Locker Plant

Best meat processing software in 2026

Software for custom-exempt processors, locker plants and butcher counters, with each one’s published price and what it’s really built for. Every price links to the vendor’s own pricing page.

  1. 1. Cleavr

    Best for: Slaughter plants that want the whole plant-floor workflow and inspection support.

    • Select (under 30 head a week):$199/mo billed annually, $249 monthly, plus $299 onboarding(source, checked Oct 24, 2026)
    • Choice:$399/mo billed annually, $499 monthly, plus $599 onboarding(source, checked Oct 24, 2026)
    • Prime:$995/mo, annual only, plus $995+ onboarding(source, checked Oct 24, 2026)
    • Add-ons:Payments $39/mo, State/USDA $99/mo, B2B $59/mo, Advanced Reporting $99/mo(source, checked Oct 24, 2026)
    • Extra users:$12–29/mo each(source, checked Oct 24, 2026)

    Intake, QR tagging, harvest, fabrication and freezer tracking, with State/USDA inspection support as an add-on. Users and payments cost extra, and every tier has an onboarding fee.

  2. 2. Cleaver

    Best for: Shops with many staff that want pack-and-label and a hunter module.

    • Starter:$99/mo for 3,000 lb, then $0.040/lb(source, checked Oct 24, 2026)
    • Pro:$249/mo for 10,000 lb, then $0.035/lb(source, checked Oct 24, 2026)
    • Volume:$399/mo for 20,000 lb, then $0.025/lb(source, checked Oct 24, 2026)

    Unlimited users, a 14-day trial, no setup fee and no contract. The per-pound charge above each tier’s cap means the bill grows with volume in deer season.

  3. 3. GrazeCart

    Best for: Farms selling their own meat online, not processors.

    • Starter:$89/mo billed annually(source, checked Oct 24, 2026)
    • Growth and Premium:Not listed (“Talk with an expert”)(source, checked Oct 24, 2026)

    A direct-to-consumer storefront with sell-by-weight, delivery zones and pickup locations. Its POS comes only on Growth, whose price isn’t public. It isn’t built for processing intake or cut sheets.

  4. 4. Square

    Best for: A retail butcher counter that only needs a fast, familiar checkout.

    • Free plan:$0/mo; 2.6% + 15¢ in person, 3.3% + 30¢ online, 3.5% + 15¢ keyed in(source, checked Oct 24, 2026)

    A cheaper in-person rate than ours on any sale above $9.09, and a big hardware lineup. No cut sheets, no carcass tracking, and no way to take a deposit and settle on the final weight.

  5. 5. Locker PlantOurs

    Best for: Small custom-exempt shops that don’t want a monthly bill.

    • Monthly:$0/mo
    • Per card sale:1% + Stripe (2.7% + 5¢ on a reader, 2.9% + 30¢ online)(pricing)

    Opening soon. Processing jobs for customers’ animals: drop-off, hanging weight, cut sheet, per-pound and flat fees, then an invoice to pay. Retail cuts sell by the actual weight online and at the counter today. No monthly fee: 1% of each card sale, with Stripe’s rate on top (3.7% + 5¢ on a reader and 3.9% + 30¢ online in total).

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