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    Beef Carcass Breakdown

With an average market (live or on hoof) weight of 1,150 lbs and the average yield of 62.2%, the typical steer will produce a 715 lb. (dressed weight) carcass.

The dressed beef (or carcass) will yield approximately 569 lbs. (further details below) of red meat and trim (take home meat - which includes the average weight of 27 lbs of variety meat: liver, heart, tongue, tripe, sweetbreads and brains) and 146 lbs of fat, bone and loss.  This is roughly a yield of 80% from the dressed or hanging weight - this is for a VERY LEAN Beef.  A High Quality, USDA Choice Beef will yield approximately 70% of the Hanging or Dressed Weight.  The yield on the take home meat weight from the live weight of the (VERY LEAN) steer is approximately 50%.

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Beef Steak Different Names

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Here is a further detailed breakdown of the 569 lbs. of take home meat.

Chuck - 209.5 lbs total, which is 29% of the dressed/hanging/carcass weight:

Blade Roasts and Steaks

33.9 lbs.

Ground Beef and Stew Meat

83.3 lbs.

Arm Pot Roasts and Steaks

35.5 lbs.

Cross Rib Pot Roast

25.4 lbs.

Fat and Bones

31.4 lbs.

 

Round - 155.8 lbs. total, which is 22% of the dressed/hanging/carcass weight:

Top Round34.6 lbs.
Bottom Round31.2 lbs.
Tip16.8 lbs.
Rump7.8 lbs.
Ground Beef33.4 lbs.
Fat and Bones32 lbs.
 

Thin Cuts - 134.6 lbs. total, which is 19% of the dressed/hanging/carcass weight:

 Flank Steak3.6 lbs.
Pastrami Squares2.9 lbs.
Outside Skirt2.2 lbs.
Inside skirt2.5 lbs.
Boneless Brisket16 lbs.
Ground Beef and Stew Meat87.3 lbs
Fat and Bone20.1 lbs.
 

Short Loin - 115.7 lbs. total, which is 16% of the dressed/hanging/carcass weight:

Porterhouse Steak19.6 lbs.
T-bone Steak9.8 lbs.
Strip Steak15 lbs.
Sirloin Steak15.3 lbs.
Tenderloin Steak6.8 lbs.
Ground Beef and Stew Meat22.7 lbs.
Fat and Bone26.5 lbs.
 

 Rib - 66.6 lbs. total, which is 9% of the dressed/hanging/carcass weight:

Rib Roast23.9 lbs.
Rib Steak9.2 lbs.
Short Ribs8.6 lbs.
Ground Beef and Stew Meat16.5 lbs.
Fat and Bone8.4 lbs.
 

Miscellaneous - 32.7 lbs. total, which is 5% of the dressed/hanging/carcass weight:

Kidney and Hanging Tender4.9 lbs.
Fat, Suet and Cutting Loss27.8 lbs.
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These figures are all averages. The weights vary according to cutting method and type of cattle.

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(COMPLETE) Cost Estimate of Beef by the Side

"Hanging weight" is the weight of a side of beef as it hangs on the rail in a meat cooler. The locker operator purchased the side from a meat packer on a hanging weight basis and also sells it to the consumer that way.

Some sides of beef are fatter than other sides of beef. Because excess fat is removed during cutting, carcass fatness will affect how much take-home meat a side of beef will yield.

YIELD FROM A VERY LEAN, CHOICE 300 LB. SIDE

Fat & bone (waste) 15%

Usable meat cuts
225 lb. take-home meat 85%

YIELD FROM AN AVERAGE, CHOICE 300 LB. SIDE

Fat & bone (waste) 30%

Usable meat cuts
210 lb. take-home meat 70%

YIELD FROM A VERY FAT, CHOICE 300 LB. SIDE

Fat & bone (waste) 45%

Usable meat cuts
165 lb. take-home meat 55%

The above illustrations are for USDA Choice sides and are most commonly available from Yield Grades 2, 3, and 4. The highest quality grade of Prime is most commonly available from Yield Grades 3, 4, and 5. The lower quality of Select is most commonly available from Yield Grades 1, 2, and 3. Standard, lower in quality than Good, is most commonly available from Yield Grades 1 and 2.

All beef sold hanging weight will lose some of its weight in the cutting and trimming process no matter how lean the side of beef is. The amount of fat and bone that must be trimmed (cutting loss) from a side thus has an influence on the price per pound of meat that is finally wrapped and frozen for you.

Ask your locker operator to explain to you how to figure the approximate price per pound of meat you will take home. Remember, this is only an approximation and will vary with how you want your beef trimmed and boned.

TAKE-HOME MEAT PRICE
(You can up-to-date beef sides and quarter prices on our Sides of Beef Page)

To find the approximate cost per pound of cut and wrapped meat, divide the price per pound "hanging weight" by the percent take-home meat.

$_______ Price per lb.
"hanging weight"
_______ % take-home meat
= $_______Approximate cost
per lb. of cut and
wrapped meat

Example: If a side is quoted at $1.26 per lb. and will yield approximately 70%, then:

$    1.26     Price per lb.
"hanging weight"
$    70 %     take-home meat

 

= $     1.80    Approximate cost
per lb. of cut and
wrapped meat
Customer's Figures:
$_______ Price per lb.
"hanging weight"
_______ % take-home meat
= $_______Approximate cost
per lb. of cut and
wrapped meat
$_______ Price per lb.
"hanging weight"
_______% take-home meat
= $_______Approximate cost
per lb. of cut and
wrapped meat

The amounts below are for a side of beef.

Beef Cuts Chart with average number and types of beef cuts on one side (1/2) of a beef.

If you found this page interesting, you may also want to look at the following pages:

Kobe Beef

London Broil

Chateaubriand

Beef Marinade

Tri Tip

Filet Mignon

Beef Brisket

Beef Brisket

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