How many pork butts to feed ~200 people

For BBQ sandwiches, I presume? About 20 people per pork butt, so I'd get 10.

8oz per person. 100 lbs.

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I am trying to not over or under buy

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In that case, you'll have to get a bit technical. 8oz cooked is a good estimate...for men. You'll need to estimate how many men, women, and kids will be there and assign a portion to each. I've read where it's safe to assume 8oz cooked for men, 6oz cooked for women, and 4oz cooked for kids. You'll want to bump that up to about 10oz, 7.5oz, and 5oz uncooked, respectively.

So if you have 100 men, 50 women, and 50 kids:

(100*10/16) + (50*7.5/16) + (50*5/16) = about 100lbs uncooked

I'd say 6-8

20 pork butts??? Nah.

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The 2 pack at Sam's weigh between 16-20 lbs. Current price in Metairie is $1.68/lb.

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That's a good deal, I am in Shreveport so hopefully the Sams here has the same thing going. So reading all the responses I should get between 8 & 20
I'll probably get 12 Butts (6 packs at Sams) and if we have left overs I'll take it to one of the Homeless Shelters. Thanks for the responses

i don't know. how many people do you think a bork butt can eat?

88 cents per lb, starting today at my area LeBlanc's