What's included in a Full Beef?
🐄 What’s Included in a Whole Beef (1,000 lb Live Animal):
Live Weight: 1,000 lbs
Hanging (Carcass) Weight: ~600 lbs
- Roughly 60% of the live weight after initial processing.
Final Packaged (Take-Home) Meat: ~400–440 lbs
- After trimming, deboning, and waste removal.
🧊 What You Get in a Whole Beef:
🥩 Steaks (~90–120 lbs)
- T-Bone or NY Strip & Filet (if T-bone is not selected)
- Sirloin
- Flank, Skirt, Flat Iron, Hanger
🍖 Roasts (~80–120 lbs)
- Chuck
- Arm
- Rump
- Sirloin Tip
- Eye of Round
🍔 Ground Beef (~160–200 lbs)
🦴 Other Cuts & Extras
- Brisket (1–2, depending on size)
- Short Ribs
- Stew Meat
- Soup Bones
- Organ meats (liver, heart, tongue, kidney – if desired)
- Suet or fat for rendering (optional)
❄️ Freezer Space Needed:
About 16–20 cubic feet of freezer space.