Whole-Animal Craft Butcher · Carefree, Arizona
Responsibly raised, respectfully butchered.
Grass-fed local beef · pork · lamb · chicken · house-made sausage & charcuterie
Our Craft
Since 2016, owner Roni Terry has run The Meat Market on one honest idea: know where the animal came from, use every part of it, and cut it the way a butcher should — by hand, with respect. No mystery cases, no shortcuts. Just better meat from ranchers we trust.
— Roni Terry, Owner & Butcher
We buy the whole animal and break it down in-house — so nothing is wasted and every cut has a story.
Grass-fed, locally raised, and pasture-honest. We know the ranchers by name — and so can you.
Every steak, chop and roast is cut to order at the block. Tell us how you cook it — we'll cut it that way.
At the Counter
Four proteins, all local, all cut by hand — plus the house-made shelf we're best known for.
Ribeyes, New York strips, tenderloin, brisket, short ribs and honest ground — from cattle raised on Arizona grass and cut thick at the block.
Chops cut two fingers thick, pork belly for the smoker, tenderloin, shoulder for the slow Sunday, and trim we turn into our own sausage.
Rack, loin chops, leg and shank — sweet, tender lamb from small local flocks. Frenched and tied by hand when you want it dinner-ready.
Whole birds, bone-in thighs, wings and breast from free-range flocks — spatchcocked on request and always air-chilled for better skin.
Made In-House
Ground, cured and smoked on-site from our own trim — the part of butchery you can't fake.
Ground and linked fresh — sweet Italian, hot links, bratwurst, breakfast and a rotating special. No fillers, ever.
Thick-cut bacon cured and smoked in our own smoker, plus guanciale and pancetta for the cooks who ask.
Salami, pâté and cut-to-order boards — plus marinated cuts, house rubs and ready-to-cook dinners for the busy night.
New · Order Ahead
Reserve your cuts online and we'll have them wrapped, labeled and cold at the counter — cut fresh the morning of pickup.
How pickup works
The best cuts sell out on a Saturday. Pre-order what you want, choose a pickup window, and walk past the line straight to the counter. It's the whole shop — just faster.
Choose your cuts and how you want them trimmed and portioned.
Same-day if you order before noon, or reserve a day ahead.
We cut it fresh, wrap it in paper, and have it waiting cold.
Come See Us
On Tom Darlington in the heart of Carefree. Stop in, say hello, and talk to a real butcher.
Counter closes 30 min before the door