Whole Beef shares are priced at $5/lb hanging weight. The typical hanging weight for a whole beef varies between 600lbs-750lbs. Processing is included in this price.
Half Beef shares are priced at $5.10/lb hanging weight. The typical hanging weight for a half share varies between 300lbs-375lbs. Processing is included in this price.
Below is a rough breakdown of what to expect from a 1000lb live weight animal. The animals we take in usually weigh around 1200lbs-1400lbs so expect more meat than the table shows. This breakdown does give you a rough idea of what to expect in terms of cuts and quantities.
| 1000lb animal estimates | 1000 | |
| whole | half | |
| Finished Product estimate (lbs) | 350.62 | 175.31 |
| (lbs) | (lbs) | |
| Eye of Round Roast | 4.87 | 2.44 |
| Top Round Roast | 12.49 | 6.25 |
| Rump Roast | 5.53 | 2.76 |
| Chuck Roast | 35.93 | 17.97 |
| Brisket | 10.84 | 5.42 |
| Short Ribs | 24.99 | 12.49 |
| Soup Bones | 2.03 | 1.01 |
| Stew Meat | 6.07 | 3.04 |
| Sirloin Steak | 12.02 | 6.01 |
| NY strip | 9.86 | 4.93 |
| Filet Mignon | 4.33 | 2.16 |
| Bone in ribeye | 19.07 | 9.53 |
| Flank | 1.54 | 0.77 |
| Skirt | 4.21 | 2.10 |
| 1/4 patties | 27.99 | 14.00 |
| Ground Beef | 162.96 | 81.48 |
| Sirloin Tip Roast | 5.87 | 2.94 |