Winter Meat was started by our dad, John Winter when he purchased the business from John Arnold in March of 1967.

The history of the business starts with John Winter. Our dad was born in 1920 in Luwich, Poland. His father owned and operated a butcher shop in Luwich. Back then, the whole family worked the business. By the time John Winter was 16 years old, he was a master butcher.

World War II broke out and dad ended up working for the US Army for 5 years. By the time the war ended, our father and the US Army ended up stationed in Garmisch, Germany where he met Berta, our mother, and married in 1949. They purchased a butcher shop in Garmisch. After the war ended, it became increasingly difficult to make a living. In 1951, Jack was born in Germany.

Friends made in the US Army suggested and convinced them to move to the USA in 1952. They settled in Kansas City, MO. At that time, meat packaging plants were in the river bottoms in Missouri and Kansas. Dad had no problems finding work at Wilson Meat Packaging Company for 15 years. During that time, Perry was born in Kansas City in 1955. All of this leading up to John Winter purchasing the business in 1967.

In 1967, Blue Springs was a farm community with a population of about 2,500. The old building was off of 11th street. At that time, the business consisted of butchering and processing sides and quarters of beef, whole and half hogs along with maintaining a fresh meat counter. We outgrew the old building and dad built the current building in 1973. We had 3 times more space and expanded our retail sales. During the 1970's and 1980's, the building boom hit and a multitude of farmers sold their land. Blue Springs became a growing suburb.

During the growth, modern supermarkets came to town as well. This put quite the damper on custom butchering which in turn, put our business in a "funk". John Winter was diagnosed with cancer in the late 1980's and past away in December of 1990. As brothers, Jack and I had difficult decisions to make in regards to the business. We decided to shut down the fresh meat counter, went to freezing meat and offering package deals. We also concentrated on butchering and processing since there were few markets opening to offer these services.

First, the Party Pig business was initiated as wholesale and retail sales. Next, we offered custom butchering of hogs to other businesses. We also started taking in deer for processing. Several other small butcher shops began closing in the 90's. We then hooked up with a farm butcher, John Baldwin. When the year 2000 rolled around, deer processing was at it's height for business. We were averaging 1000 deer processing jobs plus another 1000 custom butchering jobs. Business was well. In the past few years, we have all suffered from the housing market crash, gasoline being up to $4 a gallon and a lot of people have lost their jobs. With all this happening, deer processing has dropped by 40% and party pig sales have steadily declined over the past 3 years. Once again, the times have put our business in yet another "funk".

Winter Meat will still offer all the previous services we have in the past plus some. We are now offering additional bulk pricing with a few different package deals which incorporate more varieties of meats.

Winter Meat has been in business for 45 years. We strive for great customer service and to offer quality meats at reasonable prices. Hopefully, the economy will pick back up and we can all get out of this "funk". If there are any cuts of meat that you do not see on this site, please call us at 816.229.3151.

Thank you for taking the time to read our story and we hope to hear from you soon!

Jack & Perry

As well as offering you products to fill up your freezer or just make dinner, we offer catering. We can have food prepared for you to pick up and have your family renunion, office party or any occassion so you don't have to fuss with the preparation. If you want to cook the pig yourself, we offer fresh party pigs for that too.

Catering Order: allow 1 week for processing/preparation
You can DOWNLOAD our order form to email or fax in your order. You can always give us a call and place your order as well 816.229.3151

Pricing Information Adobe Reader Required 
Beef | Pork | Chicken | Smoked Meats | Catering | Retail Beef & Pork | Custom Slaughter & Processing | Deer | Bulk

We offer package deals as seen below. Download price sheet or download our order form for packages.

1. Family (ground beef) $175.00
Steak 15 lbs | Roast 18 lbs | Ground Beef 17 lbs

2. Family (ground beef) $87.50
Steak 7.5 lbs | Roast 9 lbs | Ground Beef 8.5 lbs

3. Family (ground chuck) $90.50
Steak 7.5 lbs | Roast 9 lbs | Ground Beef 8.5 lbs

4. Steaks & Burger (ground beef) $183.00
Assorted Steaks 25 lbs | Ground Beef 25 lbs

5. Steaks & Burger (ground chuck) $191.00
Assorted Steaks 25 lbs | Ground Chuck 25 lbs

6. Patio $105.00
T-Bone Steak 5 lbs | Sirloin Steak 5 lbs | Club Steak 5 lbs | Beef Patties 10 lbs

7. Steak Pack $184.95

Fillets Steaks 5 lbs	KC Strip Steaks 5 lbs	T-Bone Steak 5 lbs	Sirloin Steak 5 lbs	Club Steak 5 lbs

8. Family Beef & Chicken Pack (ground beef) $175.00
Steak 15 lbs | Roast 10 lbs | Ground Beef 15 lbs | Chicken (variety) 10 lbs

9. Family Beef & Chicken Pack (ground chuck) $181.00
Steak 15 lbs | Roast 10 lbs | Ground Chuck 15 lbs | Chicken (variety) 10 lbs

10. Family Beef & Chicken Assortment (ground beef) $183.00
Steak 20 lbs | Ground Beef 20 lbs | Chicken (variety) 10 lbs

11. Family Beef & Chicken Assortment (ground chuck) $189.00
Steak 20 lbs | Ground Chuck 20 lbs | Chicken (variety) 10 lbs

12. 100 lb Family Pack Beef, Pork and Chicken (ground beef) $295.00
Steak 15 lbs | Roast 18 lbs | Ground Beef 17 lbs
Pork Chops 5 lbs | Pork Steak 5 lbs | Spare Ribs 5 lbs | Bacon 5 lbs | Sausage 5 lbs
Boneless Chicken Breasts 10 lbs | Wings 5 lbs | Thighs 5 lbs | Drumsticks 5 lbs

13. Pork Package $74.95 25 lbs

Pork Chops 5 lbs	Pork Steaks 5 lbs	Spare Ribs 5 lbs	Bacon 5 lbs	Pork Sausage 5 lbs

14. Chicken Package $52.50
Boneless Skinless Breast 10 lbs | Wings 5 lbs | Thighs 5 lbs | Drumsticks 5 lbs

15. 25 lb People Preferred Package $215.00
Fillet 5 lbs | Ribeye 5 lbs | KC Strip 5 lbs | Ground Sirloin 10 lbs

16. 50 lb People Preferred Package $369.00
Fillet 5 lbs | Ribeye 5 lbs | KC Strip 5 lbs | Porterhouse 5 lbs | Rump Roast 7.5 lbs | Prime Rib 7.5 lbs | Ground Sirloin 15 lbs

*Prices subject to change without notice – check back when you are ready to purchase for up to date pricing.

Directions via I-70: I-70 to Exit 20 - 7 Hwy in Blue Springs South on 7 Hwy approx.
¾ mile to Main Street. West on Main to 12th Street. North on 12th Street to 110 NW 12th Street. 

jack@wintermeat.com | perry@wintermeat.com
info@wintermeat.com | order@wintermeat.com

All knives are Forschner knives with Victorinox premium stainless steel. The handles are rosewood with safety guard and nickel-silver rivets. (The rabbit and catfish knives are unavailable in this brand.) These are the same knives we have used for years and are the highest quality knives that are very durable.

Knife Terminology:

• STIFF - blade will not bend.
  
• Semi Flex - blade will bend a little.
  
• Flexible - blade will bend a lot.

Stainless Steel Gambrel- no hunter should be without	$49.50
5" Lamb Skinner- good overall knives	$49.50

BONING AND TRIMMING KNIVES
5" Wide Stiff	$34.00
6" Wide Stiff	$34.00
7" Wide Stiff	$38.00
5" Narrow Stiff	$34.00
6" Narrow Stiff	$34.00
5" Narrow Semi-Flex	$34.00
6" Narrow Semi-Flex	$34.00
5" Curved Semi-Flex	$34.00
6" Curved Semi-Flex	$34.00
HOUSEHOLD KNIVES
Round Tip Wavy-Edge Blade Steak Knife
5 1/4"	$27.00
5 1/4" Set of 6	$150.00
4 3/4"	$27.50
4 3/4" set of 6	$150.00
3 1/4" Large Handle Paring Knife	$16.00
Bread Knife	$45.00
KNIFE SHARPENING EQUIPMENT & MISC
12" F Dick Butcher Steel	$49.50
Whet Stone 8" x 2" x 1"	$18.50
Cozzini Prim Edge Sharpening System /Training Video	$89.00
Plastic Knife Holder	$45.00
20" Packer Saw	$89.00
20" Replacement Blade	$5.00
Cleaver 6" x 3"	$99.50
4" Stainless Steel S Hook	$5.50
5" Stainless Steel S Hook	$7.00
Blue Vinyl Apron 50" Length	$4.50
Cotton Knit Gloves	$1.50
Mohogany Venison Sausage Casing (3 lb stick)	$1.00

We offer Legg's Old Plantation Seasonings and Marinades. Each bag of seasoning is for 25 lbs of meat. Quick Cure will be added if needed. Not only can they be used for venison, they can also be used for beef, pork, poultry and seafood.

Venison Summer Sausage	$7.50
Venison Salami	$7.50
Venison Pepperoni	$7.50
Venison Pastrami	$7.50
Snack Sticks	$7.50
Breakfast Sausage	$5.50
Hot Breakfast Sausage	$6.50
Smoked Sausage	$7.50
Italian Sausage	$7.50
Cajun Style Sausage	$8.50
Bratwurst	$7.75
Polish Keilbasa	$7.75
Jerky Seasoning	$7.50
Cajun Jerky	$8.50
Pepper Jerky	$8.50
Teriyaki Jerky	$8.50
Lemon Pepper	$6.50
Lemon Butter	$7.50
Butter Garlic	$8.50
Hot & Spicy	$6.75
Barbeque	$7.50
Teriyaki	$9.50
Fajita	$6.75

We offer fresh bones by the pound and smoked bones by the piece for your dog to enjoy! Why pay retail prices when you can get'em at wholesale prices? Shop with us and save on treats for your pet!

Bulk meat sales are when you buy by the case to receive 25-50% off retail prices.

We understand that some customers prefer certain cuts of meat. Thus, they order a 1/2 side of beef or a 1/2 hog just to get the cuts they want. Buy purchasing bulk...this is where you, the consumer can save.
Just as an example...say your favorite steak is a T-Bone. Currently, we retail this cut for $8.59 lb. Grocery stores usually run $9-10 lb. A case of Short Loin (the term used for the whole loin where the T-Bone and Porterhouse steaks are cut from) goes for $5.10 lb for the case which contains 3 loins and averages out to about 60 lbs. At this price, we will custom cut, wrap in freezer paper and mark the packages. We can cut the loin as is or trim the fat to your preference. There might be 8-10 lbs of fat in a case of loins thereby leaving you with about 50 lbs of steak which averages out to be approximately $6.00 lb. That alone is a savings of 30-40% off retail pricing. If you cannot afford a whole case, we can sell you 1-2 loins at $0.50 lb higher which is still a great deal. If this is something you are interested in, you could have friends or family go in on a case with you - so you all save!

Not only beef and pork case prices are available, we are now offering chicken and turkey as well. Pricing is listed below. If you would like to order in CASE QTY, you can download our order form.