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How much does a whole lamb cost in the UK, and how is it cut?
Ikhlas Halal Butcher
A whole halal lamb costs £154.99 at our counter in Bradford in September 2026, and a half lamb is £84.99. A whole lamb dresses out at roughly 14–16kg of meat and bone, so that works out at about £10–£11 per kilo across every cut on the animal, chops, legs and shoulders included, against £12–£17 per kilo for the same cuts bought separately. We cut it to your instructions, bag it in kilos, and it is HMC certified with the stamp on the carcass.
£154.99whole lamb, cut to order
£84.99half lamb
14–16kgmeat and bone from a whole
Five ways we cut a whole lamb
| Option | What you get | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Leave it whole | The carcass as one piece, for a spit, a pit, or your own butchery | £154.99 |
| Standard curry cut, on the bone | The whole animal chopped through the bone into medium pieces, bagged by the kilo | £154.99 |
| Mixed, roasts, chops and curry cut | Legs and shoulders left as joints, the rack as chops, the rest curry cut | £154.99 |
| Boneless throughout | Every muscle taken off the bone; diced or left in joints as you ask | £169.99 |
| Premium, frenched racks, boned and rolled | Racks trimmed and frenched, legs and shoulders boned and rolled for roasting | £179.99 |
Half lamb: the same choices from £84.99. Whole sheep (mutton) from £169.99, including the Qurbani curry cut with three equal shares.
How much meat is in a whole lamb?
A Yorkshire lamb at the age we buy them gives a carcass of about 16–20kg, and by the time it is cut you take home roughly 14–16kg of meat and bone. Split across the animal: two legs at about 2.5kg each, two shoulders at about 2kg, a rack that gives 16 chops, plus neck, breast, shanks and the mince or curry cut that comes off the rest. Boneless, the yield is around 10–11kg.
Whole lamb or buying cuts, which is cheaper?
Whole, if you will use all of it. Lamb chops bought on their own are £17/kg and a whole leg is £32.50; inside a whole lamb at £154.99 the same chops and legs come in at £10–£11/kg. The trade is freezer space: a whole lamb is 14kg of meat, and unless it is for a dawat or Qurbani, most of it will be frozen the day you collect. A half lamb at £84.99 is the sensible middle for a family.
How to order a whole lamb
From the whole lamb page, choose whole, half or quarter, then the cutting option, then add a note for anything specific: "keep the chops whole", "large pieces", "shanks separate", "bag in 1kg". Order two days ahead so we can bring the animal in. Collect from City Road or take local delivery; whole animals come bagged and chilled.
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A whole lamb, cut how you cook
Whole, half or quarter. Five cutting options. Two days’ notice.
Order onlineQuestions people also ask
How much is a whole lamb in the UK generally?
Whole halal lambs from UK butchers typically run from about £140 to £220 depending on size and how much cutting is included. Ours is £154.99 with standard cutting included.
What is the difference between a whole lamb and a whole sheep?
Age. A lamb is under a year; a sheep (mutton) is older, larger and stronger in flavour. A whole sheep is £169.99 and is the animal used for Qurbani.
Can I have a quarter lamb?
Yes, whole, half and quarter are all on the whole lamb page, with the same cutting choices.
Will it fit in a normal freezer?
A whole lamb curry cut and bagged in kilos takes roughly two drawers of a standard upright freezer. A half takes one.