Butcher labels with the cut, the weight and the price
You can make free butcher labels in your browser: the cut name, the weight off the scale, the price per pound and the total, on a 2x1 roll or a wider scale-style sticker. Type the weight for one package, or print a whole case of meat labels from an Excel pack sheet. No signup.
How it works
Weigh it, type the weight, print the sticker
Print the cut, the weight and the price
Open the butcher label, set it to your roll, and type the weight from the scale. Print one and check it on the wrap.
Open the butcher label1At the counter
What goes on a butcher label
Picture Saturday morning at the counter. A tray of ribeyes is wrapped, the scale reads 1.12 lb, and the case needs filling before the doors open.
A customer should read the package without picking it up. So four things go on the sticker, in the order the eye lands on them.
Check the total on the first package yourself. A hurried keystroke on a busy morning costs more than the label.
- The cut: "Ribeye steak", big and bold.
- The weight: the number you just watched settle on the scale.
- Price per lb and the total: weight times the price on your board.
- Pack date: so the next person on the counter sells the oldest tray first.
2Examples
Butcher label examples you can open
These are real renders from the editor. The cuts, weights, prices and codes are made up. There's a package sticker filled from a pack sheet, a price strip for the case, and a deli case strip with a price per pound. Click one and it opens with the same layout.
Each one is a starting point. Change the words, the font and the size to match the roll in your counter printer.
3The weight
You type the weight, the scale doesn't
The editor doesn't read your scale. There's no cable from the label maker to the scale head.
So the order is simple: weigh, type the weight, then print. If a label says 1.00 lb because nobody changed the field, that's a miss on the counter.
Some shops keep a short sheet next to the wrapper and type the weights in as they go. That works too, as long as the number on the sheet is the number the scale showed.
4Label size
2x1 meat labels, or a wider scale-style sticker
A 2x1 label fits a short cut name, a weight and a price if you keep the type bold. Most counter printers already hold that size.
If the name is "bone-in pork chop, family pack", a 2x1 will wrap or shrink. Move to a wider label and give the name a full line.
Set the editor to the roll that's actually in the machine. A 2x1 design sent to a 3 inch roll won't center itself.
| Label size | Good for |
|---|---|
| 2 x 1 in | Short cut name, weight, price |
| 3 x 1 in | Case strips and price strips |
| 3 x 2 in | Long names, pack date, barcode |
5One package
Print a butcher label, one package at a time
This is the everyday counter job: one package, one weight, one sticker.
If the name runs into the price, shorten the name or use a wider label.
- Open https://app.mylabelmaker.com. No signup. The butcher label opens ready to edit.
- Set the size to your roll, 2x1 or wider.
- Type the cut name, then the weight once the scale settles.
- Add the price per pound and the total for that package.
- Click Print this and print one. Stick it on the wrap and read it at arm's length.
- Change the weight before the next package.
6Your pack sheet
Your pack sheet in Excel
A spreadsheet helps when you label a case ahead of time. One row per package: cut, pack date, weight, total price and a SKU if you use one.
The sheet on this page is the fictional one behind the first example. The weights were typed from the scale, and Price is the package total.
The sample also has a PackDate column (11/08) and a SKU column (BF-RIB-01 and so on) for the barcode. A busy counter is a stream of different weights, so it's one row and one copy per package.
| Cut | Weight | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Ribeye steak | 1.12 lb | $21.27 |
| Pork shoulder | 3.40 lb | $16.97 |
| Chicken thighs | 2.05 lb | $8.18 |
7A whole case
Print a whole case of meat labels from the sheet
Once the weights are in, the case prints in one go. Every row becomes its own label.
It won't help if you type the weights at home and the scale disagrees in the morning. Weigh, then print. The same column steps work for any list, and printing labels from Excel covers them in more detail.
- Open the butcher label with the pack sheet already loaded.
- Click Data and upload your own Excel or CSV file, or paste the rows. Keep the column names in the first row.
- Click a text box, then Variables, and pick the column: PackDate on top, Cut large, Weight and Price under it. The barcode reads the SKU.
- Step through the rows and stop on the longest cut name. If it crowds the price, shorten it or use a wider roll.
- Open Edit row and tick the packages you're labeling now. Rows start unticked.
- Click Print. One copy per row is usually right.
8Easy to read
Keep the price easy to read
Gray type on a cold, damp package looks like a mistake. Print dark enough that the total is solid black, and keep the extras short.
Don't copy a sample legend and assume it covers your shop. The scale stays the source of the weight, and the sticker only repeats it.
- Barcode: optional. A grocery account might scan the tray, so use the code they gave you, not a made-up number.
- Safe-handling text and sell-by dates: yours to add. The editor prints the sentence you paste, but it won't tell you which wording your inspector expects.
- Shelf and case tags: price tag labels covers product, price, SKU and barcode on small tags.
Questions about butcher labels
What goes on a butcher label?
The cut name, the weight you weighed, the price per pound and the total for the package, and usually a pack date. You type the weight. The editor does not read the scale.
Can I make meat labels for free?
Yes. You can make free meat labels in your browser with no signup. Open the butcher label, set it to your roll, and type the cut, weight and price.
Will this connect to my scale?
No. You enter the weight from the scale into the label or the spreadsheet. The printer then prints what you typed.
Can I use a 2x1 scale-style label?
Yes, if that is the stock in the printer. A 2x1 fits a short cut name, the weight and the price. A wider label fits a long name plus the pack date and a barcode.
Can I print meat counter stickers with a pack date?
Yes. Type the pack date on the label, or put it in a PackDate column and connect it with Variables. It prints the date you entered.
Does it add safe-handling or inspection text?
Only the text you type or paste. You decide the safe-handling line, sell-by date and any inspection legend your shop needs.