They should be keeping track of the yields from their beef.
Grass fed beef hanging weight price.
The price per pound 6 36 is the number you ll compare with grocery store prices.
Before you buy beef in bulk by the hanging weight.
This works out to around 850 900 for a quarter out the door.
Grass fed beef dressed carcass basis range grass fed beef dressed carcass basis weighted avg 4 99 nass 17 state aum grazing fees 2020 survey 19 90 grazing fee estimates.
350 lbs hanging weight which yields approximately 55 for a take home weight of 192 50 lbs.
He said he knows grain fed local growers who end up around 650 700 per quarter finished.
Carcass weight 400 500 x 4 90 lb.
For simplicity my calculations below are based on the average 750 hanging weight and will vary.
6 36 per pound finished cut weight.
Nw ls410 des moines ia tue sep 22 2020 usda market news usda beef carcass price equivalent index value choice select index 600 900 600 900 values 179 77 169 37 change 0 39 0 24 current index reflects the equivalent of 139 936 head of cattle.
Beef oxtail beef liver 2 50 6 59 4 05 beef tongue beef bones 2 75 6 00 4 13 verified through the grass fed svs producer program prices shown are in lb.
Of carcass or hanging weight.
I m looking into this.
This sound insanely high.
He said 400 500 like called out in this article is from years ago.
Approximate whole beef cost breakdown.
Cost to missouri grass fed beef 400 500 x 0 50 0 75 lb.
While the package weight is different for each animal over the last number of years the average final packaged weight of a half has been around 180 to 200 pounds of beef.
Speaking of which only compare your cow price with organic grass fed.
Based on grass.
460 pounds hanging weight x 30 loss 322 pounds finished cut weight step 2.
1 396 50 192 50 lbs 7 25 per lb packed weight take home weight.
Divide 2 047 hanging weight total fee from above by 322 pounds.
Processing cost to swiss 0 00 butcher fee 2160 2825 take half of these amounts for an approximate half beef cost breakdown.
Ask the farmer for these numbers.
W beef processing costs.
W discounts 3 230 00 beef processing w discounts on 750 whole 500 lbs.