Typical Cuts in a Bulk Purchase of Half Beef
In a typical bulk order of half beef, depending on available inventory, you get:- flat iron steak: 1 steak totaling about 1.2 lb
- mock tender (faux filet mignon, Petite tender, shoulder tender, chuck tender, chuck eye steak): 1 steak totaling about 1.4 lb
- rib eye steak, bone in: 9 steaks totaling about 10.6 lb
- rib eye steak, bone out: 2 steaks totaling about 3.3 lb
- round steak: 1 steak totaling about 1.1 lb
- sirloin steak: 5 steaks totaling about 8.0 lb
- skirt steak: 1 steak totaling about 1.4 lb
- steak, Filet mignon: 5 steaks totaling about 1.9 lb
- strip steak (alias NY steak, Kansas steak), boneless: 5 steaks totaling about 3.5 lb
- T-bone steak: 5 steaks totaling about 6.0 lb
- all steaks: 35 packages totaling about 38.4 lbs, plus additional packages to make up the proportion shown in the Detail Table below.
- roasts: 14 packages totaling about 52 lbs
- brisket: 3 packages totaling about 12 lbs
- ground beef: 91 packages totaling about 91 lbs
Detail Table of a TYPICAL Bulk Purchase of a half beef | |||
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Category of Cut | Total pounds in Category | Percent of Bulk Purchase | Average price if purchased individually (average price per pound) |
steaks | 43 lb | 22 % | $832.40 ($19.31 / lb) |
roasts | 52 lb | 26 % | $589.84 ($11.32 / lb) |
brisket | 13 lb | 6 % | $139.45 ($10.74 / lb) |
ground beef | 92 lb | 46 % | $826.05 ($9.00 / lb) |
Total weight: 200 lb | 100 % | ||
Price of meat for individual cuts $2387.74. Bulk price of meat for half $2100. Discount 12%. | |||
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Optional categories, priced at the individual price when the cut you like is priced less than the bulk price: | |||
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inexpensive steaks | 9 lb | buyer's option | $85.02 ($9.86 / lb) |
organ meats | 7 lb | buyer's option | $62.72 ($8.57 / lb) |
stew meats | 26 lb | buyer's option | $235.64 ($9.12 / lb) |
short ribs | 11 lb | buyer's option | $86.13 ($7.88 / lb) |
knuckle bones | 4 lb | buyer's option | $16.54 ($4.25 / lb) |
Cuts in each category with their individual pricing | |
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Steaks | chuck eye steak ($18/lb), flank steak ($15/lb), flank steak, tenderized ($15/lb), flat iron steak ($15/lb), hanging tender steak ($24/lb), inside skirt steak ($15/lb), mock tender (faux filet mignon, Petite tender, shoulder tender, chuck tender, chuck eye steak) ($18/lb), outside skirt steak ($15/lb), rib eye steak, bone in ($21.50/lb), rib eye steak, bone out ($23.50/lb), round steak ($10/lb), sirloin steak ($16/lb), skirt steak ($15/lb), skirt steak, tenderized for fajita ($15/lb), steak, Filet mignon ($32/lb), strip steak (alias NY steak, Kansas steak), boneless ($20/lb), T-bone steak ($19/lb) |
Roasts | 7-bone roast (not standing rib roast) ($12/lb), chuck roast, bone in ($9/lb), chuck roast, bone out ($11.50/lb), eye of round roast ($10/lb), minute roast ($8/lb), Picanha Roast ($15/lb), pike's peak roast (heel of round roast) ($10/lb), round roast ($10/lb), rump roast ($9/lb), shoulder clod ($10/lb), shoulder roast ($11/lb), shoulder round roast ($11/lb), standing rib roast (prime rib roast) ($30/lb), top blade roast ($11/lb), tri-tip roast (tritip roast) ($15/lb) |
Inexpensive steaks | flap steak ($9/lb), round (cutlet) steak, tenderized ($10/lb) |
Organ meats | heart ($8.50/lb), kidney ($8/lb), liver ($8.50/lb), tongue ($9/lb) |
Brisket | brisket, first cut (flat cut) ($11/lb), brisket, flat cut ($11/lb), brisket, second cut (point cut) ($9/lb), brisket, whole ($11/lb) |
Stew meats | beef for chili ($8/lb), Cheeks (for barbacoa) ($8/lb), marrow bones ($5/lb), osso bucco ($9.50/lb), ox tail ($12/lb), soup bones ($5.50/lb), stew meat ($10/lb), stew meat ($10/lb) |
Short ribs | back ribs ($6.50/lb), ribs: back ribs ($8/lb), ribs: short ribs, English style (1 or 2 long bones) ($8/lb), ribs: short ribs, flanken (Korean) style (several short bones) ($8/lb) |
Ground beef | ground beef ($9/lb) |
Knuckle bones | knuckle bones ($4.25/lb) |
Other |