Half beef summary

[hamster]

I know people are always interested in this kind of thing.

Here's the breakdown of our 1/2 cow this year. Total came to $898. Our half, hanging weight, was 268 lbs. I'm DYING that our lady has sold all but enough cows to feed her family. 

Assume these are all in packages sized for a family of 2. Steaks are 2 per package, cut 1" thick.

Ground beef - 40, 1 lb packages
Stew meat - 8 
Soup bone - 5 
Heart - 1 
Liver - 3 (we had 7 last year. Wyatt is sad)
Brisket - 1
Rump roast - 3
Chuck roast - 9
Cross rib roast - 2
Flank steak - 1
Round steak - 8
Sirloin tip - 8
T-bone - 6
Ribeye - 5
Short rib - 6
Round Bone roast - 4

[cajunmom]

That's great! We're getting our first half-pig in a couple of months and I'm anxious to see what all we will get.

[hamster]

cajunmom be sure to update! I've got my eye on half a pig soon!

[ESF]

If we had a giant freezer, we would totally do this.

[niq]

Just curious ... how many people live in your house? Do you guys entertain often/some/not at all?

[hamster]

Jan 29, 2015 23:03:41 GMT -5 niq said:

Just curious ... how many people live in your house? Do you guys entertain often/some/not at all?

Just H and I. We eat a lot of meat, but this isn't really that hard to eat. Some things are more difficult than others, but without doing the math, it's probably only beef twice a week. 

We had a much bigger cow our first year. We definitely made a decision to use beef when entertaining that year.

[Lucy VanPelt]

What size is your freezer? Is it an upright?

[hamster]

Jan 29, 2015 23:20:14 GMT -5 Lucy VanPelt said:

What size is your freezer? Is it an upright?

14 maybe? It's a chest.

There is also a deer in that freezer. Fish, veggies, chicken, etc. go in the older upright.

[audette]

We might try this, after we move. Maybe. That's a lot of meat!