Mates Rates Lamb paddock to plate

Raised in South Australia. Sold whole, direct to you.

Lamb the way it used to be sold.

We're two mates who raise sheep in regional South Australia and sell them whole, butchered and packed, straight to the people who'll eat them. No supermarket, no middleman.

Buy now · $499 See what you get

First release: March 2027. Numbers are limited.

The flock grazing among gum trees in a South Australian paddock
The flock on pasture, regional South Australia

Our story

Paddock to plate, done properly.

Mates Rates Lamb started with two mates, Hayden and Lane, who met working on a sheep station in regional South Australia. Between them they know what good lamb looks like in the paddock, and they got tired of seeing it disappear into a supply chain where nobody knows where anything came from.

They're also fed up with what supermarkets charge for lamb, and with what you get for the money. The prices are ridiculous for the quality. Both of them are passionate about agriculture in South Australia, and they'd rather supply local families direct, with lamb you know the origin of, at a price that's fair.

So they do it themselves. Sheep grazed on South Australian pasture and finished on grain, looked after by the two people whose names are on the business. When the lambs are ready, they're processed locally, butchered to order and handed over whole.

That's it. That's the whole model. You know who raised your lamb, you know what it ate, and you know it only ever travelled a short way from the paddock to your freezer.

The lamb

What you're buying.

One whole lamb

Each order is a single animal, butchered into the standard cuts and packed ready for the freezer. Every lamb is a minimum of 22 kg butchered weight, which comfortably feeds a family for months.

Grass and grain fed

Our sheep graze South Australian pasture and are finished on grain. It's a traditional approach that gives you flavour from the grass and consistent marbling from the grain.

Two mates having a crack

We're a small-scale operation up against outfits many times our size. The difference is that every animal gets our personal attention, and every customer gets lamb we're proud to put our name to.

A Mates Rates Lamb box packed with vacuum-sealed lamb cuts

What's inside

Every cut, packed for the freezer.

One whole lamb comes to you broken down into the cuts below, each packed and labelled so you can pull out exactly what you need.

  • Lamb Forequarter6 packs
  • Lamb Cutlets4 packs
  • Lamb Loin Chops3 packs
  • Lamb Riblets2 packs
  • Lamb Leg Roast2 packs
  • Lamb Neck2 packs
  • Lamb Shank1 pack
  • Lamb Chump Chops2 packs
  • Lamb Trim1 pack
  • Lamb Bones1 pack

24 packs in total, from one whole lamb.

How to order

Simple, honest pricing.

One price for a whole lamb. No per-kilo charges, no deposits, no surprises at the scales.

$499 per whole lamb

Every lamb is a minimum of 22 kg butchered weight.

Buy now · $499
  1. Buy now below and tell us how many lambs you'd like.
  2. We confirm your order and let you know when your lamb is ready.
  3. Pick up your lamb, butchered and packed, from Woodside Butchers, 42 Onkaparinga Valley Road, Woodside, or have it delivered from $25.

One payment of $499 per lamb, paid in full. No deposits, no per-kilo extras. Pickup from Woodside Butchers is free; delivery is from $25 depending on where you are.

Availability

First release: March 2027

Our first run of lambs will be ready in March 2027, and numbers will be limited. Buy now to lock yours in.

Buy now · $499

Buy now

Lock in your lamb.

One whole lamb, butchered and packed, for $499. Tell us how many you'd like and where you are, and we'll confirm your order.

  • Minimum 22 kg butchered weight
  • Grass and grain fed, born and raised in SA
  • Ready March 2027
  • Pick up from Woodside Butchers, or delivery from $25
Whole lamb, butchered & packed Minimum 22 kg butchered weight
$499

Pick up from Woodside Butchers, 42 Onkaparinga Valley Road, Woodside SA. We will let you know when your lamb is ready.

Total $499

Secure card payment is coming soon. For now, your order comes straight to us and we'll confirm it by email with payment details. Nothing is charged today. Questions? Email lanehaydenpastoral@gmail.com.

From the founders

Two mates having a crack.

We're Hayden and Lane. We met working on a sheep station in regional South Australia and started Mates Rates Lamb to sell lamb the straightforward way: raised by us, processed locally, and handed over whole to people who want to know where their meat comes from.

We're two young blokes going up against the big operations, and we'd rather do it properly than cut corners. Every lamb that leaves the paddock has our names on it, and we stand behind each one.

Hayden & Lane

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