Example Beef Order
The following is an example of the meat that can be expected from a quarter of one of our grass fed animals. This example is based on:
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a steer which weighed 1210 pounds at harvest (1/4 of which would weigh 302.5 pounds, live weight) |
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steaks were cut to 3/4 inch thickness |
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ground beef was 80% lean |
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example is of a split quarter, which includes half of the meat from the front quarter and half from the rear quarter |
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the example
quarter weighed 124 pounds of sharp frozen beef for the freezer (processed
weight) wrapped in white butcher paper |
Cuts included in this quarter
chuck roasts
(total 7#) 8
rib steaks
rolled rump roast (5-6#) 6
T-bone steaks
sirloin tip roast (3-4#)
6 sirloin steaks
ground beef (55#)
12 cube steaks
Brisket
Flank steak
Soup bones & oxtail
Heart, tongue, liver
Approximate costs of this example quarter
302.5# live
weight times $1.10/pound=$332.75
Processing fee was $70.27
Total cost would be $403.02
Cost per pound would be about $3.25