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Ordering Information
We no longer
have steers to sell for 2010 Phone
402-367-4741 Our grass fed beef is sold as a whole steer, or just a half or quarter. You buy they live steer or portion thereof, and pick up your beef from the processor (processor costs detailed below). You can determine how your beef is cut up and packaged. If you are unfamiliar with this process we can explain the basic cuts of beef and the processors will help you make the final decision. Our 2010 price is $1.10 per pound of live animal weight. This is the weight of the live animal at the time it is delivered to the processing plant. Live animal weights range between 1100 to 1300 pounds. Dressed or hanging weight is estimated to be around 60 percent of live weight. Most processors expect the cutout weight (the weight of meat going into your freezer) of a whole steer to be 55 to 60 percent of the dressed weight. The reason for the reduction in weight is the moisture loss during the dry aging process (dry aging provides a premium product which is better than today's more popular wet aging process) and the amount of bone, fat, and etc. removed during the cut up process. Delivery of the live animal to processing plant in Howells, Nebraska is free. Processing costs are the buyers responsibility; basic costs of processing are listed below. Faltin's Meat Market allows dry aging for 7 to14 days. Faltin Meat
Market
This is a custom exempt plant. The plant is inspected for sanitation purposes. Butchering charges (prices are from early 2009 and are subject to change) are $40 per animal and $.45 per pound to cut, wrap, and freeze the meat. Other charges are $.27 per pound to make hamburger patties (100# minimum), prime rib is $1.10 per pound, and dried beef is $1.50 per pound. Jerky is $2.40 per pound and beef sticks are $2.95 per pound.
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