Brian on Nostr: For those interested in buying a "side of beef" from your local rancher and have yet ...
For those interested in buying a "side of beef" from your local rancher and have yet to do so buy are "buy-curious", here is a typical breakdown of what you may expect.
The process is:
1) Contact a local rancher and tell him you want a side of beef (half cow). He will tell you what is available and which butcher he prefers to take the cow to.
2) Then you also contact the local butcher and get a date for the rancher to deliver the cow. If you are not buying the whole cow, both you and the rancher will try to find a buyer for the other half. The butchers will have requirements on what dates they can accommodate you due to the fact that they only have so much freezer space available.
3) The local butcher will ask you how you want your order completed. Meaning, how many roasts, or if you don't want roasts and want them in ground beef, and other options.
The example below is based off of buying a whole cow that has a live weight of 1,200 lbs. Take home beef that actually goes in your freezer will general be 36% of the live weight. You won't be eating the bones, hide, hooves, and entrails for example.
The whole cow and butcher cost below is $3,348.00, so if you are going halfzies with someone else, your all in cost would be $1,674.00. And your average cost per pound would be: $7.75
The process is:
1) Contact a local rancher and tell him you want a side of beef (half cow). He will tell you what is available and which butcher he prefers to take the cow to.
2) Then you also contact the local butcher and get a date for the rancher to deliver the cow. If you are not buying the whole cow, both you and the rancher will try to find a buyer for the other half. The butchers will have requirements on what dates they can accommodate you due to the fact that they only have so much freezer space available.
3) The local butcher will ask you how you want your order completed. Meaning, how many roasts, or if you don't want roasts and want them in ground beef, and other options.
The example below is based off of buying a whole cow that has a live weight of 1,200 lbs. Take home beef that actually goes in your freezer will general be 36% of the live weight. You won't be eating the bones, hide, hooves, and entrails for example.
The whole cow and butcher cost below is $3,348.00, so if you are going halfzies with someone else, your all in cost would be $1,674.00. And your average cost per pound would be: $7.75