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What’s the best way to have a whole cow butchered?
Posted on 11/27/21 at 9:43 am
Posted on 11/27/21 at 9:43 am
I recently reserved a whole cow and I’m splitting with 3 others.
Got it $3.75/lbs hanging weight and processed to my choosing.
What is the best way to have it butchered with respect to portions of each cut?
TIA
Got it $3.75/lbs hanging weight and processed to my choosing.
What is the best way to have it butchered with respect to portions of each cut?
TIA
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Posted on 11/27/21 at 9:50 am to hottub
You should be able to talk to butcher about what you like to cook and eat often and he should be able to point you in right direction. That’s all I got for you
Posted on 11/27/21 at 9:51 am to hottub
Pretty sure the guy who's doing the butchering, wrapping and delivering of the meat is your best source for this type information.
He can tell your options and you pick the one that best fits your needs. I'd say the overwhelming majority of folks on here have no clue how to butcher a cow, pig, goat, etc. to properly get maximum quality cuts from the animals.
He can tell your options and you pick the one that best fits your needs. I'd say the overwhelming majority of folks on here have no clue how to butcher a cow, pig, goat, etc. to properly get maximum quality cuts from the animals.
Posted on 11/27/21 at 10:22 am to hottub
Odd question for someone who bought a whole cow.
Posted on 11/27/21 at 9:39 pm to hottub
quote:Holy damn that is cheap. Damn near every place I've found over here in LA is $5+ hanging weight.
Got it $3.75/lbs hanging weight and processed to my choosing.
Posted on 11/28/21 at 4:55 pm to hottub
That depends on the quality of the cow.
I've had some that I got the whole thing ground and others where I wanted whole cuts.
Going to need more info on the beef.
I've had some that I got the whole thing ground and others where I wanted whole cuts.
Going to need more info on the beef.
Posted on 11/29/21 at 11:07 am to hottub
Grind the hind quarter in to one pound packs.
Posted on 11/29/21 at 12:11 pm to TigerTatorTots
Yeah, I’m thinking $3.75 on the hoof would be a decent price. $3.75 hanging is damn good, right?
Edit: I was wrong. Current price of live cattle is $1.37/lb. I had looked at a price yesterday and didn’t realize it was in kilograms (2.2 lbs). But $3.75 hanging is for sure damn cheap.
Edit: I was wrong. Current price of live cattle is $1.37/lb. I had looked at a price yesterday and didn’t realize it was in kilograms (2.2 lbs). But $3.75 hanging is for sure damn cheap.
This post was edited on 11/29/21 at 12:16 pm
Posted on 11/29/21 at 1:11 pm to hottub
I respect buying a cow and not knowing what to do next 
Posted on 11/29/21 at 1:30 pm to hoopsgalore
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I respect buying a cow and not knowing what to do next
It's a quarter.
I assume the guy doesn't know what to ask for and doesn't want to ask his friends.
Posted on 11/29/21 at 2:58 pm to KosmoCramer
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I assume the guy doesn't know what to ask for and doesn't want to ask his friends.
Yeah, he'd rather be abused by total strangers.
Posted on 11/29/21 at 3:25 pm to hottub
Just tell them you want the top quarter. #winning
Posted on 11/29/21 at 3:50 pm to hottub
quote:
I recently reserved a whole cow and I’m splitting with 3 others.
I've thought about doing this but I can't see where it's all that good of a deal. $3.75/lb hanging comes it at about $6.25 per pound packaged. That's a great price for steaks. Not so good a price for ground meat.
Posted on 11/29/21 at 4:30 pm to LSUFanHouston
quote:The savings on the steaks far outweigh the increase in ground price
I've thought about doing this but I can't see where it's all that good of a deal. $3.75/lb hanging comes it at about $6.25 per pound packaged. That's a great price for steaks. Not so good a price for ground meat.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 5:54 pm to hoopsgalore
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I respect buying a cow and not knowing what to do next
Appreciate the respect… ha
I have bought several 1/4s on my own but never a whole cow to split with 3 others.
Learning it is a PITA trying to get 4 people to agree on how best to split a cow.
quote:
I've thought about doing this but I can't see where it's all that good of a deal. $3.75/lb hanging comes it at about $6.25 per pound packaged. That's a great price for steaks. Not so good a price for ground meat.
The steaks are really where the savings are plus the meat just taste better, imo. I have used the same guy the last few years for a 1/4 and have yet to be disappointed.
This post was edited on 11/30/21 at 5:58 pm
Posted on 11/30/21 at 6:18 pm to hottub
Based on the price, sounds like you got a "freemartin" cow. The cow is useless to the farmer. They are bulked up on feed and made "fat" until they reach 1000 ~ 1100 lbs., then sold at roughly .35 per pound to the slaughterhouse. Most of the ground meat made in America is from freemartin cows. For those who buy them, they often request steaks and grind the rest into ground meat. My friends who farms beef cattle, donates his freemartin cows to the homeless shelter. WIN / WIN ... he writes off $350 and the shelter pays all the slaughterhouse costs to process the beef.
edit: forgot to add, that you will get on average approximately 43% packaged meat from the live weight. Some cows/steers will yield from 41% to 45%.
edit: forgot to add, that you will get on average approximately 43% packaged meat from the live weight. Some cows/steers will yield from 41% to 45%.
This post was edited on 11/30/21 at 6:28 pm
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