How much does a Southern Steer Butcher franchise cost?
Opening a Southern Steer Butcher franchise takes a total initial investment of $428,706 to $722,706, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median amount of monthly ticket price: $56.19 per customer ticket across 1 Southern Steer Business.
Southern Steer franchises Southern Steer Businesses. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Southern Steer Butcher franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $428,706 to $722,706. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements/Construction ($132,000 to $275,000), Furnishings, Fixtures, and Equipment ($120,000 to $185,000), and Inventory and Supplies For Three Months ($20,000 to $50,000). Together they make up about 71% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $59,500, about 14% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $59,500 | $59,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Travel and Living Expenses for Initial Training for Two-Weeks2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $4,000 | $7,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| On-Site Assistance Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Architectural, Mechanical and Electrical Design2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $12,000 | $18,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Lease Deposit2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $5,000 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Utility Deposits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $0 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Leasehold Improvements/ | $132,000 | $275,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Rent for Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $10,500 | $25,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Inventory and Supplies For Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $20,000 | $50,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Furnishings, Fixtures, and Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $120,000 | $185,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Exterior and Interior Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $8,000 | $13,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| POS System Fee – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $2,400 | $2,400 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Permits and Licenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $500 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Technology Fees For Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $1,521 | $1,521 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Direct Ad TV2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $180 | $180 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Legal, Accounting Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $1,500 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Recipe/ | $105 | $105 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Insurance for Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $1,500 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Grand Opening Advertising2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $15,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Additional Funds – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $25,000 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11-12 | $428,706 | $722,706 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11-12 |
Source Southern Steer Butcher, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11-12, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 19
What Southern Steer Butcher's FDD reports in Item 19
Median Amount of Monthly Ticket Price
$56.19 per customer ticket
This is a figure per customer ticket, not what one outlet takes in a year. Southern Steer Butcher's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the 2024 Reporting Period. Basis: The Sarasota, Florida location, one of the three Southern Steer Businesses in Chart 6 (Clearwater $60.25, Sarasota $56.19, Ocoee $61.03). The FDD publishes no median across the three.
Sample size: 1 Southern Steer Business. The FDD reports no average alongside this median.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- Outlets that did not operate for all of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 were excluded.
- Outlets that had not operated for at least two years were excluded.
This is a disclosure of what some existing Southern Steer Businesses reported, not a projection of what a new Southern Steer Business would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Southern Steer Butcher, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44-51, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 20
How many Southern Steer Butcher outlets there are, and how many closed
Southern Steer Butcher ended 2024 with 6 franchised outlets and 1 company-owned outlet. In that year 3 franchised outlets opened and none left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Southern Steer Butcher opened 5 franchised outlets and no outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 5, from 1 to 6 franchised outlets.
With fewer than 10 outlets, one closure moves the numbers a lot, so we do not calculate a yearly rate.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 53 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 53 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 53 |
Source Southern Steer Butcher, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 53, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Compare
How Southern Steer Butcher compares with other Food & Beverage franchises
Measured against the 256 Food & Beverage franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Southern Steer Butcher's estimated range is $575,706. It costs less to open than 50% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Southern Steer Butcher is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Food & Beverage franchise side by side.
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