Steers scheduled for harvest weigh approximately 1000 lbs.

When purchasing a whole or side of beef, you pay $2.25 per pound hanging weight. Hanging weight is the weight of the meat after slaughter.  Hanging weight of a whole steer is approximately 500 to 600 pounds and 250 to 300 lbs for a side.  You also pay a processing fee to the USDA packaging plant.  This fee varies depending on how much bone is removed and the type of wrap used. Fees are approximately $200 for a side and $400 for a whole beef.

If you choose to have most of the cuts without bone, the weight of the meat for your freezer will become significantly less than hanging weight.

Pricing example:

                      Whole: hanging weight 550 lbs @ $2.25 = $1237.50                       plus processing fee

                      Side: hanging weight 275 lbs @ $2.25 = $618.75                                    plus processing fee.

Individual cuts (frozen) can be purchased at the farm store.       To view beef cuts....   Click on Beef Made Easy Poster