Where's the Beef?

550 pounds of it currently resides in our two upright freezers.


We took our remaining two steer in a couple of weeks ago. We borrowed a friend's horse trailer and took them ourselves. It was really stressful getting them into the trailer, and a long drive to the processor's. I finally got some shots of LJ licking the steer's nose. I talked about the day a bit on this post.


Please dear family members who contributed money toward this venture... claim your "share" as soon as possible. ;-)

Typically the hanging weight of a whole beef is 600 pounds.

Our steer were on the small side, weighing in at 400 and 404 pounds each.

Here's what we have:

11 Arm Roasts 34 pounds
25 Chuck Roasts 60 pounds
6 Filet Mignons 2 pounds
Hamburger 145 pounds
6 New York Strip Steak 3 pounds
12 Porterhouse Steaks 8 pounds
30 Rib Steaks 18 pounds
16 Rib Steaks 2" 17 pounds
24 Round Steaks 48 pounds
4 Rump Roasts 14 pounds
Short Ribs 26 pounds
32 Sirloin Steaks 40 pounds
6 Sirloin Tip Roasts 15 pounds
Skirt Steak (for making Carne Asade) 3 pounds
24 T-Bone Steaks 13 pounds
2 Tongues 5 pounds
Dog Bones 52 pounds
Misc Box containing liver, stew meat, soup meat 53 pounds

Until next time.