Side Of Beef Price Per Pound

Side of beef overview.

Side of beef price per pound.

We sell a side of beef for 5 25 per pound a quarter of beef is 5 50 a side of our grass fed beef weighs approximately 200 300lbs. Why would you buy a half a beef at 7 25 per pound packaged weight when you could buy smaller amounts say a 50 lb box for 6 00 per pound. 4 pounds of ground beef at 3 99 per pound 15 96. 2 3 pounds stewing meat at 2 99 per pound 6 87.

The amount of meat that you can get off of a side of beef varies depending on the size of the cow. 1 2 pound flank steak at 10 99 per pound 21 98. For example if the steer was 1 000 lbs the full carcass would have a hanging weight of about 600 lbs. Meaning you re getting around 7 per pound for ground beef which is around the same price as at the grocery store but you re also getting 7 per pound for ribeye steak which is 12 18 less than the grocery store price.

Most farmers have a standard price per pound for the hanging weight of the beef plus a separate per pound charge for processing. When you break it down by price per pound you don t differentiate between different cuts of meat. Total yearly beef outlay is x 12 537 72. The yield after butchering the side is usually around 60 70 of the hanging weight depending on the cuts you select.

Monnett farms yet another farm that lists its prices on its website says they charge 5 50 per pound and a side of beef purchased from them could yield as much as 250 to 300 pounds. Using the example above you could buy the same beef in 50 lb boxes for 1 155 00 that s a savings of 241 50 i m sure you can find better use for that money.