re: Buying sides of beef

we used to buy a cow and have it butchered to split with some other folks...one day we crunched out how much we were actually paying for it and never did it again...

if you are doing it so that you can feed the cow for a little while and get good, clean beef, that is ok...but if you are looking to save money, you come out better buying your beef at the store...

get yourself a freezer and shop the sales if you want to minimize your spend...

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pork is healthier than chicken...dumbass

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Which category of healthier? From a macros point of view, chicken is king of the farm meats. From the chemical side, I'm sure there are better

Even when we raised cattle, I NEVER understood people wanting to do that. Why buy a 1/2 calf, whatever, and end up with crap that you won't cook, possibly. Buy your meat fresh, as you need it.

If you don't work for kids, food, and shelter, wtf for? Cut out some recreational activities instead.

I caught some round steaks on sale for 2.50 an lb. Bought 12lbs kept half of it whole and ground up the rest. If you know what to look for in pricing and quality you can save a few bucks.

The prices will hold for several years. You can go buy 3,4 and 5 year old bred cows for less than 2k, most are around $1500, 300-400 lb calves are bringing 1000-1200 bucks. You'll almost have that original cow paid for after one calf. The second calf you'll be even or ahead. After that you've probably got 3-5 more calves left and you can sell the cow at the end. That's one pretty viable option to getting cows. Although, none of that is certain and can fall through in a heart beat. So take this advice with a grain of salt. I myself have been looking at getting some bred brangus heifers, while expensive now, if the market holds, the first calf will almost pay for the cow. Although it's a huge gamble.

Not even sure I'll get the land yet but I'm not afraid to start slow and build a herd with quality pure breeds.

links from real sources

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Calories 165 (691 kJ) 8%

Total Fat 3.6g 5%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%

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see how this works

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Calories 122 (511 kJ) 6%

Total Fat 3.0g 5%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%

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you were saying...dumbass

ETA: I've read some of your posts, and yes I call you dumbass because you post some of the dumbest shite I've ever seen on here...and that's really saying something.

Hows the gold mining going? Or you car sales "business"

My folks do that every so often so we get a lot from them. The taste, even just the ground beef, is unbelievable.

I'm no nutritionist but if pork is healthier than chicken that is news to me.