Southern Steer Butcher franchise
2026 filing · January 30, 2026Shares sales figures
Southern Steer Butcher at a glance
A neighborhood butcher shop selling custom-cut meats, seafood, prepared foods and specialty groceries. At the end of 2025 there were 9 Southern Steer Butcher locations in the US, 8 franchised and 1 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Southern Steer Franchising International, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $376K–$797K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $59,500
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 4–6%
- 6% of annual gross revenues up to $1,000,000, 5% up to $2,000,000 and 4% above that, paid weekly
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 9
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 8
- Company-owned
- 1
- States
- 3
- Most in Florida, Georgia and Texas
From Southern Steer Franchising International, LLC’s 2026 filing; revenue and net loss from its audited financial statements, page 202; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Southern Steer Butcher among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Southern Steer Butcher | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $586,783 | Costs more than 70% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $59,500 | Higher than 85% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 9 | Fewer than 63% of franchises |
How much a Southern Steer Butcher franchise costs
Opening one Southern Steer Butcher costs an estimated $376,223 to $797,343. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Southern Steer Franchising International, LLC, 2026 filing, page 17
Southern Steer Butcher franchise fee
The franchise fee is $59,500. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Southern Steer Franchising International, LLC, 2026 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of annual gross revenues up to $1,000,000, 5% up to $2,000,000 and 4% above that, paid weekly. |
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The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Southern Steer Franchising International, LLC, 2026 filing, page 11
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Southern Steer Butcher publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Southern Steer Franchising International, LLC, 2026 filing, page 49
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $780K–$1.4M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
SBA loans to Southern Steer Butcher franchisees
Lenders approved 14 SBA 7(a) loans for Southern Steer Butcher franchisees from 2021 to 2026, $5.99M in all. None has been paid off or charged off yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
How Southern Steer Butcher compares
Of the 302 retail franchises on this site, Southern Steer Butcher is the 240th cheapest to open and the 210th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Southern Steer Butcher | Typical retail brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $376K | $198K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $797K | $425K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $60K | $35K | $40K |
| US locations | 9 | 38 | 21 |
| Change in franchised locations, 0 yrs | +300% | 0% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 187 of 302 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 302 brands in retail franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 (+1) | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 (+3) | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 (+2) | 1 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Southern Steer Franchising International, LLC, 2026 filing, page 57
Where Southern Steer Butcher locations are
At the end of 2025, Southern Steer Butcher had locations in 3 states. The most are in Florida, Georgia and Texas.
- Florida7
- Georgia1
- Texas1
Source: Southern Steer Franchising International, LLC, 2026 filing, page 58
Who owns Southern Steer Butcher?
Southern Steer Butcher franchises are sold by Southern Steer Franchising International, LLC.
From Southern Steer Franchising International, LLC’s 2026 filing.
Southern Steer Butcher filings
The figures on this page come from Southern Steer Franchising International, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued January 30, 2026, on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | January 30, 2026 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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