How much meat is in my bundle?

If  you order direct from a rancher, you get your beef however you tell the butcher to cut it.   

But since most people shop at the grocery store, that is how we are used to seeing beef. Let’s cover some generalities that may shed some light on what to expect direct from a rancher. 

 

First the size and shape of the actual animal will affect the number of steaks/cuts that you get. 

 

It’s much like cutting a carrot or cucumber. Depending on the actual size of what you start with and how thick each piece is it will dictate how many pieces you end up with. 

 

Also the cuts you chose can change the outcome.   

 

Remember you can’t get T bones and filets/New York strip because it is the same cut of meat, just one is bone in and one is bone out.  

 

If you choose every cut of meat boneless you will end up with less weight but it will be the exact same amount of meat.  

 

Also typically when you butcher an entire beef about half is burger.  That’s just how a beef is made