Beef cow take home weight discussion - split from boredthread

[Yaj Yak]

correct, deep freezer/resealing driveway/new computer/new gun/debt payment money went to tires instead

 

[Shawn1112]

I have this one and I fit 1/4 cow, 7-10 chickens and misc shit

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[Shawn1112]

here. to put it simply two milk crates will hold a quarter of a cow.

LOL, I'm thinking closer to 3-4. Shit my ground beef will fill 2 milk crates, then you have the steaks and roasts

 

[Yaj Yak]

LOL, I'm thinking closer to 3-4. Shit my ground beef will fill 2 milk crates, then you have the steaks and roasts

I wanna talk to your guy cuz he's giving you a fuck ton.

Like twice the average... Lol

 

[Yaj Yak]

Or maybe just has gargantuan cows

 

[Shawn1112]

At Carwood Farm, we make it easy for you by giving you an idea of the amount of beef you’ll get for your freezer**. Of course, we can't give you an exact poundage because cows don't all weigh the same. The “final” or “take-home” weight is the weight of the meat that you will bring home to put in your freezer. This weight is usually about 70% of the hanging weight. On average a quarter of beef weighs about 200 pounds (hanging weight) so the final weight, after processing, would be about 140 lbs (estimated).
During processing, this "yield loss" occurs in 2 ways. About 4% is water weight lost during the 10-14 day period that the carcass is hung (or “cured”). Then about another 26% is of the yield loss is fat and bones. This amount is variable based on 2 factors – one is the amount of fat in the meat, and the other is the cuts that a customer requests. For example, the more boneless cuts requested by the customer, the lower the final weight. (Note that the lower weight doesn’t mean that you are receiving less meat – rather, you are receiving fewer bones).
If you decide to buy a cow from a farmer, it is good to know approximately what you’ll be taking home before you buy so you can make space in your refrigerator or freezer in advance.

In summary, on average, take home weight is:
quarter = 140 lbs and half = 280 lbs

**35 lbs. of beef = 1 square foot...So a typical quarter requires about 4 – 5 square feet of freezer space.

Buying a Quarter Cow:
We sell "split" quarters, which are an equal share of cuts from the front and the back of the cow, so you can get a nice variety of cuts (ground beef, steaks, roasts, etc.).

Very interesting. Not doubting whats above (well some what), but I'm almost positive we get more than 140lbs of beef.
Well either way, it works for us and we love it. At the end of the year (now) I'm usually giving ground beef away. Everyone we have given it to thinks its the best GB they ever had. Just checked and we have 12lbs of GB left to give away

 

[Shawn1112]

I wanna talk to your guy cuz he's giving you a fuck ton.

Like twice the average... Lol

Its my brothers father in law. He says he takes care of us but I wouldnt know the difference as he is the only person we have bought from

 

[Shawn1112]

Or maybe just has gargantuan cows

He did say they were bigger than last year as last year I paid less

 

[Yaj Yak]

Its my brothers father in law. He says he takes care of us but I wouldnt know the difference as he is the only person we have bought from

Thaaat could be a hookup

 

[FESTER665]

I miss working at the slaughterhouse when reading threads like these, used to get stupid prices on beef....

I can ask my dad how much our steers used to weigh, I know they made a killing when we killed kosher or whatever its called. They used to fly Rabbis in from NY to do the slaughter and could charge a fortune for the meat.

 

[Yaj Yak]

Very interesting. Not doubting whats above (well some what), but I'm almost positive we get more than 140lbs of beef.
Well either way, it works for us and we love it. At the end of the year (now) I'm usually giving ground beef away. Everyone we have given it to thinks its the best GB they ever had. Just checked and we have 12lbs of GB left to give away

howd it turn out?

 

[willizm]

FWIW the half cow that I picked up last month had a hang weight of 276lbs. The cows I get a usually smaller since they are grass fed. Grain or corn fed cows will weigh in quite a bit more. I'm not sure what the processed weight came out to but it's expected to have quite a bit of loss from the hang weight to the processed weight.

 

[Shawn1112]

howd it turn out?

Totally forgot, I think you were correct. Got my sheet but doesnt have weight of everything like I thought it did.

 

[Yaj Yak]

Totally forgot, I think you were correct. Got my sheet but doesnt have weight of everything like I thought it did.

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see where i think it can be kinda misleading then you know?

i get the health/quality benefits of doing it but i just don't see it as being possibly cheaper than good ol antibiotic corn fed grocery store choice.

 

[GTPpower]

I just skimmed over this, but we are selling the 1/4 for about $700, depending on actual weight. It should be over 200#'s of meat. The steers we brought in weighed over 1600 live.

 

[Flyn]

Speaking of freezers, I love my standing freezer. I look at the sale papers every Wednesday and pick up meat on sale to toss into it. We have a side by side fridge my son and his GF use as their freezer and I have a drawer freezer in my newer fridge so I have plenty of room for frozen storage. Could easily do half a cow.

 

[Yaj Yak]

Speaking of freezers, I love my standing freezer. I look at the sale papers every Wednesday and pick up meat on sale to toss into it. We have a side by side fridge my son and his GF use as their freezer and I have a drawer freezer in my newer fridge so I have plenty of room for frozen storage. Could easily do half a cow.

standing fridge could likely hold an entire cow.

 

[Pro Stock John]

I always wondered if doing this was worth it, thanks for working it all out.

How long can you freeze the meat?

 

[Shawn1112]

I always wondered if doing this was worth it, thanks for working it all out.

How long can you freeze the meat?

We have had beef in the freezer for a year with no issues.

 

[Yaj Yak]

We have had beef in the freezer for a year with no issues.

I lean this way too. F it.

 

[SleeperLS]

As long as the meat is vacuum sealed in a bag, I have eaten frozen meat a year later and it was good. If it wasn’t vacuum sealed, I tend to get a little less time out of it.

 

[Pro Stock John]

@Yak so your feeling is it's not worth it?

 

[Yaj Yak]

@Yak so your feeling is it's not worth it?

Me personally, vs random grocery store sale meat, no it isn't.

But if you care about grass fed/knowing where your beef came from/what went into it, I could see value in it then.

 

[GTPpower]

We should be getting ours back here any day now. I'll have to add up what the actual #'s are.

 

[Yaj Yak]

We should be getting ours back here any day now. I'll have to add up what the actual #'s are.

you'd personally have to actually weigh it after processing to truly compare