Wanting to buy a whole beef….

[PanhandleGlocker]

Yeah, my bad.

He was 828 ibs on the hoof, 478 was total dressed. I'm getting half of that.

we brought home close to 300 pounds on the 1/2 we bought. That’s not counting the extra ground beef we bought. Grass fed, finished with corn or some sort of grain before slaughter. Bought it before and the meat is fantastic. We can’t seem to eat store bought now.

 

[Glock 'em down]

we brought home close to 300 pounds on the 1/2 we bought. That’s not counting the extra ground beef we bought. Grass fed, finished with corn or some sort of grain before slaughter. Bought it before and the meat is fantastic. We can’t seem to eat store bought now.

Yeah, once you eat fresh, you'll throw rocks at that store boght sheet.

 

[Kid Glock]

For someone needing a lesser amount but no one to share with etc, a local rancher I know raises Dexter cattle for those reasons.
I've not tried it but have heard good things about the quality.
I wasnt familiar with the breed so FYI:
https://butchermagazine.com/dexter-beef/

 

[TerryMiller]

Forgot to update this thread. We ended up getting a 1/2 beef + an extra 69lbs of hamburger in Campo, Colorado. Total came out to around $2100. Was only about an hour and a half drive for me. Left in the morning early enough that I didn’t even have to bring coolers. Just stuck it in the back of my pickup bed and came back home. Still frozen.

It's been many a year since I heard the name of that Colorado town. It is roughly 40 miles or so from where I grew up. We used to play Little League baseball and play them.

 

[PanhandleGlocker]

It's been many a year since I heard the name of that Colorado town. It is roughly 40 miles or so from where I grew up. We used to play Little League baseball and play them.

i like to go camp and hike at Picture Canyon

 

[retrieverman]

Here’s the steer I’m getting half of this year.

 

[MacFromOK]

grass fed? in the winter when grass is dormant? the term should be "finished" not fed

There's a lot of wheat grazing in Oklahoma. Some pull off the cattle early enough to harvest the wheat, and some graze it out.

I planted barley one year in the fall (strictly for forage), and the cattle quit coming to feed in February. Well, a few still would, but most of 'em just kept grazing the barley field and would barely look up when I blew the pickup horn.

My point is that not all winter pasture in Oklahoma is dormant.
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[Louro]

Here is good video. I enjoy watching this guys butchering stuff.

 

[Snattlerake]

Yeah, once you eat fresh, you'll throw rocks at that store boght sheet.

My take is it is not finished beef mostly grass instead of corn. A large percentage are also dairy steers.

 

[John6185]

I was quoted $3.14 per lb for a quarter side of free range beef, and they're sold out. Then one has to pay for processing. which is usually around $145-1$50 for a 1/4 side around 197#.