Logo of Gateway Meat Co., a meat processing company located in Neosho, Missouri, featuring a cleaver and fork design.
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Logo of Gateway Meat Co., a meat processing company located in Neosho, Missouri, featuring a cleaver and fork design.

Deer Processing

We are taking deer all deer season. We may cap the number of whole deer we will take daily during rifle season (November 16th-26th).

A majestic deer with antlers stands gracefully in a sunlit forest, surrounded by blurred greenery, showcasing its natural habitat and beauty.

Drop-Off

We accept whole deer, boneless, quartered deer, during our normal business hours. We have an after-hours drop-off located on the North side of our building. Whole deer will be accepted at the back (north-facing) door. Once you pull in from Gateway, go left around the building to the back. You will need to unload your deer and come to the front lobby for check-in. Please bring a quartered deer to the front door.

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Please have your confirmation number ready at drop-off. We require a $60 deposit for a whole deer at the time of drop-off. There is no deposit for boneless or quartered deer.

Illustration of a deer labeled with various cuts of venison, including head, neck, shoulder, foreleg, loin, tenderloin, ribs, brisket, flank, sirloin, rump, and shank. The design serves as a butcher's guide for understanding venison cuts.

Pick-up

We will give an estimated time frame for when your deer meat will be ready when you drop it off. Please assume 3-4 weeks before calling for updates.

We will text, email, or call when your order is ready. You will receive notifications faster if you sign up for text or email notifications. We request that you pick up your order within three days of your first notification.

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Other Information

We DO NOT batch process deer for normal processing. What you bring in is what you will get back. However, due to equipment size, we will batch process for summer sausage and snack sticks

We check the wholesomeness and cleanliness of deer before processing and will reject those that are not wholesome.

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We will charge a discretionary cleaning fee if deer meat is not clean when dropped off to cover the cost of us cleaning it prior to processing OR we may reject it.

Do NOT skin a whole deer before bringing it in. Regulations require that we clean the meat and will charge an additional $25 if you skin it.

Out of state deer must be boneless or quartered with the head, hide and spinal column removed.

Deer (Venison)

Processing of whitetail deer - must be properly tagged with the state.

Processing Fee

We charge a flat rate processing fee for any size of whitetail deer. This includes back straps, round steaks, roast, and burger.
$135

Quartered Deer

We accept already skinned and quartered meat for grinding.
$30 / quarter

Boneless Venison

Already deboned meat can be ground and packaged.
$2 / lb

Trim Add (Optional)

Price per pound of beef trim/suet added to deer grind.
$4 / lb

Jerky Slicing

We can slice your meat into Jerky strips.
$10

Field Dress - WE WILL NOT FIELD DRESS YOUR DEER

We encourage hunters to field dress their own deer.
N / A

Cape for Head Mount (Optional)

$60

Antler Removal (Optional)

$8

Summer Sausage (Optional - 10lb minimum)

Choose from Regular, Cheddar, or Jalapeno Cheese.
$4 / lb

Jerky (Optional - 10lb minimum)

Sliced Jerky - We call our signature flavor "Bold". Bold has a little kick of heat on the back end and overall delicious.
$6 / lb

Snack Sticks (Optional - 10lb minimum)

This is an add-on charge if you wish to make deer sticks.
$4.75 / lb