Why Meat on Repeat Is Built to Be Australia's Best Meat Subscription Product
Ask The Farmers β straight answers from Michael & Carolyn Emeny, 4th-generation Mudgee farmers and owner/operators of Mudgee Meat
Program details checked as at 8 October 2026; delivery frequencies and box prices re-checked 16 October 2026.
We're Michael and Carolyn Emeny β 4th-generation farmers from Mudgee in the NSW Central Tablelands, and the founders of Mudgee Meat. We built Meat on Repeat to solve one specific problem: making sure a household that wants to stock up properly never has to think about reordering, and never gets punished for sticking with us.
In our last Ask The Farmers, we put the same shopping basket through Mudgee Meat, Our Cow and ButcherCrowd. It cost $139.80 with us, $186.81 at Our Cow and $187.11 at ButcherCrowd, about a third more at either of the other two. You can read the full cut-by-cut breakdown in Mudgee Meat vs Our Cow vs ButcherCrowd: A Real Price Comparison.
This time we're looking past the price tag at the subscription products for each of us. Here's exactly how Meat on Repeat compares to Our Cow's and ButcherCrowd's own programs, line by line β answered the way we'd tell a mate over the farm gate.
The programs, side by side
| Feature | Meat on Repeat (Mudgee Meat) | Our Cow | ButcherCrowd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh and chilled meat, never frozen | β Yes, all our meat | No, dispatched frozen | No, rapidly frozen |
| Longest gap between deliveries | β Up to 3 months (monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly) | Every 4 weeks (every 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks) | Every 8 weeks (every 1, 2, 4 or 8 weeks) |
| 12-month price lock | β Yes, prices locked for 12 months | No | No |
| Discount that grows with your box | β 5% off at $600+, 10% off at $1,000+ | No | No |
| Free delivery | β Free on every subscription order, for life, from a $160 minimum box | Free on orders $199+ ($25 under) | Free on every box, but boxes start at $169 |
| Free product | β Free product every 3rd order | β Free product in every box (boxes $199+), plus free beef mince in your first box | β Free protein in every box from box 2, plus a free chef's knife in your first box (limited-time offer) |
| Buy-by-the-animal bulk packs | β Yearling Beef β Quarter Side, Yearling Beef β Half Side, Half Lamb, Full Lamb, Full Hogget, Pork Quarter Pack, Pork Side, Full Pork Pack | Not offered | Not offered |
| Build your own box | β Yes, from our full range | β Yes, Build Your Box | β Yes, 40+ cuts |
| Buy one-off without subscribing | β Yes | β Yes | No, subscription only |
| Skip, pause or cancel anytime | β Yes, no lock-in | β Yes, no lock-in | β Yes, no lock-in |
Checked on each business's own website on 8 October 2026; delivery frequencies and box prices re-checked 16 October 2026.
What actually makes Meat on Repeat the best meat subscription offering in Australia
Fresh and chilled, never frozen. All the meat in your Meat on Repeat box is butchered in-house in Mudgee and goes to your door fresh and chilled, never frozen. Our Cow and ButcherCrowd both ship frozen, by their own websites.
Your price, locked for a full year. Neither Our Cow nor ButcherCrowd offers a price lock. On their subscriptions, your price can go up at any time. On Meat on Repeat, what you pay for your box is locked in for 12 months. No surprise increases mid-subscription.
A discount that grows the more you spend. Spend $600 or more across your box and you get 5% off. Spend $1,000 or more and it's 10%. That's a genuine scaling loyalty discount, and neither competitor offers one.
The lowest spend for free delivery. Every Meat on Repeat order ships free, for life, and our minimum box is $160. ButcherCrowd's delivery is free too, but you can't order less than their Small Box, which starts at $169. Our Cow's free delivery kicks in at $199. Of the three, we ask you to spend the least before delivery is on us.
Buy by the animal, or by the occasion. Meat on Repeat isn't a fixed box. You fill it from our whole range, and that gives you two ways to stock up.
By the animal. You can put any of our bulk packs straight into your Meat on Repeat box:
- Beef: Yearling Beef β Quarter Side or Yearling Beef β Half Side PLUS Whole Eye Fillet
- Lamb and hogget: Grass Fed Half Lamb, Grass-Fed Full Lamb or Grass-Fed Full Hogget
- Pork: Paddock Raised Pork β Quarter Pack, Paddock Raised Pork Side or Paddock Raised Pork β Full Pork Pack
Neither Our Cow nor ButcherCrowd sells whole, half or quarter animal packs at all.
By the occasion. Not everyone has room for a side of pork, and you don't need it to buy well. Our variety packs are mixed boxes we put together in Mudgee around the way people actually cook, from under $60 to over $1,000:
- Everyday dinners: Weeknight Wonder, Essentials Value Pack, The Two Pack, Mince Trio, Sausage Trio (GF) or Chicken Pack
- BBQs and entertaining: Basic BBQ Variety Pack, Premium BBQ Variety Pack, Spring Sizzler BBQ Pack or Party Platter
- Feeding the family: Family FOUR Variety Pack or Family FIVE Variety Pack
- Serious meat-eaters: Carnivore-ONE, Carnivore-TWO or The Muster, whole grass-fed beef cuts for anyone happy to do their own butchery
- Something special: Bass Strait Beef Premium Pack
- Filling the freezer for months: Freezer Filler, a full lamb, a pork side, a beef quarter side and a chicken pack, delivered together
Every one of them can go into your Meat on Repeat box, alongside any of our choice cuts. And whichever way you stock up, a bigger box takes you into the 5% or 10% discount tiers.
Fewer deliveries, less admin. Monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly means up to three months between orders if that suits your household. Our Cow's longest gap is every 4 weeks, and ButcherCrowd's is every 8 weeks. If you're stocking a freezer for a season rather than topping up a fridge week to week, that's real friction removed, not just a different schedule.
You never have to subscribe to shop with us. Both Mudgee Meat and Our Cow let you buy a one-off order without joining anything. ButcherCrowd is a subscription-only business, so there's no way to try them without signing up first.
Cancel anytime, from your very first order. This one matches Our Cow and ButcherCrowd exactly, with no asterisk. There's no minimum number of orders before you're free to skip, pause or walk away.
Where we're honestly not the most generous
We'd rather tell you this straight than let you find out later.
Free product. Our Cow adds a free product to every box once you spend $199 or more. ButcherCrowd is currently giving a free protein in every box from your second box. Ours lands every 3rd order.
That's a genuine perk on their side, and we're not going to pretend otherwise. But a freebie every box only goes so far if you're paying more for everything else in it. Our value is in the everyday price of the meat itself. When we priced the same four everyday cuts on all three sites on 6 October 2026, the basket came to:
- $139.80 at Mudgee Meat
- $186.81 at Our Cow (+$47.01)
- $187.11 at ButcherCrowd (+$47.31)
That's about $47 saved on a single basket of four cuts, every time you shop, before any free product comes into it. Scale that across a full Meat on Repeat box, add a 12-month price lock and up to 10% off as your box grows, and that's where the real savings are. You can see the cut-by-cut numbers in our full price comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to subscribe to buy from Mudgee Meat? No. You can shop with us as a one-off, exactly as you can with Our Cow. ButcherCrowd, by contrast, requires a subscription to buy at all.
How much can I save on Meat on Repeat? Your prices are locked for 12 months the moment you join. You also get 5% off once your box reaches $600, or 10% off at $1,000 and above. Delivery is free on every order, and every 3rd order includes a free product.
Who has the lowest spend for free delivery? Meat on Repeat. Every subscription order ships free and our minimum box is $160. ButcherCrowd's smallest box starts at $169, and Our Cow's free delivery starts at $199.
Do I have to buy a whole animal to stock up? No. Alongside our quarter, half and whole animal packs, we have a broad range of variety packs: mixed cuts made up for weeknight dinners, BBQs, families and more, from under $60 to over $1,000. And you don't have to pick just one. With Meat on Repeat, you build your own box from any of our packs or choice cuts, mixed however suits your household.
Is Meat on Repeat cheaper than Our Cow and ButcherCrowd? On the four everyday cuts we compared on 6 October 2026, our basket was about a third cheaper than both. See our full price comparison for the numbers.
Do Our Cow or ButcherCrowd lock their prices? No. Neither offers a price lock. Meat on Repeat locks your prices for 12 months.
Can I skip a delivery or cancel altogether? Yes, anytime, starting from your very first order. There's no minimum commitment.
How often will my box arrive? You choose: monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly. Quarterly means up to three months between deliveries, longer than Our Cow's maximum of every 4 weeks or ButcherCrowd's every 8 weeks.
Is Meat on Repeat delivered frozen? No. Your meat is always delivered fresh and chilled, never frozen. The only exception is our Paws n' Claws pet mince, which is flash frozen when it's packed.
Michael & Carolyn Emeny are 4th-generation farmers from Mudgee, NSW, and the founders of Mudgee Meat. Their family has farmed the Central Tablelands for over a century. Since 2012 they've delivered grass-fed beef and lamb, paddock-raised pork and bulk packs β butchered in-house and sourced direct from trusted Australian farmers β to families across Australia. Got a question for the farm gate? Ask the Farmers.
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