Where to buy elk meat in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming

A herd of elk grazing a green meadow at the edge of a forest — Photo: National Park Service, Olympic National Park / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

Compare beef, grass-fed beef, bison and elk prices across Utah, Idaho and Wyoming side by side →

Elk you can buy comes from farmed or ranched elk, not wild game. Every row was checked on the seller's own page on October 30, 2026.

Utah

Seller	Town	Product	Price	Price basis	Notes	Source
Juniper Meat Company	Willard	Elk steaks, ground, bundles	call for price	call for price	Butcher shop; says USDA inspected	www.junipermeats.com 2026-10-30

Idaho

Seller	Town	Product	Price	Price basis	Notes	Source
Black Canyon Elk Ranch Top pick	Emmett	Whole elk, processed (125 to 175 lb)	$9.50	per lb packaged (take-home)	Seller says grass fed, farm raised; ground $11/lb and NY strip $26/lb were unavailable tonight	www.blackcanyonelkranch.com 2026-10-30
Black Canyon Elk Ranch	Emmett	Whole elk in 4 quarters, you process	$5.50	per lb hanging weight	Average 250 to 300 lb hanging	www.blackcanyonelkranch.com 2026-10-30
Black Canyon Elk Ranch	Emmett	Ground elk	$11.00	per lb, retail cut	Sold out tonight	www.blackcanyonelkranch.com 2026-10-30
Timber Butte Elk Ranch	Horseshoe Bend	Elk jerky, 0.25 lb	call for price	call for price	Jerky $14.15 to $16.05 per 0.25 lb; meat items sold out; ships US	timberbutteelkranch.com 2026-10-30

Wyoming

We did not find a seller we could verify tonight.

Rules on selling elk meat, in plain words

Federal. Elk is an "exotic animal" under USDA's voluntary inspection program. Only elk that had inspection before slaughter and were processed in an official exotic animal establishment may be marked inspected and passed (9 CFR Part 352).
Wild game. In Idaho, food establishments that process game animals must mark them "Not for sale", and they may not be sold to the public; donation to food banks is allowed under set conditions (IDAPA 16.02.19.325).
Idaho elk farms. The Idaho State Department of Agriculture regulates domestic cervidae ranches, and its rules count cervids slaughtered at an approved (USDA-inspected) or custom-exempt plant as harvested (IDAPA 02.04.19).
Utah. Utah licenses domesticated elk farms and elk ranches through the Department of Agriculture and Food. A Utah elk ranch (a hunting operation) may not sell domesticated elk meat; it may be eaten by the hunter, owner, family, employees or guests, or donated (Utah Admin. Code R58-20-10).
Wyoming. Wyoming Game and Fish rules allow one game farm that existed before 1975, the NX Bar Ranch, to import, keep and sell privately owned elk (Wyo. Code R. 040-10-26). We did not find a Wyoming seller of farm-raised elk meat.

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