Clarion Locker

10/16/2026

🍂🐾RawTies IS HEADING TO AMERICA’S HARVEST FESTIVAL! 🇺🇸🎃

We are excited to announce that Rawties All-Natural Freeze-Dried Dog Treats will be attending America’s Harvest Festival in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, October 24, 2026! 🍁

Come celebrate the best of fall at this amazing, FREE, family-friendly event! Stop by, say hello, and discover our delicious, all-natural freeze-dried treats made with love right here in Iowa. 🐶❤️

🐾 All-natural dog treats
🇺🇸 Family-made in Iowa
🍂 A fantastic fall festival for the whole family!

📍 Iowa Capitol Grounds | Des Moines, Iowa
📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026

We can’t wait to see you and your four-legged friends there! 🐕🎃

10/15/2026

🇿🇦❤️ A LITTLE TASTE OF SOUTH AFRICA RIGHT HERE IN CLARION! ❤️🇿🇦

Stop into Clarion Locker for your favorite Biltong, Droëwors, and delicious meats — but did you know we now have a selection of South African grocery favorites, too? 😍🇿🇦

From sweet treats and biscuits to spices, sauces, chutneys, rusks, coffee, and so much more, we’re bringing a little taste of home to Iowa! ☕🍪🌶️

Whether you’re a South African missing those familiar flavors or just looking to try something new, we’d love to see you!

🛒 Come browse our new grocery items and discover some of your old favorites!

📍 Clarion Locker — Clarion, Iowa

Lekker things are waiting for you! 🇿🇦❤️

10/10/2026

10/08/2026

👉 The secret? It’s not just about the cut—it’s about how you cook it! Some cuts want high heat and a quick sear, while others need time to break down and become tender.

10/07/2026

🥩 WHOLE CARCASS PROCESSING — KNOW WHAT YOU’RE GETTING! 🥩

One of the most common questions we get is: “What happens to a cut if I don’t select it?”

Here’s an important thing to understand about whole-carcass processing:

👉 If you don’t select a particular cut, that meat doesn’t disappear!
It goes into your ground beef.

For example, maybe you don’t have a smoker and know you’re never going to cook a brisket. If you choose not to have the brisket kept as a whole cut, the usable meat from that area can be trimmed and added to your ground beef.

So yes—you are still getting the meat and the weight. You’re just not getting it in that particular cut.

But there’s another important consideration…

🥩 THE MORE YOU GRIND, THE MORE YIELD YOU LOSE

When we process a whole carcass, we trim away bone, excess fat, connective tissue and other non-meat material.

When you choose more individual cuts, more of the carcass can be kept in those larger, intact pieces.

When you choose to grind more of the carcass, those pieces have to be trimmed down before grinding. That means more trimming and ultimately a lower finished-product yield.

📉 More grinding = more trimming = less finished weight.

💡 WHY YOUR CUT SHEET MATTERS

If you’re having a whole beef processed, take some time to educate yourself about the different cuts.

Ask yourself:

✔️ What cuts will my family actually cook?
✔️ Do I have a smoker for brisket or other smoking cuts?
✔️ Do I like roasts?
✔️ Will I use steaks?
✔️ Would I rather have certain cuts as steaks or roasts?
✔️ How much ground beef do I realistically need?

Whole-carcass processing is most economical when you select cuts you know you will actually use.

Don’t automatically turn everything into ground beef just because you aren’t familiar with a particular cut. You may be passing up some great eating!

At Clarion Locker, we want our customers to understand what they are ordering and get the most value possible from their animal. 🐄❤️

Educate yourself. Know your cuts. Choose what your family will use—and make the most of your whole carcass!

10/06/2026

🐑 You raise it. We process it. You enjoy it.

10/02/2026

📣 FRIENDLY REMINDER — PLEASE PICK UP YOUR MEAT! 🥩

Our freezers are FULL, and we need your help! 🙏

If you have finished meat waiting for pickup at Clarion Locker, please make arrangements to pick it up as soon as possible. We simply do not have unlimited freezer space, and when finished orders remain here, it takes space away from customers whose meat is still being processed.

📦 Storage Reminder:
Meat left at Clarion Locker for more than 30 days after completion is subject to a $1 per day storage fee, which works out to $30 per month.

We understand that life gets busy, and sometimes you can’t get here right away. We just ask that you communicate with us and make arrangements for pickup.

❤️ We appreciate your business and your understanding! We work hard to keep your meat processed, packaged, frozen, and ready for you — but we need our freezer space back! 😂

If you have meat waiting for pickup, please stop by or give us a call to make arrangements.

Thank you for helping us keep things moving at Clarion Locker! 🥩❄️

Clarion Locker — Quality Processing. Family Owned. Proudly Serving Our Community.

10/01/2026

October is PORK Month🐷 WHY YOUR PROCESSING ORDER MATTERS

A hog provides a LOT of different cuts, and there isn’t necessarily one “right” way to process it. The best choices depend on how your family cooks and what you like to keep stocked in your freezer.

Do you want more chops? More sausage? Larger roasts? More bacon? More ground pork?

That’s where your processing instructions come in!

At Clarion Locker, we’re happy to help you understand your options so you can make informed decisions about your hog before it goes into the cooler.

📍 Custom Hog Processing at Clarion Locker
🐷 Your hog. Your choices. Your freezer.

Have questions about hog processing or aren’t sure what cuts to choose? Give us a call — we’re happy to help!

09/30/2026

🍔 WHAT’S FOR DINNER? GROUND BEEF! 🍔

Let’s be honest… ground beef is the MVP of the freezer! 🙌🥩

Tacos? 🌮 Yep.
Burgers? 🍔 Absolutely.
Spaghetti? 🍝 Always.
But tonight, we’re making something a little extra special…

🔥 CHEESY GROUND BEEF & POTATO SKILLET 🔥

You’ll need:
🥩 1 lb Clarion Locker ground beef
🥔 3–4 potatoes, diced small
🧅 1 small onion, chopped
🧄 2 cloves garlic
🧂 Salt & pepper
🌶️ 1 tsp paprika
🥫 1 can diced tomatoes, drained
🧀 1–2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
🌿 Green onions or parsley for topping

How to make it:
1️⃣ Brown your ground beef with the onion and garlic. Drain if needed.
2️⃣ Add the diced potatoes, paprika, salt and pepper. Cover and cook until the potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.
3️⃣ Stir in the diced tomatoes and let everything simmer for a few minutes.
4️⃣ Sprinkle generously with cheddar cheese, cover, and let it melt. 🤤
5️⃣ Top with green onions or parsley and DIG IN!

✨ Easy. Filling. Family-friendly. And made with good Iowa beef.

Stop by Clarion Locker and stock up on ground beef—you never know when dinner is going to need a little help! 😉

🥩 Clarion Locker — Quality meat. Local roots. Family tradition.

09/29/2026

🥩 YOU KNOW YOU’RE FROM IOWA WHEN… 🌽

Your freezer is fuller than your bank account. 😂

At Clarion Locker, we believe good food starts with good people, good livestock, and a whole lot of hard work. From farm-to-table processing to your favorite brats, snack sticks, biltong, jerky, and everything in between — we’ve got Iowa covered.

And let’s be honest… there’s just something special about opening the freezer and seeing a package from Clarion Locker staring back at you. 😋

🌭 Brats? Yep.
🥩 Steaks? Absolutely.
🥓 Bacon? You better believe it.
🌶️ Snack sticks? Dangerously easy to eat.
🇿🇦 Biltong & South African favorites? Oh, you know we’ve got those too!
🐶 Rawties for your four-legged family? Of course!

Family-owned. Iowa-made. Farmer-focused.

Thanks for letting us be part of your freezer, your family meals, your hunting season, and your traditions. ❤️

Now tell us… what’s the FIRST thing you grab when you open a full Clarion Locker freezer? 👇😂