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Originally Posted by Manticmuse
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1/8th of a steer. Local, grass fed beef. Storing it at the folks bc it is a lot more meat than i can fit in the freezer. Can't imagine how much meat is on a full steer.
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You are looking at 450 to 500 pounds of dressed meat. You would need one hell of a big freezer for that and would probably die of Heart Disease by then.
[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] So you are looking at around 75 pounds of meat for 1/8. You should be paying around 5 bucks total a pound for it or less to make it worth your effort.
You have to figure you have to have a Freezer, and the electricity to run it year around. And you end up throwing X amount of it away to freezer burn etc.. And God help you if your electric goes off for 2 to 3 days. But 75 pounds is not a lot if you have a family with a few teenage boys in it lol.
And if the Steer is meat is tough as nails you are not going to be a happy camper either. I used to raise Steers and some are just more active and more healthy than others. And different Breeds are better, ergo, Black Angus, and blood lines factor into it also. I never let them get to full weight before I slaughtered them for me. The older the tougher, too young not enough meat, unless you are into a shitpot of Veal lol, and damn small roasts and steaks. So most are pretty good, but some not so good. It is sort of a crap shoot.