Beef too high in the store?

[Timmy59]

Does your guy shrink wrap or use butcher paper?

Both but paper comes as no additional cost..

 

[retrieverman]

Both but paper comes as no additional cost..

Our guy shrink wraps everything but the ground meat which is in 1# “tubes” just like the cheap stuff at the store. It keeps really well.

 

[CHenry]

your right.....too bad I'm addicted to filet mignon

I bought some last week. 4 in a 3.2 pound pack and it was $21/pound
Worth every penny.
I posted them on the cooking/food thread...yum

 

[CHenry]

Whether it’s hamburger or filets, mine still costs $5.75/lb...

last one I killed cost me $4.00/pound, still have a tiny bit in the freezer

 

[retrieverman]

last one I killed cost me $4.00/pound, still have a tiny bit in the freezer

That’s a really good price.

Our 2020 steer cost us $4.50/lb. Even with “inflation” this year, I still think it was worth every penny.

 

[CHenry]

That’s a really good price.

Our 2020 steer cost us $4.50/lb. Even with “inflation” this year, I still think it was worth every penny.

I grass fed a heifer cull, she had a gimpy leg and I grass fed her to close to 1200 lbs. Paid $500 and about $240 processing. No grain, all grass and she was good eatin
in 2017
Not tryin to 1 up ya, I just miss them days

 

[retrieverman]

I grass fed a heifer cull, she had a gimpy leg and I grass fed her to close to 1200 lbs. Paid $500 and about $240 processing. No grain, all grass and she was good eatin
in 2017
Not tryin to 1 up ya, I just miss them days

My experience with “grass fed” hasn’t been that great, so I plan on sticking to grain fed from now on and endure the cost.

 

[dennishoddy]

Lot of issues in the meat and poultry industry ...

One is the plants can't get people to work there. Tyson is going to offer "relocation" for plant workers and bonuses for staying just to retain people ... and keep them from workign at Amazon.

They need to recruit in the Rio Grande Valley. Lots of people coming out of the water needing work.

 

[dennishoddy]

So roughly $18.50 for 1 beef tender, (8ozs) that's flippen outragous

Been that price for a long time if your buying prime graded fillet.
I don't mind paying $19 per pound for prime ribeye.
Both of those steaks would cost well over $40 in a restaurant, and they wouldn't be cooked the way we like em.

 

[murphranch]

My experience with “grass fed” hasn’t been that great, so I plan on sticking to grain fed from now on and endure the cost.

I’ve eaten a lot of both and prefer grain fed. Meat gets its flavor from fat sub-q fat and marbling. There is a slight color difference between the 2. Grain fed cattle will get to butcher weight faster but cost more to achieve that weight than grass fed. It’s probably a toss up when weighing the pros and cons. I know I do love me some good home raised beef and will continue to consume it no matter the cost


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