I have never had to process any animals myself or even bring them to a butcher. Considering your whole post is based off that faulty assumption I'll end replyin

I have never had to process any animals myself or even bring them to a butcher. Considering your whole post is based off that faulty assumption I'll end replying to you directly there. Consider yourself lucky. I grew up in cow country. Most farmers will provide you the meat itself and leave it up to you to process the meat or find a processor. Having the meat sent to a processor (or butcher) is an extra service that you pay separately for. So yes, there's a strawman in your comment but it's not mine.