Harvest Beef Orders!

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