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re: Has anyone ever bought a cow for slaughter?

Posted on 10/12/12 at 4:53 pm to
Posted by KosmoCramer
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Posted on 10/12/12 at 4:53 pm to
How many pounds is a whole butchered cow?
Posted by Ole Geauxt
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Posted on 10/12/12 at 4:57 pm to
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How many pounds is a whole butchered cow?
that would depend on how big a cow you bought...
Posted by G Vice
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Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 10/12/12 at 5:01 pm to
My parents did this a few times when I was a kid, so I'm not current......but I think approximately 500 lbs. I could be way off.

As a general rule, say you've got a cow that weighs 1200 lbs "on the hoof", you get about 50% of that in finished meat product.

ETA: Geauxt speaks truth
This post was edited on 10/12/12 at 5:04 pm
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