Getting meat butchered?

[Onagoth]

Hi folks,

I have been ordering beef for several years now from a local farmer who uses a particular butcher....usually a side or a 1/4.

Lately, I have been noticing that the yield of hanging weight, to final weight has been declining. My last batch was roughly 70%.

Is that normal? In the past this wasn't a huge problem but the price is rising now so it's starting to make me wonder.

This is grass fed beef so I'm not sure if that normally dresses out to a lesser weight?

Thanks,

 

[Northern Amateur]

Seems a tad low to me. Here's what I do. I ask for ALL of the trimmings (bones, fat, everything). Last quarter I ordered was quite large scaling at 228lbs. I received 228lbs of product and paid $4.40 per pound.

cheers,

 

[salarguy]

Hi folks,

I have been ordering beef for several years now from a local farmer who uses a particular butcher....usually a side or a 1/4.

Lately, I have been noticing that the yield of hanging weight, to final weight has been declining. My last batch was roughly 70%.

Is that normal? In the past this wasn't a huge problem but the price is rising now so it's starting to make me wonder.

This is grass fed beef so I'm not sure if that normally dresses out to a lesser weight?

Thanks,

Maybe higher moisture content in grass fed?

 

[billdick]

On a normal beef that is finished properly you will get one third waste (fat,bones, moldy stuff). It varies greatly on how fat it was and what breed as some breeds have larger bones than others. Something else that makes a difference is whether you get your steaks cut with bones(t-bones,rib steaks vs. ribeye, striploin, tenderloin). Beef is also weighed hot hanging and will lose weight as they age. I have weighed beef hot hanging and out of curiosity weighed again in a couple weeks and have lost up to 18 lbs per side depending on the animal. Like Northern Amateur said just ask for all your scraps if you're worried.

 

[blasted_saber]

70% doesnt seem unreasonable.

But im not a butcher, or have any experience with buying beef in this manner..